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Longboat Key

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  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 23, 2013
Garden Club fashion show to raise funds for scholarships

They've made names for themselves in everything from town politics to tennis.

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This home at 606 Owl Way on Bird Key has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,475 square feet of living area. It sold for $760,000. Photo by Katie Hendrick.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • January 23, 2013
Two-bedroom Sanctuary condo sells for $780,000

A condominium in Sanctuary IV at Longboat Key Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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Cathy Cartier submitted this sunset photo, taken overlooking Sarasota Bay.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2013
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Cathy Cartier submitted this sunset photo, taken overlooking Sarasota Bay.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2013
Obituary: Phyllis T. Turner

Phyllis T. Turner, 95, of Longboat Key, died Jan. 8, in her birthplace of Tampa.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2013
Obituary: Manuel 'Manny' Sturges

Manuel "Manny" Sturges, 90, died Jan. 16.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2013
Obituary: Blanche Miller

Blanche Miller, 96, of Longboat Key, died Jan. 19.

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  • January 22, 2013
Obituary: William F. Farmer

William F. Farmer, 71, of Longboat Key, died Jan. 18.

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DID considers storefront improvement grants
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 22, 2013
Jan. 22: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Sarasota deputies shoot threatening convicted felon; Sarasota County School Board to address safety and security policies; Longboat Key Town Commission reviews tourism ordinance today; DID considers storefront improvement grants

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Maria Korn and Joan Donnelly
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  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Inauguration Brunch

Two hundred and thirty five people packed the Longboat Key Club's Harbourside Dining Room Monday, Jan. 21, to watch President Barack Obama's second-term inauguration live on a big-screen projector. The Longboat Key Democratic Club hosted the brunch, which included eclairs and champagne to toast the commander in chief.

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The Longboat Key Beachfront Hilton needs renovations performed starting this summer to keep its Hilton flag intact, according to Hilton officials.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 22, 2013
Longboat Key Town Commission reviews tourism ordinance today

The Longboat Key Town Commission will review an ordinance today at its 1 p.m. regular workshop that could get the Longboat Key Beachfront Hilton renovation and expansion project back on track.

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Margaret Churchill and Nancy VanRoekens
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  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Yacht Club Commodores' Ball

Sarasota Yacht Club members donned their finest cocktail wear and dress Blues & Whites for the annual Commodores' Ball Saturday, Jan. 19. The Sarasota Military Academy Color Guard and drum line participated in the Sundowner Ceremony, which preceded a dinner and dance featuring the Big Z Band.

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Glen Roethel, Hillary Foxsong and Stuart Markus, members of the Long Island-based folk-rock group, Gathering Time, will perform favorites from the ‘60s and ‘70s, as well as a few of their own pieces, at Temple Beth Israel Wednesday, Jan. 23.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 22, 2013
Temple Beth Israel to host folk-rock band

The spirit of the 1960s will return Wednesday, Jan. 23, as Long Island-based folk-rock harmony trio, Gathering Time, performs at Temple Beth Israel.

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George and Carol Beddie
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 21, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Harbour Roaring Twenties Party

Flapper dresses, long pearls, feathered headbands, pinstriped suits and homburg hats filled the Longboat Harbour clubhouse Friday, Jan. 18, where residents cut a rug during a 1920s-themed dinner dance.

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Terri Baker and Barbara Harrison discuss a seashore painting.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 21, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Highwaymen Exhibit Opening

Art admirers packed the Longboat Key Center for the Arts Friday, Jan. 18, for the opening of The Highwaymen exhibit, featuring 50 paintings from Siesta Key resident Larry Helmuth's collection. The exhibit runs through March 1 in the art center's Durante Gallery.

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A Siesta Key crosswalk lighting project is out for bids
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 21, 2013
Jan. 21: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Kiwanis Club selects Hogle for Citizen of the Year; Siesta Key crosswalk lighting project out for bids; Sarasota city commissioners will discuss wayfinding project; Black Tie weekend roundup

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