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Neighbors

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • October 20, 2017
Mote dives into Halloween with Night of Fish, Fun and Fright

What's Halloween without an underwater pumpkin carving?

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 20, 2017
Lakewood Ranch celebrates life with Block Party, Club Day

Hundreds of visitors came to Main Street for music, socializing and information.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • October 20, 2017
SPARCC, Women's Resource Center and Hope Family Services partner for annual luncheon

Members of the three organizations gathered Oct. 20 at Polo Grill and Bar in Lakewood Ranch for the Empower Your Purse Luncheon.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 19, 2017
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce honors small businesses

The chamber's Small Business Week culminated with an awards luncheon on Oct. 19.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2017
Sarasota weather page photo: Oct. 19

Nancy Jordan captured birds flying across the beach on Siesta Key at sunset.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2017
East County weather page photo: Oct. 19

Breanna Howell captured this photo during an early morning bike ride on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2017
Longboat Key weather page photo: Oct. 19

Vikki Iovino captured this photo of the calm water behind Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium during sunset.

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Hayley Rio and Calen MacDonald. Courtesy photo. DO NOT USE
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  • Berkley Mason
  • October 19, 2017
Southeast High School student honored for academic excellence

Calen MacDonald was one of four National Merit Scholar semifinalists from Manatee County.

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Bryan Song plays with a chess pieces between matches.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • October 19, 2017
Sarasota chess enthusiasts move to organize

Mark Hamel wants to unite Sarasota’s chess community, but first he needs to find it a home.

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  • Neighbors
Participants of farm's first goat yoga class practice yoga at Fruitville Grove.
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  • Anna Brugmann
  • October 19, 2017
Sarasota farm welcomes local yogis

Fruitville Grove farm breaks away from the herd to offer unique yoga class.

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Benson with Marsha Panuce. Courtesy photo.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 18, 2017
Kissing booth helps raise money for ill dogs

Tips for Tails garnered more than $4,000 to benefit Donte's Den

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Isabel Traba was among three Sarasota Sharks swimmers selected to the camp.
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  • Anna Brugmann
  • October 18, 2017
Three Sarasota swimmers head to Olympic Training Center

The trio will join 93 other elite athletes at the USA Swimming National Select Camp in Colorado Springs.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 18, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: Oct. 19, 2017

Dorothy Cole, Jodie Grossman, Jadwiga Zofia Mues, Bettye Chumley Boyer, Roland Carroll, Neva Kelley-Paesani and Pearl Kushner died.

  • Longboat Key
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Karen Coltun and Alan Yaruss married on Oct. 12. Courtesy photo of The Captain's Wife Photography
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 18, 2017
Sweet things

Karen Coltun and Alan Yaruss got married on Oct. 12.

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Seaplace planning committee members Kathy Neudorfer, Peggy Jelinek, Gloria Long, performer Marcy Downey, Susan Pariseau, Mary Del Pup and Pat Stusek pose with an Ed Sullivan cutout.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 18, 2017
Life of the party: Meet Longboat Key's party planners

With season upon Longboat Key, four condominium party planners weigh in on how and why they do it.

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