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The escorts wait for the portrait
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • December 18, 2010
Debutante Ball

Debutante Ball

  • Black Tie
Savannah and Michelle Gallatin
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • December 18, 2010
BKYC Holiday party brings cheer to children

Bird Key Yacht Club members had a merry time at their holiday party Saturday, Dec. 18.

  • Longboat Key
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Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber President Tom Aposporos is leading efforts to improve Longboat's trolley system.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 17, 2010
Trolley group motors forward

A group seeking solutions for the Longboat Key trolley route hopes to form relationships with the town and Manatee and Sarasota counties.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 17, 2010
Alumni game to benefit Adrian Little John

The Lakewood Ranch High boys and girls soccer teams will be hosting an alumni game at 6 p.m., Jan. 3.

  • East County
  • Sports
Gilly the Shark hangs out with Mote Public Relations Specialist Hayley Rutger.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 17, 2010
Santa Jaws program continues at Mote

Photo-ops with Gilly the Shark will take place from noon to 2 p.m., Dec. 18.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 17, 2010
WaveRunners post impressive showing at Gator Holiday Classic Invitational

Twelve members of the Lakewood Ranch YMCA WaveRunners swim team competed at the Gator Holiday Classic Invitational Dec. 3-5 in Gainesville.

  • East County
  • Sports
Community Foundation board member, Patricia Courtois, and Jim Shirley, executive director of the Sarasota Arts Council.
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  • Maria Amodio
  • December 17, 2010
Community Foundation gives local organizations a BOOST

The Community Foundation of Sarasota handed out $500,000 in grants to 38 local organizations at their BOOST grants event on Friday, Dec. 17.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Newly appointed County Commissioner Christine Robinson takes the oath of office, with her husband, Eric, by her side.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 17, 2010
Robinson sworn into office

County Commissioner Christine Robinson replaces retiring Commissioner Shannon Staub.

  • Sarasota
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Alayna Tabor gave her heart and her love to Melton, the snowman.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 17, 2010
'Melton' warms hearts of Witt families

Second-grade children at Gene Witt Elementary School shared a story of giving and sharing with their holiday production of 'Melton, the Warm Hearted Snowman' Dec. 16. Fourth and fifth grade students in Witt's "Orff"estra also performed as part of the evening.

  • East County
  • Schools
The Grinch (Ann White) decorates the Christmas tree at the Sarasota Courthouse.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 16, 2010
Bay Haven rocks around the Christmas tree

Bay Haven School of Basics-Plus third-graders trekked off to the courthouse Thursday with their teacher, Missy Owens and The Grinch. All had a merry time singing carols, decorating the tree and attempting the moonwalk.

  • Sarasota
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Joni Weist, Phil Fronmholz, Gale Wyman and Melodee Dougherty
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 16, 2010
Spinella serenades Republicans with seasonal songs

World-class tenor Joseph Spinella gave a starry performance at the Sarasota and Longboat Republican Clubs monthly dinner gathering.

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  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 16, 2010
Cops corner

Dec. 7 Unusual campaign strategy 11:15 a.m. - 7300 block of South Tamiami Trail. Suspicious Incident. A political party volunteer reported a man walked into the party headquarters and rambled about bad "guys," the Bible and Benjamin Netanyahu bringing guns to The White House. The man called himself Christ and called President Obama the anti-Christ. During the conversation, the employee determined that the real reason for the man's visit was to inquire about running for office.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
This home at 1767 Baywood Drive has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,021 square feet of living area. It sold for $405,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 16, 2010
Bay View Acres home sells for $405,000

A home in Bay View Acres tops all real-estate transactions this week

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Commissioner Phillip Younger discussed the island-wide beach project at the regular workshop Dec. 16.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 16, 2010
Commission chooses sand, structures

The Longboat Key Town Commission chose an option Thursday that will ask the voters two separate referendum questions for sand and north end structures in March.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Alexis Upham is the senior director of development at the University of South Florida.
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • December 16, 2010
Donor spotlight: Alexis Upham

Each week, The Sarasota Observer will feature a different donor who is involved with Season of Sharing, a 10-year, community-wide fundraising partnership created by the Community Foundation.

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