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Guests act out the lyrics to “The Twelve Days of Christmas” during the All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church Cabaret.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • January 4, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: All Angels Cabaret

Just enough Holiday spirit lingered around Longboat Key Saturday night for a holiday cabaret at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church.

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  • Neighbors
Dr. G. Duncan Finlay is the newly elected chairman of the board of trustees for Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota Bay.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • January 1, 2015
Plymouth Harbor board of trustees welcomes new leadership, members

Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota Bay announces new officers and board of trustees members.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 1, 2015
YEAR IN PICTURES: LONGBOAT KEY

Reminisce about your favorite people, places and events and view some of the most memorable photos published in the Longboat Observer in 2014.

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The Centre Shops is located in the 5300 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 1, 2015
Top Stories - Longboat Key: December

The sale of the centre Shops closed Dec. 1, according to Manatee County property records.

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  • News
Steven Walters, 50, allegedly began punching 41-year-old Michael Gatz during an altercation in front of Petco in the Paradise Plaza parking lot Thursday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 31, 2014
Top Stories - Longboat Key: November

The Sarasota Police Department charged 50-year-old Steven Walters with aggravated battery in connection with a fight in a Petco parking lot Thursday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 30, 2014
Top Stories - Longboat Key: October

The Longboat Pass Bridge on the north end of Longboat Key had an widening gap between the bascule and the roadway.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2014
Perlman brings Hollywood to Key

When people think of movies, the first place that usually comes to mind is Los Angeles.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2014
Jasper Ritter: Top dog in our book

Jasper Ritter didn't win the Eukanuba Orlando Cluster Christmas Show in Orlando in December, but we still think he's top dog.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • December 29, 2014
Our View: The word for 2015: Aspire

Each year, you make resolutions. A variation on that is to select a word, one word to live by for the next 12 months.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Photo by Kim Newman
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2014
Colorful skies

Looking back through our archives of weather photos in 2014, picking our best submissions was a near-impossible task.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2014
2014: The best of Cops Corner

We bring you the strangest, silliest Cops Corner reports, courtesy of Longboat Key police, in 2014.

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232 Seagull Lane, Bird Key
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 29, 2014
2014: The top 10 real estate sales

The following transactions represent the highest sales on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys recorded in 2014 at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses at press time. Sales recorded after Dec. 15 are not included.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Chiles
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2014
Faces of '14

Our list of the top newsmakers of the year.

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  • News
Marcy Downey entertains Seaplace residents at the Jan. 15 cabaret show, "Here's to the Divas and Dames."
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2014
The Year in Pictures: January

Reminisce about your favorite people, places and events and view some of the most memorable photos published in the Longboat Observer in 2014.

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  • News
Florence Katz, 98, center, with Karen Bokor, Judith Vigder, Robert Vigder and Cheryl Brause at a Feb. 23 tribute and fundraiser held in Katz's honor by the Temple Beth Israel Men's Club.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2014
The Year in Pictures: February

Reminisce about your favorite people, places and events and view some of the most memorable photos published in the Longboat Observer in 2014.

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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding welcomes guest speaker Longboat Police Chief Russ Mager to update members about his approach to leadership since he assumed the role last autumn at the April 2 meeting.
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