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  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 2, 2016
St. Armands residents hold annual meeting

The St. Armands Residents Association hosted its annual meeting Feb. 2, at Sarasota Yacht Club.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 2, 2016
Longboat Key Obituaries Feb. 4

Phyllis Dworkin, Richard Erickson, Fanny Grossman, and Timothy Hennigan died.

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Rabbi Brenner Glickman leads the group in song and prayer to celebrate Tu B'Shvat.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • January 30, 2016
Temple Emanu-El sings 'Happy Birthday' to the trees

Temple Emanu-El hosts event for families to celebrate Tu B'Shvat at the Sarasota Children's Garden.

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Center, Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota County President and CEO Bill Sadlo with the 2016 Youth of the Year nominees Brittany Alling, Kayla McGann, Rickey Tedesco and Almuta Hawks.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • January 30, 2016
Boys & Girls Club awards Youth of the Year

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County host the annual Steak and Burger dinner honoring the Youth of the Year.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 29, 2016
Glass art breaks onto Longboat Key

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts hosted a contemporary glass art weekend from Jan. 28 to 31.

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Jason Hottman with Carl Reynolds Law follows the clay.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 29, 2016
A round in the Chamber

Manatee County Chamber of Commerce held its annual clay shoot at Ancient Oak Gun Club.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 28, 2016
Chamber of Commerce pays tribute to members

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its 57th annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon Jan. 28, at Amore by Andrea.

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Healthy Start Executive Director Shon Ewens with Board Chair Debra Boterf and Ciera Coleman
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • January 28, 2016
Community helps mothers,babies get healthy start

The Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County hosts "An Evening for Healthy Start."

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 28, 2016
Congratulations to our weather and nature photo contest monthly winners

Janelle Branower, Liz Cantarine and Charles Preston Rawls have won the Observer's photo contest for January.

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Cindy Leder submitted this sunset photo taken from Beachplace on Longboat Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 28, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Jan. 28

Cindy Leder submitted this sunset photo taken from Beachplace on Longboat Key.

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Susan DeVictor, of Lakewood Ranch, captured this shot of a heron taking flight from the bank of Lake Summerfield.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 28, 2016
East County weather page photo: Jan. 28

Susan DeVictor, of Lakewood Ranch, captured this shot of a heron taking flight from the bank of Lake Summerfield.

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John Pan captured the Sarasota skyline’s reflection in the water.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 28, 2016
Sarasota weather page photo: Jan. 28

John Pan captured the Sarasota skyline’s reflection in the water.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 28, 2016
Longboaters get a taste of the Keys

More than 250 people attended the Longboat Key Garden Club’s fifth annual Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show Jan. 27, at Longboat Key Club’s Harbourside Dining Room.

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The Jessie A breaks up on sand bar at the entrance to Big Pass.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • January 28, 2016
This week in history 1.28.16

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

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The 2016 Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Voices will present a program focusing on the Florida Highwaymen, a group of 26 African-American artists who painted landscapes from the early 1950s through the 1980s.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • January 28, 2016
Sarasota calendar 1.28.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Jan. 28.

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