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Longboat Key

The 14th annual Observer Challenge kicks off with a pre-party at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center, 590 Bay Isles Road.
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  • Kelsey Grau
  • December 4, 2013
Take the Observer Challenge: See you at the net

Action begins Friday, Dec. 13, at the Public Tennis Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 4, 2013
Sarasota City Commission admonishes BID directors

The commission emphasized the importance of advisory board members using their city-issued email accounts after a request for St. Armands BID directors' emails.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 4, 2013
New community foundation makes Longboat its mission

The Longboat Key Foundation was established through the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to benefit the island and its residents.

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  • By Paul A Rosen
  • December 4, 2013
Letter to the Editor

'Curve' analysis fails

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Marks
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  • Kelsey Grau
  • December 4, 2013
Key bakers offer taste of favorite holiday treats

Seasonal baking traditions vary from home to home, but there's probably a holiday treat you've been craving all year. Here, three Longboat Key bakers share their favorite seasonal recipes for your tables.

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  • Neighbors
Schindler
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • December 4, 2013
YOUR NEIGHBOR | Roslyn Schindler

Roslyn Schindler has lived in Country Club Shores since 2005.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 4, 2013
Linen Locker lands at Whitney Beach

A couple show dry cleaning doesn't have to be a hassle. It just needed some technology to iron out the kinks.

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Submitted by Mary Donato.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2013
You Observed

Here's a roundup of reader-submitted photos from events around the Key. To submit photos for this new weekly feature, email Robin Hartill at [email protected].

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Longboat Key resident Phyllis Ploener brought her Longboat Observer along while sightseeing with her granddaughter, Bess Anne Ploener, in London.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2013
It's Read Everywhere

Longboat Key resident Phyllis Ploener brought her Longboat Observer along while sightseeing with her granddaughter, Bess Anne Ploener, in London.

  • Longboat Key
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File photo. Unit 156 at Grand Bay has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,781 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.25 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 4, 2013
Grand Bay condo sells for $1.25 million

Sand-Ral Inc. sold the Unit 156 condominium at 3060 Grand Bay Blvd. to Costello Family Ltd. Partnership for $1.25 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Beth Brewer submitted this photo of her daughter, Marjorie, doing a yoga pose at sunset. The Brewer family was in town for Thanksgiving to visit Virginia Sanders, Beth’s mom and Marjorie’s grandmother.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2013
Weather: Longboat Key

Beth Brewer submitted this photo of her daughter, Marjorie, doing a yoga pose at sunset. The Brewer family was in town for Thanksgiving to visit Virginia Sanders, Beth's mom and Marjorie's grandmother.

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Tana Sandefur
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • December 4, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Downton Abbey Dinner

On Friday, Jan. 3, Cafe L'Europe and WEDU invited guests to don their finest furs and sparkling jewels for dinner, cocktails and entertainment all inspired by the hit show, Downton Abbey.

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 3, 2013
The Good News: Megan Wenger

As community engagement coordinator for Community Youth Development, Megan Wenger says she enjoys the opportunity to interact with some of the city's most involved and promising students.

  • Siesta Key
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Hannah Weinberg and Anita Cohen add gifts they brought for children in need to a table full of donated toys.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • December 3, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Frosty Frolic

On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the festive Frosty Frolic brought the Women's 18-Hole Golf Association and the Key Niners together for lunch at the Harbourside clubhouse.

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