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Audrey O'Leary and Karen Guardino made sure to welcome Judy Kane, who just moved to the area from New Jersey.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 9, 2010
Women's Club hosts holiday dinner

About 200 ladies filled the Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club Dec. 8 for the Lakewood Ranch Women's Club Annual Holiday Dinner & Auction. This year's gala raised funds for Meals on Wheels PLUS, the Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy and SOLVE Maternity Homes.

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Carol Peschel and June Morse
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • December 9, 2010
Garden Club holiday party

There were surprise guests with a surprise announcement at the annual Sarasota Garden Club holiday party held Dec. 9 at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church. As Susan Landau and Jane Buckman announced plans for a special event April 13 at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, Ron Johnson and Jack Black resplendent in tuxedos stepped forth with preview. The event is billed as "A Taste of the Keys and St. Armands" with the highlight an all-male style show.

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"I try to find more unique things and add something unexpected or trendy to add my own spin." - Alicia King
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • December 8, 2010
Guest Fashion Editor - Alicia King

Guest Fashion Editor - Alicia King

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Janine Ward poses next to her newest quilt “Brown Pelicans” during the art opening featuring her quilts at Bird Key Yacht Club.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • December 8, 2010
Quilter featured at BKYC

Bird Key Yacht Club celebrated the opening of their latest art exhibit at the club, Wednesday, Dec. 8 starting at 6 PM. Janine Ward's quilts were hung on the walls in the lobby for all to see.

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Preschoolers Summer Roland, Isabela Taylor and Katelyn Moffitt pack meals for hungry families.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 8, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Sarasota Christian School (VIDEO)

On Wednesday, 400 students from Sarasota Christian School worked tirelessly to package 60,000 meals that will be delivered to the Sarasota All Faiths Food Bank and the First Haitian Baptist Church of Belle Glade to feed hungry families.

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Lakewood Ranch scored 1222 points — the highest in Manatee County.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 8, 2010
Manatee schools earns positive marks

Five of Manatee's district high schools earned a B grade for the 2009-2010 year, including Lakewood Ranch and Braden River high schools.

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Toy donations should be new, unwrapped and valued at more than $5.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 8, 2010
Key businesses team up for Toys for Tots

Toy drop-off boxes are located at 12 businesses and organizations throughout the keys.

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School impact fees are collected to pay for new school construction.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 8, 2010
County suspends school impact fees

The school board asked the County Commission to stop temporarily the collection of the $2,000 fee on each new single-family home.

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For zoning purposes, recreational amenities must be available to guests at The Colony, such as these tennis courts.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 8, 2010
Town, Colony owners work to save units

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners can request code changes or ask for an extension of an abandonment deadline.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 8, 2010
Commission seeks sand options

The Town Commission believes delaying an island-wide beach project for one year will allow the town to explore other beach options.

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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 8, 2010
Circle parking secured

Business owners feared a proposal to remove parking next to a dozen Circle stores and restaurants would be devastating.

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The Tablet of Honor features the names of 18 Key history-makers.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 8, 2010
Historical Society seeks to honor Key residents

The Longboat Key Historical Society has located the Tablet of Honor and will be adding more names to the monument once it is returned to Bicentennial Park.

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"We teach the kids that we've been blessed, so we try to give back," says Margaret Callihan, pictured with her husband, Matt, son Phil, and their two dogs, Lou and Nala.
  • By Loren Mayo and Maria Amodio
  • December 8, 2010
Season of Sharing helps community

Season of Sharing is a 10-year, community-wide fundraising partnership created by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County and the Herald-Tribune Media Group that provides emergency, last-resort funding to families in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties.

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Carolyn Sutherland, Peggy Christ and Bill Halstead, members of the Old Braden River Historical Society, are thrilled with the new facility and its opening.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 8, 2010
Jiggs Landing now open

Manatee County will celebrate the renovated Jiggs Landing with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 11.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 8, 2010
Scoreboard

Check out the latest bridge and golf scores.

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