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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 13, 2013
Residents fight whitefly

The tiny insects are bugging Longboaters - and its flora - by impacting palm trees and other plants.

  • Longboat Key
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File photo
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 13, 2013
Lore: Many say Holiday Inn closing was the beginning of the end

The closure of the 146-room hotel had a lasting impact on Longboat life.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ramsey Kraft honed his customer-service skills in the floral industry.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 13, 2013
Your Neighbor: Ramsey Kraft

Want some tips for eliciting a smile? Ask Ramsey Kraft.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
Obituary: Jack Landman Goldsmith

Jack Landman Goldsmith, 102, of Longboat Key, died March 1.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
Obituary: Ann Bachmann

Ann Bachmann, 76, of Chicago and Longboat Key, died March 7.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bob and Patricia Gussin, pictured in Oceanview Publishing headquarters in Mediterranean Plaza. Since the beginning of 2012, the company has had 14 titles on Amazon’s weekly best-seller list.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 13, 2013
Mystery mavens: Bob and Patricia Gussin

Spoiler alert: In 2013, the Longboat Key-based Oceanview Publishing plans to release 13 novels, and many will be downloadable at low prices.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This home at 796 Marbury Lane has three bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 3,834 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.15 million. Photo by Katie Hendrick.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 13, 2013
Home in Sleepy Lagoon sells for $2.15 million

A home in Sleepy Lagoon Park tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Joseph Manfredo, of North Venice, and Kathleen Manfredo, of Brick, N.J., sold their home at 796 Marbury Lane to Robert Emery, trustee, of Longboat Key, for $2.15 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 13, 2013
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Publix Liquors set to open Longboat location March 14; Marina's and Swim City to hold open houses; 'Business is Back' reception takes place Monday

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nancy Deeb submitted this sunset photo, taken near Seaplace on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
Weather Photo: SEA-ING IS BELIEVING

Nancy Deeb submitted this sunset photo, taken near Seaplace on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • March 13, 2013
LECOM School of Dental Medicine holds grand opening

The $52 million school on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard opened in July to welcome an inaugural class of 100 students.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
News Briefs

Operation targets spring break activities

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  • News
Wanda Colon shows Aletta Chapman, a student at The Academy of Home Staging, how to hang a painting.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • March 13, 2013
Television host helps stage Tara home

Celebrity and staging team turns a cluttered, outdated home into one ready to be sold.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
BUSINESS OBSERVER

New Saks Fifth Avenue exec has big plans for mall project; Counseling practice opens a new location; Tidewater Preserve opens dog park

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
Letters to the Editor

44th Avenue extension waste of taxpayers' dollars

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