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  • Anna Brugmann
  • December 10, 2016
Southside students and parents stroll through winter wonderland

Organizers of the Southside Village Holiday Stroll pulled off a Christmas Miracle — snow in Florida.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • December 9, 2016
Burns Court puts a holiday twist on Second Friday

The Burns Court Neighborhood Association hosted its third annual Holiday Scavenger Hunt.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 9, 2016
Ranch theater students 'pop through the stages'

Lakewood Ranch High performance explores changes in pop culture through the decades.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • December 9, 2016
PINC Conference visits Sarasota

The Sarasota Opera House hosted the 3rd annual PINC Conference.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 8, 2016
Garden Club rings in the holidays

The Longboat Key Garden Club toasted to the holidays and a sponsorship from Michael J. Renick and Co.

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  • Katie Johns
  • December 8, 2016
Observer Challenge Tennis Tournament serves up cocktail party

The tournament kicks off at 8 a.m. Friday at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • December 8, 2016
Friends and family come together to shed some puppy love

They didn’t want much for their birthdays — just to give Sarasota Sheriff’s Department’s canine companions a barking good time.

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • December 8, 2016
Patrick Sanders invites Sarasota children to board the Polar Express

Patrick Sanders wants to keep the Christmas spirit alive, and he has just the ticket.

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This painting, owned by Shannon Gault, shows the plane in which her father took to the sky on Dec. 7, 1941.
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  • Katie Johns
  • December 7, 2016
Pearl Harbor memories ring through for residents 75 years later

Five Longboat Key residents share what they remember about Dec. 7, 1941.

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  • Katie Johns
  • December 7, 2016
Longboat Key Obituaries

Eleanor Glickman, Richard Genda, Rose Farah and James Hamilton died.

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Last year's Division Two champions Brad Cohen, Neil and Gigi Silverbery and Bea Uzielli
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 7, 2016
Your Calendar: Observer Challenge Tennis Tournament

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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Photo by Anna Brugmann
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 7, 2016
Share your holiday memories and mishaps with The Observer

We're looking for some of your funniest, sweetest and most outrageous holiday memories to feature in our Christmas issue.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 7, 2016
Anonymous givers save the day

A Longboat Key couple paid to have the programs for the Kiwanis Club Gourmet Lawn Party reprinted.

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Mirey Kazanciyan, Linde Ward and Karen Coffin
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  • Katie Johns
  • December 5, 2016
Country Club Shores residents toast to the holidays

Residents enjoyed an evening at Bird Key Yacht Club on Dec. 4.

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  • Katie Johns
  • December 5, 2016
Super Cat II tournament brings tennis greats to Longboat

The annual men's tournament brought tennis players from 33 states to Longboat Key.

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