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The Triton Bend property represents a rarity on Longboat Key because it is a developable tract of vacant land. Construction recently began on two of 13 planned homes. File Photo.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • January 2, 2013
Real estate: Lifestyle, lifestyle, lifestyle

Longboat Key has always had location working in its favor. But can it stay competitive in lifestyle offerings?

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 2, 2013
Our View: The word for 2013: freedom

We have a tradition. Each year on New Year's Eve, we announce at a family gathering our word for the year - the one word that describes how we are going to focus our lives during the New Year.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 2, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • January 2, 2013
2012 Best of Cops Corner: Longboat Key

It would be a crime if you missed any of last year's best Cops Corner entries. Here are the top cop stories from 2012.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Healthy ingredients, such as beets, zucchini, tomatoes and Himalayan pink sea salt, are the cornerstone of some area chefs' creations.
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • January 2, 2013
Feeding your New Year's resolution

As we say hello to 2013, many of us are also welcoming New Year's resolutions of health and happiness.

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  • January 2, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Rats get eradicated but raccoons get a pass?; We need to change the gun laws

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Patrick Dougherty's "Close Ties" is an example of what to expect for his upcoming installation. Courtesy photo
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  • Emily Walsh
  • January 2, 2013
Black Tie: Five in the house for 2013

Dressing up for this former social editor has had to do a lot more with Power Rangers, Batman, cowboys and Army guys as of late, thanks to a cute little 2-year-old that I know.

  • Arts + Culture
Tim Walsh, left, a toy inventor and designer, founded Crazy Chins in 2011. The Sarasota-based company sells a toy that combines live play with software apps. Mark Wemple.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 2, 2013
Go Crazy: Entrepreneur Tim Walsh

It really is all fun and games for toy entrepreneur Tim Walsh. But - no joke - the Sarasotan thinks he might have a big hit ready for market.

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The new, 2,000-square-foot Green Ginger Hair Design overlooks St. Armands Circle Park.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 2, 2013
Circle gets down to business

The new year will bring new offerings on St. Armands Circle.

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Sarasota Architectural Salvage, 1093 Central Ave., has a whole room of decorative doorknobs and drawer pulls perfect for this project.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 2, 2013
Crafty Genes: Wine-bottle toppers

Join DIY editors Mallory and Leslie Gnaegy as they make wine-bottle toppers.

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'Nik Wallenda: His Journey Continues'
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 2, 2013
Season in Picks

Enjoy our picks for the 2013 Season.

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Elizabeth 'Betsy' Bagby
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 2, 2013
Scene & Heard: Patron Playbill

On average, ticket sales only account for around 20% of the cost it takes to put on a production. The following patrons are representatives of some of the area's arts organizations; these people are helping to keep our cultural mecca flourishing well into the New Year.

  • Arts + Culture
"I just keep smiling because life is really short and, one day, we'll all be a part of the sun," Don Laurin Johnson says is his life motto.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 2, 2013
SPOTLIGHT: Joining the troupe

In 2008, actor Don Laurin Johnson was under his truck making repairs and adjustments when he got a text from his mother, Sybil Barnes-Johnson

  • Arts + Culture
"You can make something out of nothing as long as you love it and as long as you have an eye (for it)," David Kovach says.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 2, 2013
BACKSTAGE PASS: Because he says sew

It's every actor's nightmare to be naked on stage, but costume shop manager David Kovach has them covered.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Orchestra. Courtesy photos
    By
  • June LeBell
  • January 2, 2013
Music Preview: New Year Roundup

It's almost laughable to think we can stuff all the music events for 2013 into a column. In 2012, we learned that, based on a recent national study, Sarasota was voted No. 1 in the arts in the U.S. for communities of its size.

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