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  • Robin Hartill
  • September 21, 2011
Real Estate Reports

Pettingell ranks in WSJ and Real Trends Top 1,000; Mei, Rutstein of Signature Sotheby's join forces

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  • News
Director of Housekeeping Diane Davidson and Longboat Key Club and Resort Director of Operations Rick Benninghove. Photo courtesy of LBK Club.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2011
Business Observer

Longboat Key Club helps clean the world

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  • News
Marcia Freedman displays one of her more recent watercolor paintings. She prefers painting watercolors to oil paintings.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 21, 2011
Neighbors: Marcia Freedman

Artist Ed Whitney once commented on a painting, done by Marcia Freedman, saying that the artist was "a person having a love affair with color."

  • Longboat Key
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Sandra Herr submitted this sunset photo, taken on Gulfshore Road on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2011
Weekly Winner: Relaxation Technique

Sandra Herr submitted this sunset photo, taken on Gulfshore Road on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
About 15 manatees mesmerized residents at Christian Retreat during their visit Sept. 14. Photos courtesy of Scott Gerhart/
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 21, 2011
Mating herd of manatees stops by Christian Retreat

A mating herd of manatees spent a day in the Manatee River along Christian Retreat's property, much to delight of its residents and staff.

  • East County
  • News
Connor Dzembo was diagnosed with A-T when he was 3 years old.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • September 21, 2011
FULL STORY: Wobbly Feet pitches Wifflemania tourney

The organization will host a wiffle ball tournament Sept. 24 at Longwood Park.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Don Lichter and Jocy, 2, take a ride to the bank in their convertible. "She loves to go to the bank and get her treat," said Lichter. Jocy was also sporting hot pink "doggles".
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 21, 2011
Photo of the Day: Cruisin' in style

Nothing like a man and man's best friend taking a ride through town in a convertible with the top down to make anyone smile, especially when man's best friend is wearing hot pink "doggles".

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Lexi and Eric Creviston moved to the East County in November 2010 with their twin daughters, Hailie, right, and Kali, left. Kali has been battling cancer since she was less than 1 year old, and now is in stable condition. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 21, 2011
East County daughter finds stability while struggling with cancer

Kali Creviston's battle with cancer may never go away, but the 5-year-old finally is beginning to be herself.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Homae-Tech expands, adds 13 employees
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2011
Business Observer

Polo Grill adds event sales director; Carr named Ranch's Rotarian of the Year; Homae-Tech expands, adds 13 employees

  • East County
  • News
Michele Shields took this sunset photo at Jiggs Landing.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2011
Weekly Winner: Majestic Sunset

Michele Shields took this sunset photo at Jiggs Landing.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The bachelors boogied their way down the runway.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 20, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: BYOB auction

The second annual Buy Your Own Bachelor (BYOB) brought out hundreds of people Tuesday, Sept. 20, at McCurdy's Comedy Club. Over $15,000 was raised for the American Cancer Society by two teams who put on the event and are participating in the upcoming Making Strides Against Breast Cancer fundraising walk.

  • Sarasota
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First-grader Macy Meshad got Wendy’s and was enjoying a Frosty. When her dad Gavin was her age, he looked forward to walking down Orange from St. Martha’s to church because he got to leave school.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 20, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Southside Elementary Brings its Dads to Lunch

PHOTO GALLERY: Southside Elementary Brings its Dads to Lunch

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Nina Insinna of Nine O’ Clocks, Liz Ford of Salon 2000, Pam Canal a Medical Skincare Esthetician, and Irina Lavose a co-owner of Design 2000 pose together.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 20, 2011
The Chamber has Business After Hours at the Hemsley Sandcastle

The Chamber has Business After Hours at the Hemsley Sandcastle

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Hannah Smith, 3, puts decorative, little holes into her clay slab.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 20, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Creating with clay

Clay artist Judy Pirkey brought tons of air-dry clay and taught children how to create their very own Florida fossil plaques Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the Selby Public Library. Students were each given a slab of clay and were taught how to add textured backgrounds, use stamps, make clay molds of fish and seashells and were even allowed to glue on real seashells that had been found earlier in the day along the beach by Pirkey.

  • Sarasota
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Annie Twitty shows off the perfect little sanddollar she found along the shore while searching for shells at the beach.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 20, 2011
Photo of the Day: Seashell by the seashore

She sells seashells by the seashore. Not really, but Annie Twitty, from Chicago, Ill., did find a small sanddollar on the shore while at the beach. Twitty is visiting Siesta Key with her family.

  • Siesta Key
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