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Attendees could view vehicles such as this 1956 Chevy owned by Gary Kinney.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 2, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sun Coast Grand Prix Car Show

Car enthusiasts of all ages headed June 30, to Lakewood Ranch Main Street, for the Sun Coast Grand Prix Car Show

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Scott Stottlemyer helped Josh Compton on the fishing trip. Compton caught eight fish including trout and ladyfish.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 2, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : The Friendliest Catch Outing for the Physically and Mentally Challenged

Excited children and adults fished Tuesday, July 2, at The Friendliest Catch Outing put on by Suncoast Charities for Children to benefit the charities and as part of the 29th annual Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix Festival. Community members took children out for a morning of fishing followed by an award ceremony with food from Chick-fil-A and Sam's Club.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 2, 2013
Manatee TSA teams take top honors

Manatee County technology students captured more top 10 finishes than any other district in the country at the National TSA Conference.

  • East County
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Yvonne and Richard Crawford
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
Two Longboat Key couples celebrate milestones

Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Richard Crawford and his wife, Yvonne, celebrated their 45-year anniversary June 15. Crawford's fellow Kiwanian, Longboat Key resident Weldon Frost and his wife, Brenda, celebrated their 45th anniversary June 28.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 2, 2013
Photo: SERVICE SALUTE

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key was able to give one of its longtime members the recognition he deserves at the club's June 27 meeting.

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There was a 6-foot, long-toothed swimmer gliding through the Gulf, according to the July 8, 1982, issue of the Longboat Observer.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
Longboat Lore: Flies bugged residents on Fourth of July

A buzzing, rapidly multiplying fleet of flies pestered Longboat Key throughout the Fourth of July weekend in 2005. The flies swarmed Freedom Fest and also bugged guests at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's Fourth of July celebration.

  • Longboat Key
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Mary Lou Johnson's "Water: Above and Below" exhibit will be on display for the next year at the Longboat Key Club & Resort's Tennis Gardens facility.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
YOUR NEIGHBOR | Mary Lou Johnson

Mary Lou Johnson's work is 100% photography. But taking the photo is just the beginning.

  • Longboat Key
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Linda Steffee
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
Obituary: Linda Steffee

A memorial service for Linda Steffee, 52, of Houston, who died July 21, 2012, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
Obituary: Elizabeth 'Lib' Smith

Elizabeth 'Lib' Smith, 100, of Longboat Key, died June 21.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
Obituary: Cynthia Segrest Hamilton Dunn

Cynthia Segrest Hamilton Dunn, 80, of Charlotte, N.C., and formerly of Longboat Key and Punta Gorda, died June 24.

  • Longboat Key
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Kimberly Morgan submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bradenton Beach.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 2, 2013
Weather photo: Longboat Key

Kimberly Morgan submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bradenton Beach.

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Dawn Hummell and Greg Smaltz married April 7, 2010, at the Longboat Island Chapel. Photo courtesy of Jack Elka.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
Longboat Key wedding professionals group bands together

Weddings are big business, but Longboat Key only gets a small sliver of the proverbial cake. A new group of wedding-business professionals hopes to change that.

  • Longboat Key
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Stephen Heese has been with Manatee County-based boat manufacturer Chris-Craft Corp. since 2001, when he and a fellow Harvard Business School classmate, Stephen Julius, bought the firm out of bankruptcy. Photo by Mark Wemple.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 2, 2013
Chris-Craft focuses on high-end boat niche

Chris-Craft, the company that made boats for John F. Kennedy and Elvis Presley, has slowly sailed back to pre-downturn levels. One key lesson: Get expenses under control.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 2, 2013
Destination: East County

Eastern Manatee County may not have beaches or famous museums, but it has plenty of local flavor, winding rivers and parks in which to relax with your family. Consider these options for spending your summer days and nights:

  • Longboat Key
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Larry Greenspon is international chair of the Israel Tennis Centers.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 1, 2013
Longboater to compete in International Jewish Olympics

Larry Greenspon will compete in the International Jewish Olympics later this month.

  • Longboat Key
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