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Michael Crosby, president and CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium addresses guests at the anniversary celebration.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • January 21, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Mote Celebrates 60 years

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium invited supporters, guests and members to celebrate 60 years of science and conservation Thursday, Jan. 22.

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Italian Night committee Gino DelPup, Leonardo Distefano, Mike Ortega, Don Prola and Joe Zampino
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 21, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Mary Men's Club Italian Night

St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Men's Club held its annual Italian Night dinner on Jan. 22.

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Paul Humphreys and Kelli Turner-Humphreys with daughter, Morgan
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 21, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Beachplace welcome back party

Beachplace Association held its welcome back party on Jan. 22. Owners old and new assembled to kick off the spring season with drinks and catering from Harry's Continental Kitchen.

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Isabel Becker and Anita Pihl
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 21, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Opera fundraiser at Pattigeorge's

The Sarasota Opera held a fundraising event at Pattigeorge's on Jan. 22. Guests received instruction on cooking food with the theme of Asian Excursion.

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Town Commissioner Irwin Pastor
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 20, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show, Part Two

The Longboat Key Garden Club hosted its fifth Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show event on Jan. 21. Guests munched on samplings from 14 restaurants, and 13 local 'celebrities' modeled in fashions from Island Pursuit.

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Susan Phillips, event organizer Susan Landau and Steve Branham
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 20, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show

The Longboat Key Garden Club hosted its fifth Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show event on Jan. 21. Guests munched on samplings from 14 restaurants, and 13 local 'celebrities' modeled in fashions from Island Pursuit.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
Key gets high five from Krauthammer

The night before he was scheduled to speak at the Ringling College Library Association Town Hall lecture, Fox News commentator and syndicated columnist Dr. Charles Krauthammer arrived late Monday night, Jan. 12, for his stay at the Inn on the Beach Resort at the Longboat Key Club.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
OSU victory a gem for Holbrook

Karen Holbrook wore red and black to the Jan. 14 Longboat Key Rotary Club meeting.

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Paul Glosser with his wife, Rita. Courtesy photos
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
Paul Glosser takes turning 85 in stride

Longboat Key resident Paul Glosser isn't letting his 85th birthday slow him down.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
Has any bunny seen Bugs?

An anonymous caller told the Longboat Observer that Bugs Bunny was recently kidnapped from the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce's office.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
Rewind, playback with Dora Walters this Friday

Dora Walters, aka Dora the Explorer, is coming back to town.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
Emma Katz: Watch for her name in lights

Emma Katz, daughter of Rabbi Jonathan and Marty Katz, hit a high note with her performance of 'All I Do' from 'Singin' in the Rain.'

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Ann Alvis is the new instructor at the Longboat Key Bayfront Park Recreation Center. Photo courtesy of Brooks Peters
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • January 20, 2015
AEROBIC GRANDMA: New instructor headlines fitness class news

The annual schedule of fitness classes on Longboat Key reveals exciting new options alongside long-established favorites.

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  • Neighbors
Front row: Donna Twardowski, teacher Cheryl Smith and Jean McMurren; back row: Rochelle Stassa, Suzanna Davidovac, Roz Ellerbee, Audrey Sharp and Colleen Tierney. Not pictured: Joyce White and Joyce Locklear. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 20, 2015
Women weave together stories in memoir book

Nine women from Longboat Key and the area share their stories in 'A Tapestry Woven From Threads of Our Lives.'

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ISLAND TIME. Part-time Longboat Key residents John and Susan Franklin catch up on their Longboat Observer during a visit to Mo'orea Island in French Polynesia.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
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