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This home at 439 S. Blvd of the Presidents has four bedrooms, three baths, one half-bath, a pool and 3,539 square feet of living area. It sold for $2,557,500. Photo by Katie Hendrick.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 1, 2013
Longboat Key Gulfside home sells for $3.5 million

A home in Longboat Key Gulfside tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Gerard and Christine Byrne, of Kilkenny, Ireland, sold their home at 6021 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Randall Welch and Cynthia Hett-Welch, of Beaver Creek, Ohio, for $3.5 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • May 1, 2013
New College of Florida student presents dolphin Research on Capitol Hill

Katherine Newton was selected from a pool of 800 applicants to present her research on the way dolphins use sonar to identify objects in their environment.

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  • News
The 2013 Longboat Key Turtle Watch poster offers guidelines for the six-month season.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 1, 2013
Turtle nesting season begins tomorrow

Beginning tomorrow, it's lights out for the sea turtles.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Judy Harris has been on 40 cruises. She was a guest educational lecturer for more than 10 years with Royal Caribbean International and Princess Cruises.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 1, 2013
YOUR NEIGHBOR: Judy Harris

Judy Harris' students and friends have affectionately called her "Mama Judy" for years, but she truly lived up to her nickname two years ago, when the Sarasota-Herald Tribune named her Sarasota Mother of the Year.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
This home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch, which has three bedrooms, four baths, one half-bath, a pool and 4,048 square feet of living area, sold for $1.4 million. Photo by Josh Siegel.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 1, 2013
Home in Country Club Village sells for $1.4 million

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. ACPA Land Investments LLC and LVI Land Investments LLC sold the home at 7304 Greystone St. to James and Winifred Castoro, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1.4 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2013
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Clickbooth helps Boston bombings victims; Multimedia company relocates to LWR

  • East County
  • Neighbors
East County resident Charles Haeussner submitted this photo of an egret enjoying a sunset.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2013
Weather Photo: SUNSET STROLL

East County resident Charles Haeussner submitted this photo of an egret enjoying a sunset.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Tom Cail and his son, Jaxon, man their grills. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • May 1, 2013
The thrill of the grill

There is something almost primal about putting food to fire. And with the most frantic part of the year behind us, there is more time to do it these days. So, we sought out a cross section of grilling enthusiasts and asked them to share their treats, tales and tips. Our grillers range in age from 3 to the 70s, and their specialties include ribs, chicken, chicken wings and salmon.

  • Arts + Culture
"If you throw a party, your friends come and you know everybody's had a great time. Then you go, 'That was great!'" Georgia Court says about owning Bookstore1Sarasota. "You feel really good about having done that. Well, I get to do that every day."
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 1, 2013
With Rhyme and Reason: Georgia Court

Georgia Court, owner of Bookstore1Sarasota, initiated a visit from U.S. Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin and poet Naomi Shihab Nye for a new weekend event called PoetryLife.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Opera performs "Turandot," which was the largest production ever staged at the venue.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2013
'Patron saints' give ample support to performing arts

Take a look back at the first episodes in The Observer's video series, 'Patron Saints,' and be sure to stay tuned for future videos.

  • Arts + Culture
AFTER: The backyard makeover
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 1, 2013
Winner's Retreat: A backyard makeover

VIDEO: Kevin and Missy Cooper are now the proud owners of a completely redesigned backyard after winning the ArtisTree Design & Dine Contest in February

  • Arts + Culture
Towering centerpiece and Moroccan decor created by  Ron Giarrusso. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • May 1, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

Behind the scenes: 'Men Who Cook'; Bubbles, brows and blow outs; Sophisticated strut; and Black Tie Affair

  • Arts + Culture
Photos by Jason Mize Photography
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2013
Just Married: Courtney Rochelle Wise & Daniel Ross Snyder

Both being at a point in their lives in which they were ready to meet "Mr. or Mrs. Right," Dan and Courtney are happy to admit they met through eHarmony.

  • Arts + Culture
Lem Andrews, Dr. Rachel Shelley, Laura Alston, Charlie Ann Syprett and Lorna Alston
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • April 30, 2013
Gems of Philanthropy Luncheon: Celebrating Women's Philanthropy

Gems of Philanthropy Luncheon: Celebrating Women's Philanthropy

  • Black Tie
  • By Lisa Nisenson
  • April 30, 2013
Fantasy Island – our Sarasota 2050 wish list

Fantasy Island – our Sarasota 2050 wish list

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