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The staff members at the Child Protection Center will wear all blue during the month of April.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 8, 2016
CPC staff encourages community to 'Get Your Blue on'

Child Protection Center staff members go casual with blue jeans for Fridays during the month of April.

  • Sarasota
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Paul Meese submitted this photo of the Siesta Key draw bridge at sunrise.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2016
Sarasota weather page photo: April 7

Paul Meese submitted this photo of the Siesta Key draw bridge at sunrise.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2016
East County weather page photo: April 7

Susan DeVictor submitted this photo of a sandhill crane feeding its chicks on Hidden River Trail in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Fred Bethke captured this shot of a bald eagle on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 7

Fred Bethke captured this shot of a bald eagle on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 7, 2016
Operation Kindness celebrates America’s heroes

Operation Kindness Florida, Inc. held its ninth annual fundraiser April 7, at Longboat Key Club.

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Christine O'Leary's fabric pottery will be on display at the Osprey Library at Historic Spanish Point during the month of April.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 7, 2016
Waste not: Palmer Ranch resident creates art from scraps

Christine O'Leary turns scrap fabric into moldable pottery.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Rosemary Kenyon shows off her lantern at last year’s Siesta Fiesta.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 7, 2016
Sarasota calendar 4.7.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of April 7.

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  • Neighbors
Blue hand prints for Paint SRQ Blue
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 7, 2016
Wet paint

Local businesses participate in #PainttheTownBlue for the Child Protection Center.

  • Sarasota
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Photo by Heather Merriman-Saba. CPC Executive Director Doug Staley and Doc Werlin
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 7, 2016
CPC paints SRQ Blue

The Child Protection Center launches month-long campaign for child abuse awareness.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 6, 2016
Longboat Harbour goes for the green

Thirty-one Longboat Harbour residents participated in a golf tournament April 6.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 6, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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Marty Mork expertly swirls her spaghetti. She said she cuts it sometimes now, but always grew up twirling it.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 6, 2016
Living Lord Lutheran gets saucy for All God's Children Preschool fundraiser

The preschool held its annual spaghetti dinner Tuesday night.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 6, 2016
Longboat Key: Obituaries

Robert Cohen and Scott Palmer died.

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Lifelong animal lover Cee Edmundson with friend Dora Walter's dog, Jake
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 6, 2016
Cee Edmundson led with courage, commitment

Cee Edmundson, of Longboat Key, died March 31. She was 69.

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    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 5, 2016
Palmer Ranch resident stitches together pottery

Christine O'Leary turns scrap fabric into moldable pottery.

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