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Shelia Marie Martin and Townsend Morey
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • February 14, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Republican Club of Longboat Key Luncheon

On Friday, the Republican Club of Longboat Key hosted a their monthly luncheon at the Islandside Dining Room. Armando Linde, former Deputy Secretary of the International Monetary Fund, spoke of his career in Washington to attendees.

  • Longboat Key
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The Sarasota Police Department provided this image of the Selby Library following a stabbing that took place on the building's second floor today.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 14, 2014
UPDATE: Stabbing occurs at Selby Library

According to the Sarasota Police Department, a man stabbed another man after getting into an argument about the library's computers this morning.

  • Sarasota
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Spencer Dunford, general manager of Hidden Harbor Marina.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • February 14, 2014
Hidden Harbor Marina reopens

After being shut down for more than six years, the south U.S. 41 marina is once again officially open for business.

  • Siesta Key
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The fun runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 and Sunday, Feb. 16, along the Sarasota Bay shoreline in the historic fishing village of Cortez.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • February 14, 2014
WEEKEND BEST BET: 32nd Annual Cortez Fishing Festival

Come celebrate Florida's commercial fishing and maritime history at the 32nd Annual Cortez Fishing Festival! Drawing crowds for over 30 years, this event has grown into a two-day festival filled with live music, marine life talks, artist vendors, and a wide variety of seafood choices.

  • Longboat Key
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Festival-goers are invited to interact with the artists at this free event. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • February 14, 2014
WEEKEND BEST BET: Downtown Sarasota Festival of the Arts

This weekend, Main Street will become home to hundreds of artists from around the country. The event also showcases the best local and regional artists of the area.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 14, 2014
Longboat Library to hold open house

The Longboat Library invites residents and visitors to stop by the library from 2 to 4 p.m. today.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Haile Middle VEX Robotic Team: Lincoln Benedicto, Brantley Deines, Michael Kisada and Patrick Downing.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • February 14, 2014
Haile robotics team earns admission to state competition

Haile Middle School's VEX Robotic Team won the 'Tampa Prep Throwdown' this month, qualifying the squad for the Florida VEX Robotics State Championship.

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The severity of the north end’s erosion problem will not be fixed for more than a year.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 14, 2014
Groin permit approval has one more hurdle

A representative from Congressman Vern Buchanan's office informed a town official yesterday that a federal permit for groins needs one more bureaucratic stamp of approval.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The site plan calls for 77 single-family homes south of Whitfield Avenue.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • February 14, 2014
Planning commission supports Woodbrook II community

The Manatee County Planning Commission recommended approval of a site plan for a East County subdivision proposed by Pat Neal.

  • East County
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Terri Antonelli and Debbie Amato
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • February 13, 2014
SPARCCle on the Runway Fashion Show and Luncheon

SPARCCle on the Runway Fashion Show and Luncheon

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • February 13, 2014
Sarasota County property sales match pre-recession levels

Total property sales in Sarasota County in 2013 were the second highest ever recorded.

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The Pierre is located at 455 Longboat Club Road. (Town of Longboat Key)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 13, 2014
ZBA approves Pierre tennis court expansion

The Longboat Key condominium plans to expand two courts by five feet in May.

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Samantha Bisceglia submitted this sunrise photo, taken on Siesta Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 13, 2014
Submit your weather photos!

We want your best weather photos - sunrises, sunsets, rainbows, etc!

  • Longboat Key
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The lot at 20 N. Washington Blvd., currently used as a parking lot for the county services across the street, is the planned site of a 9-to-10 story hotel.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 13, 2014
Commissioners approve Main Street hotel proposal

The Sarasota County Commission approved a land-swap deal that will allow for the development of a 150-room Kimpton Hotel at Main Street and U.S. 301.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Seventeen-year-old Sam Woolf, a senior at Braden River High, made it to the live showings of "American Idol."
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 13, 2014
UPDATE: Sam Woolf moves to top 30 on 'American Idol'

Braden River High senior Sam Woolf, 17, will progress to the top 30 on "American Idol."

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