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Pat Gussin
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2016
Pat Gussin books top award

Patricia Gussin won a Florida Book Award in the Popular Fiction category.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
FDOT repeatedly removes the osprey nest above New Pass Bridge for safety reasons.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2016
The disappearing osprey nest

FDOT repeatedly removes the osprey nest above New Pass Bridge for safety reasons.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 30, 2016
Longboat Key: Obituaries

Tom Burgum, Gene Carr, Isabelle Gammon and Pauline Schaum Schroeder died.

  • Longboat Key
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Water Club condo sells for $3.21 million
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 30, 2016
Water Club condo sells for $3.21 million

The Unit 1002 condo at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,435 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Because of the increase in the popularity of golf on Longboat Key, the bike lanes along Gulf of Mexico Drive will be removed to accommodate golf carts.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2016
New GMD: Golf of Mexico Drive

Because of the increase in the popularity of golf on Longboat Key, the bike lanes along Gulf of Mexico Drive will be removed to accommodate golf carts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboaters, your new crosswalks await you, courtesy of FDOT.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2016
Longboat Key Crosswalks 2.0

Longboaters, your new crosswalks await you, courtesy of FDOT.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 29, 2016
Life is gold for Sands Point

Sands Point celebrated its 50th anniversary March 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 28, 2016
Casa Del Mar has baskets of fun

Children staying at Casa Del Mar Beach Resort went searching for candy on resort property Easter morning, March 27.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 28, 2016
Longboat Key Club’s Eggstravaganza

The Resort at Longboat Key Club held its annual Easter celebration March 27.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 27, 2016
Mar Vista hatches Easter egg hunt

Mar Vista hosted its 28th annual Easter egg hunt March 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ricardo Hicks starts on a clay chip and dip bowl set.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 26, 2016
Rotary Art Festival moves to Hillview Street

The Sarasota Rotary Fine Art and Craft Festival hosts local artisans.

  • Sarasota
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Tiffany and Hawley Holsbeke
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 26, 2016
Southside community gets hoppy for Easter

Residents flock to Southside Elementary School for Easter egg hunt and festivities.

  • Sarasota
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Josiah Lawrence was perfectly content with his one Easter egg.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 26, 2016
Hop to it: SKVA hosts Easter egg hunts

The Siesta Key Village Association hid more than 1,000 Easter eggs for children to find on the beach.

  • Siesta Key
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Phoebe Jessop of Lakewood Ranch collected 18 eggs.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 26, 2016
Kids go egg-wild in Greenbrook Adventure Park

Lakewood Ranch Community Activities held its annual EGGstravaganza Saturday.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 26, 2016
Children on hunt for Easter message

Harvest United Methodist welcomed hundreds of children for its annual Easter egg hunt March 26.

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