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Noah Waddell, 11, was featured on PBS' "Curious Kids."
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  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 18, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Noah Waddell in Concert

Noah Waddell started playing the piano at age 7 and has already amassed several accolades, including first prize in the Justine Lebaron Young Artist Competition and first place in his age division at the Southwest Florida Jillian Prescott Music Awards.

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Join Emily Walsh for the Daily Headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 17, 2013
Jan. 17: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: New bill addresses smoking regulation; Sarasota welcomes new businesses downtown; Manatee School Board Citizen Advisory Group picks top 10 superintendent candidates; Bullock questions Manatee trolley funding request

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Dead fish washed ashore on Siesta Key this morning.
  • By Roger Drouin and Alex Mahadevan
  • January 17, 2013
Red tide kills fish on Siesta Key

A Red Tide bloom has been reported along Florida Gulf Coast shores, including Longboat Key and Siesta Key.

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Kiwanis President Jim Burmeister and Bill Sadlo, CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County
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  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 17, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Kiwanis Donations

The Longboat Key Kiwanis Club awarded donations to several community groups at its weekly meeting, Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Longboat Key Club Tavern. Recipients included Children First, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee, and Child Protection Center. Funds came from the Gourmet Lawn Party last November.

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Town Manager Dave Bullock wants information from Manatee County before the town will consider funding a portion of the Longboat Key trolley route.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 17, 2013
Bullock questions Manatee trolley funding request

For the fourth year in a row, Manatee County is requesting the town of Longboat Key contribute to the trolley route.

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Robert and Betty Lou Miccio with Pat Ricciardi
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  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 17, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Seaplace Dinner Dance

Seaplace residents had an Italian-themed dinner and dance Wednesday, Jan. 16, in their clubhouse.

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  • January 16, 2013
Obituary: John Edwin 'Jack' Woodward Jr.

John Woodward Jr., 92, of Coon Key, died Jan. 7.

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  • January 16, 2013
Obituary: Lee Jaffe Swartz

Lee Jaffe Swartz, 88, of Longboat Key, died Dec. 23.

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  • January 16, 2013
Obituary: Robert Rosenthal

Robert Rosenthal, 96, resident of Plymouth Harbor, died Jan. 8.

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  • January 16, 2013
Obituary: Mary-Elizabeth 'Betty' McCoun Monroe

Mary-Elizabeth "Betty" McCoun Monroe, 85, of Plymouth Harbor, died Jan. 13.

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  • January 16, 2013
Obituary: Rudy Karmus Meiselman

Rudy Karmus Meiselman, 86, of Longboat Key, died Dec. 27.

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  • January 16, 2013
Obituary: Madeline Libby

Madeline Libby, 90, of Bradenton, died Dec. 29.

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  • January 16, 2013
Obituary: Charles Rupert Jamison

Charles Rupert Jamison, 91, of Longboat Key, died Dec. 29.

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  • January 16, 2013
Obituary: Edna Marguerite Burke

Edna Burke, 91, formerly of Longboat Key and Boston, died Jan. 2.

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Anne Ross has a new list of priorities now that she’s become the town's assistant town manager.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 16, 2013
Ross tackles new responsibilities

Town Manager Dave Bullock has a list of priorities for his new assistant town manager.

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