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Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 1, 2013
Lore: Longboat Key got darker for nesting season in 1987

An ordinance requiring dimmed lights during nesting season that passed 4-2 was a bright spot for sea turtles.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A trio of adolescent ducklings acclimates from hand feedings to self reliance in a communal aviary at Save Our Seabirds before the birds are released into the wild.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • May 1, 2013
Baby birds land temporary home at Save Our Seabirds

For Helene Adams, late March kicks off the most wonderful time of the year - or at least the most adorable.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Doreen Steinhauser submitted this sunrise photo, taken on Anna Maria Island.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2013
Weather Photo: INNER GLOW

Doreen Steinhauser submitted this sunrise photo, taken on Anna Maria Island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jim Greer drew laughter from the crowd at the Longboat Key Club & Resort's hearings in June 2010. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 1, 2013
Jim Greer's spirit fit Longboat Key to a tee

James 'Jim' Greer was a devout Catholic, avid golfer and supporter of redevelopment on the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key resident David Milberg posed with his mother, Helga, at the Jewish Community Center in Tucson, Ariz., where she gave a speech in April 2012 about Kristallnacht. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • May 1, 2013
Longboat Key resident's mother featured in '50 Children' film

The documentary tells the story of how an American couple rescued 50 Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Vienna.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
De Jonge
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • May 1, 2013
Mystery novel includes Longboat landmarks

Publix is depicted as a hallmark of customer service in Peter de Jonge's novel, 'Buried on Avenue B.'

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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.

  • Sarasota
  • 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.

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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
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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
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Courtesy photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2013
Business Observer

Clickbooth helps Boston bombings victims; Multimedia company relocates to LWR

  • East County
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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
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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.

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