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Neighbors

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  • Shane Donglasan
  • November 4, 2018
All Angels by the Sea says farewell to Father David Danner

A celebratory welcome and a sad farewell made up All Angels by the Sea's Welcome Back Brunch on Nov. 4.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • November 4, 2018
Longboat Island Chapel welcomes back members

Congregants of Longboat Island Chapel celebrate the return of its seasonal members as well as members of its "senior class."

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 3, 2018
Ferraris a hit on St. Armands Circle

Ferrari club's 18th annual event raises money for Shriners Hospital for Children.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 2, 2018
All hands on deck for charity

Wandall Foundation fundraiser hosted its 15th annual memorial weekend fundraiser Nov. 2-3.

  • East County
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    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • November 2, 2018
"The Fence" photography exhibit opens at Nathan Benderson Park

A large-scale outdoor photography exhibit made its debut in Sarasota on Nov. 1.

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  • Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: Nov. 1

Ben Cooper photographed these birds on North Lido Beach.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2018
East County weather page photo: Nov. 1

Chris Rubal photographed this owl on Lemon Fish Drive in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2018
Sarasota weather page photo: Nov. 1

Cathy Waller captured these palm trees against the fiery sunset in Mote Ranch neighborhood in Sarasota.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 31, 2018
St. Armands hosts spooktacular fright night

The 10th annual event featured candy, costumes and of course, a "Thriller" performance by the Sarasota High School Drama Department.

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Last year, a group traveled with the chamber to China. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 31, 2018
Chamber jet sets for South Africa

The public is invited to embark on a 12-day trip to South Africa in May with the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce.

  • Longboat Key
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Ellen Dizio reads “Caps for Sale” to Keiryn Lacy.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 31, 2018
Rockin' Readers program turns the page for Booker Elementary students

Ruthie Maass started the program 13 years ago in an effort to improve reading in multiple grade levels.

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File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 31, 2018
Season of giving

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key is looking for volunteers to help them ring the bell outside of Publix for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign.

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Tom and Marilynn Cinquegrano and Steve and Laura Durie at last year's stone crab celebration.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 31, 2018
Bacchus on the Beach sips into 8th year

The two-day event kicks off with two dinners on Nov. 8 and continues with a wine and cheese pairing, barrel tasting and the stone crab celebration and winemaker auction on Nov. 9.

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Monsignor Gerry Finegan, Women’s Guild President Ginny Akhoury and the Rev. Eric Scanlan at the guild's 2018 fashion show.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 31, 2018
The next chapter

The Rev. Eric Scanlan, who has been with St. Mary, Star of the Sea, since January 2017, has accepted a role as an administrator at Incarnation Parish and chaplain of Cardinal Mooney High School in Sarasota.

  • Longboat Key
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Punta Gorda's Luke Graham says that his ancestors migrated from Ireland to the United States hundreds of years ago, before it was acceptable to be Irish in America.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • October 31, 2018
Kilts to the hilt at Nathan Benderson Park

Nathan Benderson Park hosts Celtic festival.

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