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Longboat Key

“Italian Night” Cooks Don Prola, Lenny Distefano and Joe Zampino.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • January 23, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Mary Men's Club Italian Night

St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Men's Club gathered for authentic Italian cuisine and a variety of wine on Thursday, Jan. 23, at Father Edward Pick Parish Hall. This year marks the fourth 'Italian Night' for the group.

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Patricia Benak, Waterfront 7 Realty, Andrew Vac, REMAX Alliance Group, and Pamela Hagan, Waterfront 7 Realty
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  • Kelsey Grau
  • January 23, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Business After Hours

On Thursday, Jan. 23, the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce hosted Business After Hours, a networking opportunity for local professionals, at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design.

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The Vietnamese mossy frog, a master of camouflage, will be among the first frogs ever to be on display at Mote. (Mote Marine Laboratory)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 23, 2014
Mote exhibit will highlight extremes of survival

"Survivors: Beautiful and Extreme Adaptations" will run from Feb. 1 through Sept. 14, at Mote.

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Mary Ann Muccio and Carol Messerly
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • January 22, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Harry's Continental Kitchen Wine Tasting

On Wednesday, Jan. 22, Harry's Continental Kitchen held a wine tasting on its restaurant patio that benefited the Save Our Seabirds Organization. Guests enjoyed a large sampling of wines along with hors d'oeuvres and live entertainment.

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  • January 22, 2014
Pair focuses eagle eyes on babies

Longboat Key photographer Mary Lou Johnson snapped photos of the nest that holds the Key's youngest bald eagles earlier this month.

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Judy and Alan Fishbein
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
Couple stirs the pot at Food Festival

Longboat Key residents Alan and Judy Fishbein were key ingredients to the success of Temple Sinai's Jan. 12 Jewish Food Fest.

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Marsh
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
Island Chapel honors Rev. Jim Marsh's memory

The late Rev. Jim Marsh died in 2008, but his legacy lives on at Longboat Island Chapel.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
Key bell ringers and donors help the Salvation Army

Once again, bell ringing proved lucrative on Longboat Key: The kettle brought in $8,462.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
Don't forget to submit your love story

How did you know you had found the one?

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Courtesy photo Peter and Sherry Tracy, Paul Reamer and Dean Congbalay
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
Key residents make fearsome foursome

A foursome from Longboat Key came from behind to win a three-session knockout match Friday, Jan. 17, at the Sarasota Sectional Bridge Tournament.

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Salute! Ristorante, in downtown Sarasota, offers authentic Italian cuisine along with a vast wine selection.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Salute! Ristorante

This week we went in the kitchen at Salute! Ristorante with co-owners Marco Guadagnini and chef Laszlo Bevardi, as Bevardi prepares their agnolotti pasta dish. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's 'In the Kitchen.'

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File photo Two permeable adjustable groins, like the two groins placed behind The Islander Club, will be placed on the north end of the Key after the town receives state and federal permits.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 22, 2014
Groin-plan delay worries residents

North-end condo owners fear an agreement to hold off on building a groin on Beer Can Island leaves them and their properties at risk.

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Aria
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 22, 2014
P&Z approves $60 million project

Sixteen luxury beachfront condominiums priced as high as $4.25 million move one step closer to breaking ground at the former Villa Am Meer site.

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The Aria Condominiums
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
Our view

Why property is so expensive

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Triton Bend
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 22, 2014
Projects add inventory to market

Three new projects will bring new condos and single-family home construction to the Key, marking the first new inventory for the island since the recession.

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