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John Gilliss, owner of Friendly KIA of New Port Richey, presented Jeremiah Blalock with his new car.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 4, 2012
Braden River senior wins car

Jeremiah Blalock may become a regular blood donor.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 4, 2012
The turtle that was left behind

Mote's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital received a patient unlike any it has ever helped.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 4, 2012
Key resident flounders around

It's not a fluke - it's an 18-inch flounder caught by Diane Foxman, of Longboat Key, at the Mote Park Pier.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 4, 2012
A rose is a rose

Casa del Mar is home to a world-famous cotton plant and a beautiful orchid garden and a month ago Casa del Mar staff planted its newest addition - a rose garden.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 4, 2012
April Fools' stories elicit funny reader responses

The Longboat Observer's April Fools' edition seems to have received more feedback this year than most.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jerry Springer wants to be an average Joe
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 4, 2012
Jerry Springer wants to be an average Joe

Jerry Springer died April 27, 2023, at age 79. He spoke to the Observer in 2012 about his time living in Sarasota and filming the 21st season of "The Jerry Springer Show."

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bill Sandy sits at the desk where he produced the advice in "Learning from Upheaval."
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 4, 2012
Neighbors: Bill Sandy

Bill Sandy has ridden the rollercoaster of business and shares his experience.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 4, 2012
Penguin flock leaves mark on Mote staff

There was turmoil when an escaped penguin was seen floating in the water, away from its Penguin Island exhibit.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Paul Meese submitted this sunset photo, taken near Longboat Key Towers.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 4, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Paul Meese submitted this sunset photo, taken near Longboat Key Towers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Bob Salyers
  • April 4, 2012
Love is in the air out east

'Love is in the Air' is a 1977 disco song by John Paul Young, and that silly song was all I could think of on my last Photo-Boat outing on the Manatee River. On Fridays and Saturdays during the wild bird-breeding season, I run a charter service aboard the Photo-Boat for photographers in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 4, 2012
Neighbors: Vince Vizzaccaro

After six years of writing, the Lakewood Ranch resident has released his first novel.

  • East County
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Barbara Birkenberger took this sunset photo in River Landings Bluff.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 4, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Barbara Birkenberger took this sunset photo in River Landings Bluff.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Dancers perform “Ideological Supervision”, choreographed by Melissa Lodhi.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 3, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: VPA Spring Dance Performance

Booker High School's VPA Dance program put on their Spring Dance Performance, Thursday, March 29, inside Booker High School Auditorium. The show ran Thursday, Friday and Saturday and included nine pieces, two of which were choreographed by VPA students.

  • Sarasota
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Patrick Neal and Lourdes Ramirez
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 3, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Control Growth Now Luncheon

Control Growth Now held its annual meeting and luncheon Saturday, March 31, during which, it honored Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations president Lourdes Ramirez as the Citizen of the Year. The meeting marked the 23rd anniversary of Control Growth Now, a civic organization dedicated to protecting and advancing Sarasota neighborhoods.

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Sylvia Babineau, Judy Reed and Muriel Boyle
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 2, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club Style Show ft. The Met

On Thursday, March 29 Bird Key Yacht Club's parking lot and dining room was full of around 170 people for the style show featuring fashions from The Met Fashion House Day Spa and Salon on St. Armands Circle. It was their largest turnout ever. The fashions featured in these photos can be purchased from The Met, 35 South Blvd of the Presidents.

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