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  • Observer Staff
  • January 29, 2014
2013 sunset is still a stunner

In the Longboat Observer's Jan. 2 issue, we showcased our most stunning sunsets from 2013.

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  • Neighbors
Rendering courtesy of Brian Phipps Home designer Brian Phipps describes the look of the planned residences as 'a light, bright coastal British West Indies look.'
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 29, 2014
Developer plans nine-home community

Developer Shawn Kaleta has already sold five of nine homes that will be built on the last developable piece of Gulf-front property.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 29, 2014
Colony ruling delayed again until February

Attorneys in the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort bankruptcy case continue to debate whether a settlement agreement is legal and if it can be approved next month.

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  • News
File photo The town's traditional approach to beach nourishment involves using a Hopper dredge for sand placement.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 29, 2014
Consultant outlines beach options

Olsen Associates Inc. outlined five scenarios for the town's beach plan that range from $16 million to $39 million.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 29, 2014
News Briefs

Mote exhibit highlights extremes of survival; Community health fair scheduled for Bayfront Park

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 29, 2014
ULI group targets Bayfront Park

County money could be available to improve the park, including funding for a community center building.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 29, 2014
Linde analyzes pension data

The town's pension debt of more than $27 million is more than twice its annual revenue. Future budget line items will pay the debt down.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 29, 2014
2013: Chief reports 5.6% increase in Fire Rescue calls

Longboat Key Fire Rescue experienced a 5.6% increase in calls in 2013, according to a report Chief Paul Dezzi released this week that details the incidents that the department responded to throughout the year.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 29, 2014
Couple grounds its plan for an SRQ-based airline

A Longboat Key couple halted plans for a Sarasota-based airline due to a lack of investors for the business model.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 29, 2014
Our view

Crist gets a gift: marijuana

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Andrew Aitken
  • January 29, 2014
My View

Longboat Key residents should seek county cash

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 29, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Courtesy photo Matt Carman and Julie White hunt for Bigfoot on Spike TV's "10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty."
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 29, 2014
Bigfoot could mean big bucks for Key native

Matt Carman and his friend, Julie White, could win $10 million. All they have to do: provide evidence that proves Sasquatch is real for a Spike TV reality show.

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Ross
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • January 29, 2014
Your Neighbor: Joni Ross

Longboat Key resident Joni Ross has been teaching Pilates for 18 years.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 29, 2014
'Defiant Requiem' shows artistic rebellion at Terezin

Two survivors of the Terezin concentration camp and former U.S. Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat will speak at a screening of a documentary at Temple Beth Israel.

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