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Lutie Uihlein, Ruth Strauss, Patty Buck Pat Howatt and Bennie Dods
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Chorus of the Keys

Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian hosted a ham dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 11. As soon as the dishes were bussed, The Sarasota Chorus of the Keys serenaded tables. The barbershop quartet style of harmony rang through the church's new facilities.

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Cassandra Bradley is prodded by Alanna Allion to touch the squid they were dissecting as part of Mote's Home School Day on Wednesday, Jan. 12.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 12, 2012
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Getting Squiddish

Cassandra Bradley is prodded by Alanna Allion to touch the squid they were dissecting as part of Mote's Home School Day on Wednesday, Jan. 12.

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Jonathan Bozer pulls out the squid’s beak
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 12, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Squid Dissection

Squids, like the short-fin squid the Children at home school day at Mote Aquarium on Wednesday, Jan. 11 got to dissect are members of the Cephlipod species. These squids are used to feed the fish and sharks at Mote and are most often used in calamari served at restaurants.

  • Longboat Key
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Susan Johnson and Joelle Hamorit
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 12, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Democratic Club Meeting

'It's an exciting time for the Democrat Party,' according to Rod Smith, Chairman of Florida Democrat Party and speaker at the Democrat Club meeting on Jan. 9. The delegate selection is in June in Tampa and the national convention is in Charlotte, N.C in September. Smith discussed issues such as the reapportionment of Florida, talked about the Dream Act and what it means and gave reasons why he thinks the economy will be better in 2012.

  • Longboat Key
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Willis Elementary School first grade student Grace Haddock checks out an instrument used by the National Oceanic  and Atmospheric Administration when it sends crews to fly into hurricanes.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 12, 2012
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Hurricane devices

Willis Elementary School first grade student Grace Haddock checks out an instrument used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration when it sends crews to fly into hurricanes.

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We had a lot dating advice from match-maker and dating coach of Dream Bachelor and Bachelorette, Suzanne Oshima.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 12, 2012
VIDEO: The Observer's match-making services

Are you single? Lonely? Tired of restless nights on the couch with a pint of cookie-dough ice cream? Have you tried going to bars to meet people only to wind up standing in the bathroom line and pretending to respond to a message on your phone?

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2012
Sculptures start an up-roar

Here's what's hanging around outside of Zwiwwel (formerly Aria), a restaurant that, as of Jan. 9, is officially open for business and serving modern German cuisine.

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Kurt and Mitchell Weiss. Photo by Nick Friedman.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2012
Weiss shares experiences from the Holocaust

Kurt Weiss, father of Temple Beth Sholom Executive Director Mitchell Weiss, visited Sarasota Monday, Jan. 9, to speak about his experiences as a child living in Austria during the Holocaust.

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  • January 12, 2012
Matthes clear on where loyalty lies

Siesta Key Village Association President Russell Matthes was in a jovial mood early on the morning of Jan. 3 as he convened the organization's monthly meeting at the Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar.

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  • January 12, 2012
Poyners mark 20th in Hawaii

Jonathan Poyner, the county's coordinator of events on Siesta Key Public Beach, and his wife, Christine, marked their 20th wedding anniversary Dec. 28 with a big trip - to Hawaii.

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    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 12, 2012
Life in the Son holding services on Siesta Key

A new non-denominational church has begun holding weekly services in an office on Siesta Key.

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South Key residents were alarmed over the New Year’s holiday when they saw residents building a concrete wall on top of a seawall at Point of Rocks Circle. The wall was removed after county staff intervened. Courtesy photos.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 12, 2012
Island Beat: County officials quickly handle a zoning violation

Thanks to quick action from the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office and Sarasota County staff, a serious zoning violation was halted near Point of Rocks during the New Year's celebration, Siesta Key Association President Catherine Luckner told members during their Jan. 5 regular meeting.

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"When I married my husband, he said I would never have to work again," she says. "In fact, he didn’t even want me to work."
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 12, 2012
Neighbors: Mary Ann Pelley

Breakfast hostess Mary Ann Pelley brings service and smiles to those who dine at Clayton's.

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This Cocoanut Bayou home, which has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,264 square feet of living area, sold for $1.1 million. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 12, 2012
Cocoanut Bayou home sells for $1.1 million

Geraldine Elliott, Sarasota, sold her Cocoanut Bayou home at 271 Cedar Park Circle to Robert and Wendy Shusko, Sarasota, for $1.1 million.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 12, 2012
Neighbors: Jean Ruff

Cancer survivor Jean Ruff used flower arranging as a way to cope with the effects of her chemotherapy.

  • Sarasota
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