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Teddy is a 6-month-old bichon.
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 9, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : 12th annual St. Armands Circle Craft Festival

Festival-goers browsed through an assortment of arts and crafts Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, at the 12th annual St. Armands Circle Craft Festival.

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Marianna Millen, Hank Hawkins and Laura Hansen
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  • June 9, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : BKYC celebrates the Queen's Birthday

Bird Key Yacht Club members celebrated the Queen of England's birthday Saturday, June 8, at the Bird Key Yacht Club. About 50 members attended the celebration and a few dressed up to look like the queen herself.

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Madison P., 3, observes the sharks swimming overhead.
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 8, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Mote World Ocean Day

Children explored Mote Marine Aquarium Saturday, June 8, during World Ocean Day. Mote partnered with nonprofits that focus on marine issues to educate children about marine life. About 800 children visited the aquarium where they learned from 13 vendors.

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Sarasota County Commission to hear quarterly update
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • June 7, 2013
June 7: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Sarasota County Commission to hear quarterly update; NOAA Fish Fry gets taste of Mote-raised seafood; 2013 Summer Season; Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

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Local officials showcased Mote-raised seafood and Lola Wines. Courtesy.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 7, 2013
NOAA Fish Fry gets taste of Mote-raised seafood

The event featured sustainable seafood raised at Mote Marine Laboratory's Aquaculture Park.

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Sarasota County under tropical storm warning
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • June 6, 2013
June 6: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Sarasota County under tropical storm warning; Sarasota Police investigate Rosemary stabbing; Manatee County to allow backyard chickens; Florida's key fruit

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A dock in the Longboat Pass lagoon is overtaken by water after high tide Thursday.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 6, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Tropical Storm Andrea | Longboat Key

Longboat Key received some flooding in low-lying areas at high tide today from Tropical Storm Andrea. Town officials report no major damage.

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  • June 6, 2013
Chihuahua loved island life, retirement

Peter "Petey" Keyworth-Fahey, of Longboat Key, died May 28.

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  • June 6, 2013
Grossman checks out Longboat Library

Larry Grossman, who ran against Mayor Jim Brown for a seat on the Longboat Key Town Commission in March, closed the books on his campaign by donating unused funds to the Longboat Library.

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  • June 6, 2013
Baldwin graduates from West Point

Celina Marie Baldwin, daughter of Longboat Key resident Ed Baldwin, graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a degree in leadership and systems engineering.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 6, 2013
Savor Sarasota runs through June 14

Attention foodies: You've got a lot on your plate right now.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 6, 2013
DeLisi family holds 26th reunion at Casa del Mar

The nine granddaughters of Vince and Marie DeLisi have gone in different directions.

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Tropical Storm Andrea's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph as it heads for land north of the Tampa Bay area.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 6, 2013
Longboat Key braces for tropical storm conditions

Longboat Key officials urge town residents to stay home and off the streets today if they can during the storm.

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Learn how to make Euphemia Haye's famous prime peppered steak in your kitchen!
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 6, 2013
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Chef Raymond Arpke

This week the Observer went in the kitchen with chef Raymond Arpke of Euphemia Haye, a Sarasota-Manatee Originals restaurant.

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Euphemia Haye is a Sarasota-Manatee Originals restaurant on Longboat Key.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • June 5, 2013
June 5: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Woman charged in hit-and-run death; Man killed in accident in Lakewood Ranch Corporate Park; Patron Saint: Maggi Taylor; N THE KITCHEN WITH: Chef Raymond Arpke

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The Citizen Tax Oversight Committee meets once a year to review expenditures of revenue brought in from the infrastructure surtax. The 2026 meeting lasted about 15 minutes on Thursday, April 2.
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Emi Frydman checks out the basket of Easter eggs her family members found at the April 4 egg hunt at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church. The Easter activities, open to the public, made their return for the first time since the early 2020s through the efforts of church members.
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