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Longboat Key

Patty Dunham and Bennie Dods
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 24, 2019
Christ Church hosts first dinner of the season

Deborah Walk spoke about the history of the Ringling Family and their Sarasota legacy during the Jan. 23 dinner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 23, 2019
Taste of the Keys blooms into 8th year

The Longboat Key Garden Club's annual fashion show featured clothes from Michael's on the Boulevard and Men's Wearhouse.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Breanna Pituch and Doggo were reunited.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 23, 2019
Neighbors work together to get furry friend home

After Doggo, a 9-year-old Shiba Inu, escaped from his house, Longboat Key residents and visitors banded together to get him home.

  • Longboat Key
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    In Memoriam |
  • January 23, 2019
Benedict Urban Feole

Benedict Urban Feole, 91, a devoted husband, Father, Grandfather and Great-grandfather, passed away on January 18, 2019 at The Arbor at Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro, North Carolina. His obituary tribute is publishing in the Longboat Observer.

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The Country Club Shores home at 572 Outrigger Lane recently sold for $2.84 million. Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,141 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 23, 2019
Country Club Shores home sells for $2.84 million

Residential real estate transactions for Jan. 7-11.

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    By
  • Kat Wingert
  • January 23, 2019
The relevance of the ADA

With a population that’s getting older overall, the Americans with Disabilities Act is more important than ever.

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  • January 23, 2019
Share your thoughts with the Observer

The Observer is looking for reader feedback, and in exchange for filling out the survey, you will be entered to win a $250 Visa gift card.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 23, 2019
Cops Corner: Alarming work being done

Police reports from around Longboat Key

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  • Cops Corner
Mary Lou Johnson is currently working on a second photography book.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 23, 2019
Mary Lou Johnson captures lure of Longboat

The local photographer’s book, ‘The Lure of Longboat Key: Sunrise to Sunset,’ has sold more than 1,200 copies in Publix.

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Sally Yanowitz was a board member of the American Jewish Committee of West Coast Florida, Embracing Our Differences, JFCS and more.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 23, 2019
Sally Yanowitz remembered for philanthropic passions

Yanowitz, 86, died Jan. 16.

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According to a Jan. 18 update from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, red tide can still be found in background to high concentrations in Sarasota County and low to medium concentrations.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • January 22, 2019
Longboat group urges EPA to take lead on red tide

EPA needs to follow Chesapeake Bay blueprint

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Firefighter Paramedic Tirso Guerrero demonstrates CPR.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • January 22, 2019
Fire department offers life-saving training

More than 2,000 have taken the CPR class

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Sue Lupo brings Derby to play with Max, Nick, Gracie and Rudy.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • January 22, 2019
Bayfront Park's dog park is a popular place

It is always a dog day afternoon at Bayfront Park

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Elaine Dabney and Julia Fosson
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 22, 2019
Women's Golf Association welcomes new members

The golf group welcomed eight of its 12 new members Jan. 22.

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    In Memoriam |
  • January 21, 2019
Donna Casper

Donna Casper passed away peacefully at her home on Longboat Key, Fla., on Jan. 15, 2019. Donna joins her husband, Ted, who passed away in October. Her obituary tribute is publishing in the Longboat Observer of Florida.

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