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Mallory Gnaegy
October 6, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: Mass for Jim Brown

Friends and coworkers wish former mayor Jim Brown Bon Voyage and safe travels after 9 a.m. mass Wedneday, which St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church held in his honor. Jim Brown will be moving to California to live with his daughter Sue.

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Mallory Gnaegy
October 6, 2011

FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Jim Brown

Think you know Jim Brown? Here are five things you may not have known about him.

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Mallory Gnaegy
October 6, 2011

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Florida etymology

These are beach daisies. When Ponce De Leon found Florida, he was impressed with the flora. Hence the origin of the word "Florida:" flowered, or feast of flowers.

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Mallory Gnaegy
October 6, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: Festival sARTee Kick Off

Festival sARTee's kick-off hosted by Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design featured Inspired Journeys containing two exhibits, "Fresh Paints" and "Provocative Petticoats," and a performance by the Sailor Circus on Thursday, Oct. 6.

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Observer Staff
October 5, 2011

Tickets on sale for gourmet party

Tickets are now on sale for the Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party (formerly called the St. Jude Gourmet Luncheon), which takes place Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside golf course driving range.

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Observer Staff
October 5, 2011

Aging in Paradise has new website

The Aging in Paradise center at the Longboat Island Chapel now has a new website: aginginparadise.org.

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Observer Staff
October 5, 2011

Selfless birthday wish for the turtles

Allison Kukanza opted out of birthday presents for her ninth birthday earlier this month; instead, she asked that donations be made to Mote's Sea Turtle Hatchling Hospital, which her family donated to Mote.

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Mallory Gnaegy
October 5, 2011

Jim Brown leaves behind a legacy

After 35 years on Longboat Key, Jim Brown, former mayor, town commissioner and champion of the island bids adieu to his home.

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Amanda Sebastiano
October 5, 2011

Seabird safe haven seeks community awareness

Behind the wooden fences and the echoing chirps that bounce through the parking lot between Save Our Seabirds and Mote Marine Aquarium are various species of birds.