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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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  • Observer Staff
  • 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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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 15, 2014
Sheriff awaits dispatch answer

The Town Commission will discuss Sarasota County's offer to handle 911 services in November. Changes loom regardless of its response.er.

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Jupiter Inlet Colony is one of several communities on Florida's east coast that have recently buried underground utilities. Courtesy photo
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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 15, 2014
Commission decision could give voters power

Commissioners will discuss an ordinance that would ask voters in March whether to bury utilities.

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Bayfront Park has a baseball field, tennis courts and playground. Its Recreation Center building is used for fitness classes and occasional meetings and debates. File photo
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 15, 2014
The Bayfront Park Question

The town will soon revisit an issue that's familiar to any longtime resident.

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The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort has been shuttered since August 2010. File photo
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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 15, 2014
Hours of arguments, no rulings in Colony case

Attorneys didn't have time to finish arguments during a three-and-a-half hour hearing.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 15, 2014
Sarasota Charter Review Board

Eleven candidates are vying for five seats on the Charter Review Board, which was established to safeguard - or update - Sarasota County's constitution.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • October 15, 2014
Bacchus on the Beach toasts food, wine

The festival features plenty of wine and stone crab claws for a good cause.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 15, 2014
News Briefs

Former Arbomar building manager files suit; Longboat Key Fire Rescue gets high marks from citizens; Duncan qualifies to run for third term on commission

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For Mote to move forward with its plans to grow, CEO Michael Crosby says the organization needs a firm endorsement from the city. File photo
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 15, 2014
Mote gathers support for bayfront aquarium

While the Sarasota EDC endorses the project fully, the Sarasota Chamber generally supports the idea, but wants more details.

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  • By Juan Florensa
  • October 15, 2014
Healthy beaches offer more than scenery

The town's beach management efforts don't just protect views. Healthy beaches protect people, property and wildlife on barrier islands.

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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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This home at 640 Rountree Drive has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,480 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.45 million. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
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  • Adam Hughes
  • October 15, 2014
Longboat Key Estates home sells for $3.45 million

A home in Longboat Key Estates tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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  • By Caleb Motsinger and Kristen Herhold
  • October 15, 2014
Business Briefs

Wells Fargo gives third grant to Mote Marine; St. Armands Circle looks to get two new businesses; Beach Residences units sell for combined $5,595,000

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Susan Molnar submitted this photo of a green heron doing the "Nik Wallenda" outside the Dry Dock Waterfront Grill on Longboat Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 15, 2014
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