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Antonio Edmoundson found an egg with some help from his mother.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • April 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sand Cay Easter Egg Hunt

Residents and visitors enjoyed the 40th annual Easter Egg Hunt on Friday, April 18, at Sand Cay Beach Resort. Along with the hunt, attendees participated in a hula-hoop contest and many more Easter activities before eating lunch by the Gulf.

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The workshop will take place in commission chambers at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road. (File photo)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 18, 2014
Commission to hear from community at workshop

The Longboat Key Town Commission's annual goals and objectives workshop takes place at 10 a.m. Monday.

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Coral Sheridan, 5, enjoys last year’s Easter Egg Hunt at Mar Vista.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • April 18, 2014
WEEKEND BEST BET: Longboat Key Easter Egg Hunts

Get your baskets ready because Longboat Key welcomes the Easter Bunny and his special eggs to the island this weekend. The fun begins at Mar Vista's 26th annual Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, and continues at Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant from 1:30 to 3 p.m on Sunday, April 20.

  • Longboat Key
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Runners can register online or at the race or tonight on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • April 18, 2014
WEEKEND BEST BET: Color Vibe 5K

Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch will host the Color Vibe 5K Saturday, April 19.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 18, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Madfish Grill

This week we went in the kitchen at Madfish Grill with manager Casey Clinch while she prepares their signature seafood pie, a seafood medley with a sherry cream sauce in a puff pastry shell.

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Terri Antonelli, James Hayward, Jean Hamilton and Debbie Amato
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • April 17, 2014
8th annual Paws on the Catwalk Luncheon

8th annual Paws on the Catwalk Luncheon

  • Black Tie
Owners of Napier's Log Horse Cabin and Animal Sanctuary, Alan and Sheree Napier, were arrested April 17, on 15 counts of aggravated animal cruelty.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 17, 2014
UPDATE: Napiers arrested for 15 counts of animal cruelty

Owners of Napier's Log Cabin Horse and Animal Sanctuary, Alan and Sheree Napier, were arrested April 17, after months of investigations by the Manatee County Sheriff's Department.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • April 17, 2014
Mote Marine Laboratory awarded research grant

On Wednesday, Mote Marine Laboratory received a grant that will continue a thriving partnership with Israeli researchers.

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Students in Marti Bhame's second-grade class at Braden River Elementary take a bow.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: 'The Three F's...Fables, Folktales and Fairy Tales'

Students in Marti Bhame's second-grade class, at Braden River Elementary, embodied fictional characters and brought their stories to life during their production of "The Three F's...Fables, Folktales and Fairy Tales," April 17. The students performed three bite-sized renditions of "The Grasshopper and the Ant," "Dinerella" - "Cinderella" with dinosaurs - and "Stone Soup." Each mini play represented a different type of story to coincide with fairy tale and other story-themed curriculum Bhame has been teaching.

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Hospitality students Katey Witt, Brittany Figlow and Julieah Sinkler prepare lamb kebabs.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • April 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: HospitaBull Evening

USF Sarasota-Manatee held its 4th annual HospitaBull Evening at Polo Grill Thursday, April 16. There, USFSM 's College of Hospitality and Technology Leadership students planned, cooked and served food to guests.

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Lectric Limos, owned by Dennis Abbey, manufactures electric low-speed vehicles, including a pair used by the Tampa Police Department
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 17, 2014
VIDEO: Downtown advocates test new circulator vehicle

A low-speed vehicle is traveling through the heart of Sarasota today as part of an ongoing effort to find a fleet for a proposed downtown circulator route.

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Jerry Twiggs is sworn in by Jess Mears, the clerk to the CDD boards.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • April 17, 2014
Ranch CDD 2 swears in new supervisor

Jerry Twiggs will fill the Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 2 seat vacated by Kathleen Grant, who resigned in March.

  • East County
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Jorgin Palacios' 4-year-old class poses with the Easter Bunny.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Kiddie Academy Egg Hunt

Children at Kiddie Academy enjoyed visits with the Easter Bunny, as well as an Easter egg hunt April 17, on the school's playground.

  • East County
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Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming with Officer Lee Smith (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 17, 2014
Officer Lee Smith receives commendation

Longboat Key Police Chief recognized Officer Lee Smith for his work in keeping the island secure.

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Lift Station 87, largely completed underground in Luke Wood Park, will have to undergo internal repairs before it can function as a wastewater facility for the city.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 17, 2014
Obstacles plague lift station

The new engineering team tasked with overseeing the work at Lift Station 87 discovers more challenges as it attempts to complete the protracted project.

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