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PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Visitor Information Center Opening


  • By Kelsey Grau
  • | 5:00 a.m. February 27, 2014
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PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Visitor Information Center Opening
Tonya Atchison, Al Purmort Insurance, Cal Bonnett, First Bank, and Lynette Warnars, Insignia Bank
Tonya Atchison, Al Purmort Insurance, Cal Bonnett, First Bank, and Lynette Warnars, Insignia Bank
Alicia DeMirza and Mary Cohen, of the Longboat Key Education Center
Alicia DeMirza and Mary Cohen, of the Longboat Key Education Center
Stephanie McCulloch, Richard Perlman, Michael Saunders & Company, and Georgina Clamage, Michael Saunders & Company
Stephanie McCulloch, Richard Perlman, Michael Saunders & Company, and Georgina Clamage, Michael Saunders & Company
Stephanie Dluzneski, Take Shape for Life, and Gail Loefgren, Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce
Stephanie Dluzneski, Take Shape for Life, and Gail Loefgren, Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce
Nancy Taussing, Barefoot Weddings, and Marc Mannino, Elegant Entertainment
Nancy Taussing, Barefoot Weddings, and Marc Mannino, Elegant Entertainment
Susan Goldfarb, Longboat Key Education Center, Andrew Vac, REMAX Alliance Group, and Tamela Eddy, Tannenbaum Hanewich
Susan Goldfarb, Longboat Key Education Center, Andrew Vac, REMAX Alliance Group, and Tamela Eddy, Tannenbaum Hanewich
Michael Doll, Longboat Key Financial Group, and John Cozy, Floor Care Solutions
Michael Doll, Longboat Key Financial Group, and John Cozy, Floor Care Solutions
Jay Anderson, Edgewater Contractors, Victoria Jacobson, Executive Assistant of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, and Josh Conn, AMR Contractors
Jay Anderson, Edgewater Contractors, Victoria Jacobson, Executive Assistant of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, and Josh Conn, AMR Contractors
Steve and Donna Zook, The Beachcomber
Steve and Donna Zook, The Beachcomber
Rick Lamb, Judy Smith, Victoria Jacobson, Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, Fredd Atkins, Patricia Benak and Pam Hagan, of Waterfront 7 Realty
Rick Lamb, Judy Smith, Victoria Jacobson, Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, Fredd Atkins, Patricia Benak and Pam Hagan, of Waterfront 7 Realty

 

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