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Camden Jenkins
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  • February 12, 2014
Youth earns orchestra honors

Cardinal Mooney High School's Camden Jenkins, a resident of River Club, recently received the highest ranking possible at the Florida Orchestra Association's Solo and Ensemble Festival.

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  • February 12, 2014
Tips benefit SOS

After all the glasses had been filled Jan. 24, 'celebrity' bartenders walked away with $5,308.14 for Sea of Strengths Academy's Parent Teacher Organization.

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  • February 12, 2014
CFBH accepts nominations

The Center for Building Hope, a nonprofit that provides programs and resources to cancer patients and their families, now is accepting nominations for the 2014 Stephen H. Goldman M.D. Keystone Award.

  • East County
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  • February 12, 2014
Harvest donates to Take Stock

Representatives of Harvest United Methodist Church in Lakewood Ranch recently donated more than $17,000 to Manatee County's Take Stock in Children program.

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File photo Joseph Grosso in costume
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  • February 12, 2014
Ranch student wins playwriting contest

Lakewood Ranch High School's Joseph Grosso, a senior, earned top honors in the theater realm.

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Lauren-Taylor Nock
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  • February 12, 2014
Nocks celebrate Valentine's gifts

For Eugene and Jessica Nock, of Sleepy Lagoon, there's a lot to love about the month of February.

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  • February 12, 2014
Better late than never for couple

A friend fixed up Howard Temkin and Barbara Koren back in 1975 in Massachusetts. They became friends, went out again in 2001, then officially became a couple in December 2012.

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Courtesy photos
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  • February 12, 2014
St. Mary men swing in for tee time

The St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Men's Club held its first golf outing Jan. 20 at Manatee County Golf Course in Bradenton.

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  • February 12, 2014
Longboat Key lures more than 1,000 book buyers

Longboat Key photographer Mary Lou Johnson's photography book, 'The Lure of Longboat Key,' is luring many readers.

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Judy Graham, Mote trustee, with John and Deborah Dart. Courtesy
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  • February 12, 2014
Mote VIPs enjoy first look at 'Survivors'

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's new limited-time exhibit, 'Survivors: Beautiful and Extreme Adaptations,' features special guests from the animal kingdom such as the peacock mantis shrimp, blue-ringed octopus and the Vietnamese mossy frog.

  • Longboat Key
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  • February 12, 2014
Obituary: Howard Swartz

Howard Swartz, 86, of Longboat Key and New City, N.Y., died Feb. 9.

  • Longboat Key
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  • February 12, 2014
Obituary: Barbara Jean Swartz

Barbara Jean Swartz, 82, of Longboat Key, died Feb. 1.

  • Longboat Key
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Kelsey Grau Local athlete Ralph Maxwell has his sights set on gold.
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  • Kelsey Grau
  • February 12, 2014
Your Neighbor | Ralph Maxwell

Ralph Maxwell recently returned from the Florida International Senior Games and State Championships, where he earned medals in all his events and set three new records in the 50-meter sprint, triple jump and 800-meter run.

  • Longboat Key
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  • February 12, 2014
You Observed

Here's a roundup of reader-submitted photos from events around the Key. To submit photos for this weekly feature, email Kelsey Grau at [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
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Lori Sax Ken Hughes founded Bradenton-based CNK Realty last year. The commercial real estate firm focuses exclusively on medical and health care properties.
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  • Mark Gordon
  • February 12, 2014
Medical Moves

A boom has percolated in medical and health care commercial real estate. Brokers hope it lasts awhile.

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