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News

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  • Maria Amodio
  • March 23, 2011
Chamber event puts sporty spin on community gathering

Coldwell Banker's Cocktails Courtside will take place Thursday, March 31 at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

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Susan Landau and Barb Kerwin, are co-chairing the event with Jane Buckman, executive director of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 23, 2011
Male models to spice up 'Taste of the Keys'

A Taste of the Keys and Male Fashion Show will take place Wednesday, April 13, at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2011
Scoreboard

Check out the latest local bridge scores.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • March 23, 2011
Deal us in

Expert game shows unusual bids

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Ted Rehl plays the piano he and his wife, Fran, helped Plymouth Harbor buy. Rehl will give his first performance in 19 years Friday, April 1.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 23, 2011
The piano man

Ted Rehl retired from his career as a concert pianist in 1992. Now, 19 years later, he'll give an encore performance.

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Your Fitness Instructor employees Rich Bennett, owner Petar Sibinkic, Kathleen Friedman White, Sean Kalicanin and Steve Schewe
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 23, 2011
Business Observer

Your Fitness Instructor celebrates one year

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Back: Al Wilhelm, Lynne Hayes, Cathy Goshorn, Phyllis Wilhelm, Marnie Lawrence and Lynne Koy; front: Bill Goshorn, Lou Lawrence and Jimmy Hayes
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 23, 2011
Real Estate Reports

Koy wins sunset cruise at Mote fundraiser; Roger Frechette joins MS&Co. mortgage division; Cliff Hornsby joins MS&Co. St. Armands office

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Gail and Ben Klein
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • March 22, 2011
Celebrity Chefs and Wine Tasting

Celebrity Chefs and Wine Tasting

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Co-Chairs Mary Pat Radford, Beth Bobb and Georgina Clamage
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • March 22, 2011
23rd annual Celebration Luncheon

23rd annual Celebration Luncheon

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The BP Longboat Key gas station and car wash, 400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, hopes to receive a gas shipment by tomorrow morning.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 22, 2011
Longboat's gas station running on empty

The island's only gas station only has low-grade fuel left because of a gasoline shipment problem at the Port of Tampa.

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Clay artist Ken Shields of Sarasota has displayed his work in the Art at the Ranch Festival on more than one occasion.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 22, 2011
GALLERY: Art at the Ranch

Hundreds of East County residents and art enthusiasts alike flocked to Main Street in Lakewood Ranch for the 11th Annual Art at the Ranch Fine Arts Festival March 19-20. The event, organized by ArtCenter Manatee and sponsored by LWR Communities LLC, featured painters, photographers, jewelers, sculptors, potters textile artists and more from as far away as California and Maine.

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Honorees Diane and Bob Roskamp with Major Donna Murphy
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • March 21, 2011
The Glitz at the Ritz-Carlton honoring Diane and Robert Roskamp

The Glitz at the Ritz-Carlton honoring Diane and Robert Roskamp

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Alexandra Albrecht, Kameron Partridge, Debbie Partridge and Maureen Fasoil
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • March 21, 2011
Couture in the Courtyard Fashion Show and Luncheon

Couture in the Courtyard Fashion Show and Luncheon

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Jim Brown, center, was selected mayor Monday by the Town Commission for one year.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 21, 2011
Brown selected as mayor

The Longboat Key Town Commission selected Jim Brown as mayor and David Brenner as vice mayor Monday night.

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The logo features crest design. From left: name winner Mercedes Movilla; SMR CEO Rex Jensen, Director of Sports Tim Mulqueen and logo winner Michael Muscarella
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • March 21, 2011
SMR announces sports complex name, logo

Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch will feature 22 fields at its location near the Lakewood Ranch Post Office just east of Lorraine Road on State Road 70.

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