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Barbara Jendrysik submitted this sunset photo, taken on Longboat Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Barbara Jendrysik submitted this sunset photo, taken on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2012
Obituary: Don Snyder

Don Snyder, of Sarasota, died June 5. He was 87.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2012
Obituary: Harry Hmura

Harry Hmura, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key, died June 6. He was 93.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2012
Obituary: John Knox Hess

John Knox Hess, of Sarasota and formerly of Ohio, died June 12. He was 93.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2012
Obituary: Joseph Giusti

Joseph Giusti, of South Dartmouth, Mass., and Longboat Key, died June 7. He was 97.

  • Longboat Key
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Julia Bair from the Oberlin Conservatory
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • June 19, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Music Festival students at the Promenade

The Sarasota Music Festival students didn't have to worry about playing in the dark when they visited the Promenade June 13 for a special concert. The afternoon sun illuminated the common room where an audience of Promenade residents enjoyed hearing the four musicians play classic solos and duets on their cello, bassoons and clarinet. They might be so-called 'students,' but today's aspiring students seem like tomorrows stars.

  • Longboat Key
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Lou Newman, Wayne Oxender and Rita Cronin
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • June 14, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Lou Newman art opening

Lining the walls of the Plymouth Harbor Mezzanine are 56 photos of animals in their natural habitat captured at just the perfect moments. For instance, a white ibis with a newly caught crab in its bill and Alaskan brown bears fighting. The opening of 'Wildlife Encounters' was held Tuesday, June 12 and will be featured until Oct. 6. The once veterinary pathologist turned hobbyist photographer's shots ranged from Longboat Key Swans to African black rhinos - each as impressive as the next.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • June 13, 2012
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Jim Holbrook

Jim Holbrook is a Longboat resident whose made his own app. Read more about him in our candid "five things."

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2012
Sharapova makes career Grand Slam

On Saturday, June 9, Maria Sharapova won the 2012 French Open in her defeat of Sara Errani; her win was a career Grand Slam.

  • Longboat Key
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Circa 1913, when the club was known as Sarasota Yacht and Automobile Club. Courtesy photos.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • June 13, 2012
105 years of history

Most of Sarasota Yacht Club's history, which dates back to 1907, is contained in a cardboard box.

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Brothers Alec and Max Hall
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 13, 2012
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, here I am at camp: SUPER SCIENCE CAMP (VIDEO)

It's Tuesday, June 12: Day two of Out-Of-Door Academy's Super Science Summer Camp with marine science teacher Lisa Cheney.

  • Siesta Key
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Jim Holbrook uses his app BeachWalk1.0. during a walk on a Longboat Key beach.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • June 13, 2012
Neighbors: Jim Holbrook

Jim Holbrook developed a smart-phone app that records when, where and what he sees on daily walks near his home on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2012
Obituary: Thomas 'Tom' Tomao Jr.

Thomas "Tom" Tomao Jr., of Bradenton, died May 27. He was 61.

  • Longboat Key
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Nancy Deeb submitted this sunset photo, taken at Seaplace condominiums in the 1900 block of GMD.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Nancy Deeb submitted this sunset photo, taken at Seaplace condominiums in the 1900 block of GMD.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2012
Obituary: Alice-Jean 'A.J.' McFarlin

Key and formerly of St. Louis Park, Minn., died May 31. She was 82.

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