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Last year' s Taste of the Keys Event chairwomen Patty Sileo, Lyn Haycock, Palma Panza and Phyllis Black
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  • Katie Johns
  • January 11, 2017
Your Calendar: Taste of the Keys Fashion Show

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
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The 3.5 National Team Captains Mac Spitzer, BJ Bishop, Ann Zaltman Photo courtesy of BJ Bishop
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  • Katie Johns
  • January 11, 2017
Tennis Center team sweep up competition

The Longboat Key Public Tennis Center’s Women’s 3.5 Tri-Cities Tennis League teams beat the Key Club and Lakewood Ranch teams.

  • Longboat Key
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Douglas Stuart is pictured with his son, Drew Stuart, and daughter, Dona Kerezsi. Courtesy photo.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 11, 2017
Bagpipes ring in 100th birthday

Lakewood Ranch Sheridan celebrates first centenarian

  • East County
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 10, 2017
Longboat Key Democratic Club hears from James Joseph

The meeting was also the last one for Murray Blueglass as club president.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • January 9, 2017
Ringling welcomes students and staff to new library

Ringling opens Alfred Goldstein Library by passing the last 200 books from Vernon Kimbrough Library to the new facility.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • January 9, 2017
Runners race to honor former Riverview Student

Andrew Monroe died in 2011, but his legacy lives on in annual charity race.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 8, 2017
Polo season swings into action

Season opener celebrates national football championship.

  • East County
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • January 7, 2017
Orchid Society celebrates 60 years with A Symphony of Orchids

Sarasota Orchid Society celebrated their 60th anniversary with a orchid festival and sale.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 6, 2017
All Angels by the Sea celebrates Epiphany

The church celebrated with a concert and pot-luck dinner.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • January 6, 2017
South Sarasota welcomes the thunder

Although the main event was moved the Lakewood Ranch, motorcycle enthusiasts made their way to Sarasota for the Welcome Thunder event at The Coral House.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2017
Congratulations to this month's winners of our photo contest!

Normal Pennington, John Caviglia and Mary Tygh Parks have won the Observer's photo contest for December.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • January 6, 2017
Phillippi Shores students travel back in time

Second graders at Phillippi Shores Elementary School finished learning about Ellis Island by working their way through the immigration process at their own mock-Ellis Island.

  • Sarasota
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  • Katie Johns
  • January 5, 2017
Chamber welcomes Cabinetree to Longboat Key

The first Longboat ribbon-cutting ceremony of 2017 was held on Jan. 5.

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Mary Tygh Parks captured this shot at Celery Fields.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 5, 2017
Sarasota weather page photo: Jan. 5

Mary Tygh Parks captured this shot at Celery Fields.

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Susan DeVictor captured this shot of the sun setting over Summerfield Lake in Lakewood Ranch.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 5, 2017
East County weather page photo: Jan. 5

Susan DeVictor captured this shot of the sun setting over Summerfield Lake in Lakewood Ranch.

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