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This home at 625 S. Owl Drive in Bird Key has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,248 square feet of living area. It sold for $770,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 3, 2012
Home in Manchester Bay sells for $2 million

A home in Manchester Bay tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Herbert West and George Mitchell sold their home at 3610 Fair Oaks Place to Robert and Teresa Simmons, of Longboat Key, for $2 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Maison Blanche
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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 3, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Wyland to showcase his latest artistry at St. Armands gallery; Maison Blanche chef/owner to recreate award-winning dinner

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David Rosenthal took this sunset photo of a bird flying home on Longboat Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

David Rosenthal took this sunset photo of a bird flying home on Longboat Key.

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A drunk driver crashed into a Siesta Key Village light pole Sept. 18.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 3, 2012
Light pole saved from scrappers

Championship Landscape Management Professionals delivered a downed light pole to Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp. Director Mark Smith after a drunk driver struck it.

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Whole body vibration technology can help individuals achieve more than 90% muscle recruitment — twice the amount of a traditional gym workout, according to Goga Studio's website. Courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
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First Watch finds roomier corporate headquarters; Center For Sight first to launch laser for cataract surgery; Center researches pain treatment option; Re/Max Realtor Group forms management alliance

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This Concession home, which has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,996 square feet of living area, sold for $1.45 million. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 3, 2012
Home in Concession sells for $1.45 million

A home in Concession tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Frank and Kathy Kucer, of Northampton, Pa., sold their home at 19457 Ganton Ave.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Jeff Peck took this early morning sunrise photo along Pope Road.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Jeff Peck took this early morning sunrise photo along Pope Road.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 3, 2012
Key Player: Allison Silver Schwartz

Dr. Allison Silver Schwartz has been involved with local philanthropic events for nine years. The busy mother, wife and doctor finds time to co-chair the Key to the Cure event this month.

  • Arts + Culture
Steven High has grabbed the bull by the horns during his first year as executive director of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 3, 2012
Swing into high gear

Ringling Museum's executive director, Steven High, has shed the new-guy persona and has a pocketful of initiatives to make the museum as relevant today as it will be in 200 years.

  • Arts + Culture
Lillette Jenkins Wisner. Courtesy.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 3, 2012
Scene & Heard

Once upon a time, I tweeted during a show; All that jazz

  • Arts + Culture
"The Beatles are the one thing that everyone loves," Louise Harrison says, with Marty Scott. "It's a weird-enough thing that kids can like the same music as their parents and grandparents."
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 3, 2012
Beatles' guitarist's legacy 'keeps music alive'

Music education is 'getting better' with a little help from Louise Harrison - and her friends.

  • Arts + Culture
Leslie Gnaegy started with a power saw but found it easier to use a hand saw. Make sure to wear protective goggles, closed-toe shoes and gloves.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
Crafty Genes: Pallet Coffee Table

Join Do-it-yourself editors Mallory and Leslie Gnaegy as they create a coffee table from a wooden pallet.

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Billy Burke, Kristy Landers, Lindsey Landers, Judy Landers-Niedenfuer and Adam Evans. Courtesy photos.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 3, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Summer roundup; Landers says yes to dress; Close encounters of the surprise kind; QUADRUPLE the fun; Whoa, Sally, that girl!

  • Arts + Culture
1541 Oak St., Unit 11. Photos courtesy of Detlev von Kessel
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • October 3, 2012
3 Things: A house in town

In the past five years or so, a whole new lifestyle has blossomed in Sarasota: downtown living.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 3, 2012
Guest Fashion Editor: Jean Weidner-Goldstein

Jean Weidner-Goldstein's mother says she came out of the womb in high heels. "Dancers are sloppy, they work long hours, and they like comfortable clothes," she says. "I wore suits."

  • Arts + Culture
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