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Mallory Gnaegy
February 22, 2012

Shoppers rush to the Key for annual rummage sale

It's that time of year again when people scramble to Stella Maris Activity Hall at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church for the Royal Rummage Sale. It's a day when not only the parishioners rejoice, but bargain shoppers join in.

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Mallory Gnaegy
February 22, 2012

Longboat Key couple sets sail around the eastern U.S.

It will take approximately 10 months for the Schwieds to sail The Great Loop around the eastern U.S.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Adam Hughes
February 22, 2012

Key Towers South condo sells for $340,000

Genevieve Simpson, of Albuquerque, N.M., sold her Unit 8-G condominium at Key Towers South, 1750 Benjamin Franklin Drive, to Richard and Kathryn Poulsen, of Watertown, N.Y., for $340,000.

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Real Estate

Molly Schechter
February 22, 2012

Aerobic Grandma: The circular route to flexibility

A couple of decades ago, something fell to the floor in a professional colleague's office, and when I reached down to retrieve it, she said, "Well, at least one of us can still pick up something from the floor."

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Mallory Gnaegy
February 22, 2012

Athlete of the Week: Sherry Fideler

Sherry Fideler has always been active. When she took an aerobics class with her sister, she realized it combined two of her favorite things - dance and aerobics.

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Mallory Gnaegy
February 22, 2012

JUST THE STATS

148 - Score of overall champions Evan and Jaclyn Fletcher and Marion and Irene Pye at the Couples Member/Guest 2012 Golf Tournament Friday, Feb. 17, at the Longboat Key Club and Resort.

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Observer Staff
February 22, 2012

Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Stan Singer submitted this sunset photo, taken on Longboat Key.

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Neighbors

By Rod Thomson
February 22, 2012

Candidate Fitzgerald: Can he teach and run?

New College professor Keith Fitzgerald's candidacy for Congress has raised questions among administrators and trustees about his ability to maintain his teaching duties.

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Mallory Gnaegy
February 21, 2012

PHOTO GALLERY: Exotic Car Festival

Aston Martin's, Bugattis, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Rolls Royce, Bentleys and the people fortunate enough to own the prime real-estate filled St. Armands Circle Park on Saturday, Feb. 18. And the traffic cramming St. Armands for the Exotic Car Festival was a car show all of its own. It was the 11th year the festival has taken place, and was just one event of an entire weekend of events benefiting the Child Protection Center.

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Neighbors

Eddie Kirsch
February 21, 2012

FEB. 21: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota, and Siesta Key.

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Mallory Gnaegy
February 21, 2012

PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club Change of Watch

It was a good year for Commodore Bob Baime, as he oversaw the remodeling of the Bird Key Yacht Club. As of Saturday, Feb. 18, new Commodore Bob Hunter has taken over the watch. A dinner and ceremony celebrated the outgoing and incoming officers and commodores. And just like the tide, out with the old and in with the new.