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Anabelle Truong said she likes connecting with people through her poems.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • February 28, 2019
Sarasota has a different TYPE of poet

Booker Middle School students will gladly write you a verse . . . on a machine built before they were born.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 28, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: Feb. 28

Kevin French photographed these juvenile bald eagles on North Lido Key.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 28, 2019
East County weather page photo: Feb. 28

Ileene Focht captured these clouds from University Parkway and Cattlemen Road.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 28, 2019
Sarasota weather page photo: Feb. 28

Lisa Cotner photographed this limpkin at Celery Fields.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Andrew Atkins
  • February 27, 2019
Walk-a-Thon hits its stride at Braden River Elementary

It was more than a walk in the park.

  • East County
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Customers peruse the jewelry section at last year's Royal Rummage Sale.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 27, 2019
St. Mary Catholic gets ready to rummage

The annual sale will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 1 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 2.

  • Longboat Key
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Tom Brown, Bea & Dave Erickson, Anne Hanley, Gabriel and Diane Brown Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 27, 2019
Birthday thanks

The Lazy Lobster customers gave their favorite employee a birthday surprise on Feb. 14.

  • Longboat Key
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Larry Greenspon file photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 27, 2019
Donation in progress

In June, Greenspon, a Longboat Key resident, donated the initial gift for the refurbishment of the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee's 32-acre campus.

  • Longboat Key
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Patty Cooper reads a book to Dreya.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 27, 2019
Patty Cooper lends helping hand throughout Sarasota area

The Longboat Key resident volunteers at Children First and Selah Freedom, teaches mahjong at The Paradise Center and is the treasurer of the Longboat Key Garden Club.

  • Longboat Key
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Event co-organizer Hannah Weinberg, Deborah Ericson and Suellen Kaeb of Breast Health Sarasota, Inc and event co-organizer Jayne Weiss
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 26, 2019
Longboat golf groups tee off for a cure

The Key Niners and the Women's 18-Hole golf associations gathered Feb. 26 for their annual event that benefits Breast Health Sarasota, Inc.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 25, 2019
Spanish Main gets all shook up with Elvis

The king of rock and roll made an appearance at Spanish Main Yacht Club Feb. 25.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Elle the Mermaid swam for attendees of the Junior League Tour of Homes.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • February 25, 2019
Sarasota Junior League takes a peek into homes

The Tour of Homes expanded to six houses this year.

  • Sarasota
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Whiskey Pond's Manuel Ontiveros puts on the breaks during the Observer Cup Feb. 24.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • February 25, 2019
Chase to the cup

Plenty of new polo fans take in the action during the Observer Cup in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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Elizabeth Burke, the robotic coordinator for Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, shows off the hospital's new Da Vinci surgical robot at the expo.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • February 25, 2019
Lakewood Ranch expo offers healthy variety of vendors

Hundreds pack Health and Wellness Expo at the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center to receive health checks and fitness advice.

  • East County
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Attendees were given a cupcake on the way out.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • February 24, 2019
Jewish Federation celebrates 60 years in Sarasota

The campus will now be named after Larry Greenspon.

  • Sarasota
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Together, John and Shannon Barton make the "Roaring '20s" at the Great Gatsby-themed annual dinner for members of the Friars Club. Attendees shared their favorite memories from the season and gave out awards at the March 24 celebration at the Harbourside Ballroom.
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Second suspect charged in 2024 Sarasota homicide
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Second suspect charged in 2024 Sarasota homicide
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Theo Chien and Peter Ginsburg test out their fire helmets at the Longboat Key Fire Rescue open house on March 25 at Station 92. The pair picked out some fire station-themed toys while meeting first responder staff at the annual event.
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The Umbrella House was built in 1953.
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