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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.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Robin Hartill
  • January 16, 2013
Sin Circle: Male dancers stripped on St. Armands

In January 1980, six male dancers began weekly performances at the old Ruby Tuesday's that drove the ladies to near hysteria.

  • Longboat Key
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A SMART volunteer shows Breanna Fedee, 7, how to use a curry comb.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 16, 2013
SMART, school saddle up for equine learning

Seven-year-old Veronica Garduno squealed half in excitement, half in terror as Norman, a Haflinger pony, pushed his nose hard into the bucket she held.

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Joseph "Joe" Bondi, pictured at his part-time home in May 2012. File photo.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • January 16, 2013
Bondi learned the love of the Key early

Part-time resident Joseph 'Joe' Bondi was a pioneer in middle-school education and father of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.

  • Longboat Key
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Cardinal Mooney senior Christina Warren put down the tennis racket a few years ago and joined crew.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 16, 2013
Rowing Forward: Christina Warren

Cardinal Mooney High senior Christina Warren recently received a scholarship to row for Princeton University next year.

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ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale will be inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Awards Hall of Fame in June.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 16, 2013
Vitale earns Hall of Fame induction

ESPN college basketball analyst and Lakewood Ranch resident Dick Vitale this month was named to the NSSA's Hall of Fame.

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Lakewood Ranch-based John Neal Homes, run by John Neal, builds homes in the Sarasota-Manatee market. The firm had about $30 million in 2012 sales volume. Photo by Mark Wemple.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 16, 2013
His Father's Son: John Neal

The luxury homebuilding market could be on the verge of a full-blown rebound in 2013. John Neal, of John Neal Homes, has a prime spot to capitalize on the surge.

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Siesta Key resident Lawrence "Larry" Helmuth's collection consists of 50 Highwaymen paintings. Photos by Robin Hartill.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • January 16, 2013
Highwaymen: Behind the scenes

For the 26 Highwaymen artists, painting was a means of escape from the oppressive policies of the Jim Crow South.

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Amariah and Analiese Nock with Carmen Roeese and Tvinson Acero. Photos by Katie Hendrick.
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  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 16, 2013
Circus Ring of Fame adds three acts

Fans of the big top, from as far away as California, and Romania, packed St. Armands Circle's Central Park Sunday, Jan. 13, for the 26th Circus Ring of Fame Inductions.

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New Pass Grill looks like the cleanest bait shop you’ll ever see. Fishing lures, Old Florida prints, oars, nets and flippers adorn the walls.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 16, 2013
Circle update: Sayonara sushi, hello hamburgers

The pink quadrant loses one restaurant, gains another.

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Lou Newman submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bayport Beach and Tennis Club.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 16, 2013
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Lou Newman submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bayport Beach and Tennis Club.

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Allan Tremmel submitted this photo of jet plumes taken over the Lexington subdivision in Parrish.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 16, 2013
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Allan Tremmel submitted this photo of jet plumes taken over the Lexington subdivision in Parrish.

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Michael and Una Cunningham with Adeline and Colin Fox visit from Ireland
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Save Our Seabirds Wine Tasting

Save Our Seabirds hosted a wine tasting fundraiser Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Harry's Continental Kitchen.

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