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  • By Caleb Motsinger
  • October 22, 2014
YOUR NEIGHBOR | Nick Kovalakides

On Wednesday afternoons he's the friendly face behind the front desk at the Senior Friendship Centers in Sarasota.

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Photo by Amanda Morales
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 22, 2014
Happy birthday, Edith!

On Monday, long-time Sarasota resident Edith Barr Dunn blew out the candles for her 94th birthday.

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  • October 22, 2014
Donte's Den names top dog

We're sure the Walters family of Longboat Key thinks of its dog, Buck, as quite the golden boy.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 22, 2014
Dawson's two cents made sense for many

Former Commissioner Bob Dawson died Oct. 18. He was 71.

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Peter Berkery submitted this sunset photo, taken on Anna Maria Island.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 22, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

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Longboat Key Garden Club members snacked on some pumpkin pie during a break at the monthly meeting Tuesday, Oct. 21.
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  • Jessica Salmond
  • October 21, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Garden Club

The Longboat Key Garden Club met for its monthly meeting Tuesday, Oct. 21 at the Windward Bay Condo Clubhouse.

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Members of the Bird Key Yacht Club Paul and Jane Cockrel with Carlene and Bob Baime attend a beach barbecue on Saturday evening.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • October 19, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: BKYC Lido Beach BBQ

Members of the Bird Key Yacht Club made the trip to Ted Sperling Park on South Lido Beach for a beach barbecue on Saturday night.

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Divers carved pumpkins underwater in the shark tank at the Mote Night of Fish, Fun and Fright.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • October 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Mote Night of Fish, Fun and Fright

The Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium welcomed trick-or-treaters for a Night of Fish, Fun and Fright on Friday night.

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Esther Sabater, of Settimi's Gelato
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Taste of St. Armands

More than 15 restaurants on St. Armands Circle offered samplings of their most popular recipes Oct. 17, at the fifth annual Taste of St. Armands. Vendors had the chance to please nearly any palate, with foods ranging from continental cuisine to Italian, Irish, Spanish and Cuban flavors. Proceeds from Taste of St. Armands will benefit All Faiths Food Bank.

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  • October 15, 2014
Obituary: Shawn Anthony Sapuppo

Shawn Anthony Sapuppo, 35, of Bradenton, died Oct. 7.

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  • October 15, 2014
Obituary: Wendy Penfield

Wendy Penfield, 64, of Longboat Key, Montreal, Toronto and Ubud, Indonesia, died.

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  • October 15, 2014
Obituary: Barbara Ellen Piga Marcouiller

Barbara Ellen Piga Marcouiller, 82, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 2.

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Carol Diamant and Eli Brickman hosted friends Saturday, Oct. 11, at a celebration of life service for their late father, Ed Brickman.
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  • October 15, 2014
A fitting tribute

A day after receiving an Ageless Creativity Award from the Ringling College/Longboat Key Center for the Arts in honor of their late father, Ed Brickman, daughter Carol Diamant and son Eli Brickman held a celebration of life service Saturday.

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Harold Ronson and Stephen Spinelli
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 15, 2014
Alma mater honors Harold Ronson

Philadelphia University presented Longboat Key resident Harold Ronson with its 'Leadership in Philanthropy' award Oct. 11, at its Homecoming Dinner Dance.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • October 15, 2014
Longboat luminaries

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design honors six 'Longboat Key luminaries' this season in its sixth annual Ageless Creativity series. These artists show how the creative process transcends time.

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