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  • Observer Staff
  • June 1, 2011
All Angels by the Sea is now on summer time

All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road, is now on its summer schedule.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 1, 2011
Anonymous donors pledge $1 million

Two anonymous donors have pledged $1 million to Mote Marine Laboratory to fund various initiatives over the next four years.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 1, 2011
Hope for lots of calm ... and no storms

Hurricane season is here. The six-month season began Wednesday, June 1 and continues through November.

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Jacob Byers
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 1, 2011
Class of 2011

Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the Class of 2011. These Longboat, Lido and Bird key graduates will soon start a new chapter in their lives as they pursue their goals for higher education. But, before they could say goodbye to high school, we gave them one final quiz about their past accomplishments and plans for the future.

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  • Neighbors
Unit 495 at Grand Bay has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms and 2,143 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,075,000.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 1, 2011
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $1.75 million

Michael Ratner, individually and as trustee for The Brooklyn Three Trust, of Brooklyn, N.Y., sold the home at 6405 Gulfside Road in Sleepy Lagoon to Nancy Kozak, of New Canaan, Conn., for $1.75 million.

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Stu Rothbaum with his OSU Buckeyes golf bag.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • June 1, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Stu Rothbaum

When Stu Rothbaum began planning for retirement 13 years ago, he took up golf.

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Marie Monsky
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  • Robin Hartill
  • June 1, 2011
Real Estate Reports

LBK Coldwell office ranks among NRT's top offices; Wagner Realty announces its top agents for April; Island Real Estate announces new live video; Marie Monsky joins MS&Co. LBK South office.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • June 1, 2011
Deal Us In

Good play makes winning easy.

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James Monnig submitted this sunset photo, taken at The Diplomat Resort, 3155 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 1, 2011
WEEKLY WINNER: Shining Example

James Monnig submitted this sunset photo, taken at The Diplomat Resort, 3155 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 1, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy this classic Cops Corner entry for the Longboat Observer archives.

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"There are actually more people living outside of the country who know about this train than people living in Sarasota," Bob Horne says. "It's designed for small weddings, business meetings and fashion shows. It's still a work in progress."
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 1, 2011
Off the beaten track

Once upon a time, Bob Horne owned a diner chock-full of circus paraphernalia. Now, he's running a circus train that serves lunch and Sunday brunch, hoping it will one day haul passengers from its home base to various cities and offer everything from circus acts to jazz music.

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Michael Hollinger
  • By Heidi Kurpiela and Loren Mayo
  • June 1, 2011
Scene & Heard

'Ghost-Writer' scribe makes a case for hyphens; WBTT goes digital with donation; Booker Middle spends a night at the Met; and Hot Tickets.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 1, 2011
First-time filmmaker

One Sarasota resident is having a sidesplitting time producing a comedy, 'The Lon Chaney Thing.'

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Lee Roy Selmon's Matt Thomas
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • June 1, 2011
Edibles: Lee Roy Selmon's: 'more than barbecue'

While its signature dishes include the likes of pulled pork, Mama's meatloaf and wings, the menu at Lee Roy Selmon's is unusually broad.

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Sarasota Orchestra's Leif Bjaland
    By
  • June LeBell
  • June 1, 2011
Life Without Leif

Leif Bjaland is leaving. The announcement that the Sarasota Orchestra's artistic director and conductor was departing sent shockwaves around the city, but when you think about it for a bit, it really doesn't come as that much of a surprise.

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