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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 23, 2013
Consultant needed to map Longboat Key's future

The town seeks a consultant to review the Key's codes and Comprehensive Plan.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2013
News Briefs

Fire chief concerned about emergency access

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 23, 2013
Bullock questions request for Manatee trolley funding

The town manager ordered staff not to pay the county for fiscal 2011-12, nor to pay for 2012-13. He wants details.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 23, 2013
Town encounters code conundrum

P&Z board members struggle to strengthen town codes while not infringing on property owners' rights.

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Tom Aposporos became the long-term president of the chamber in June 2009. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 23, 2013
Aposporos steps down from his chamber role

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce president will continue his involvement with the organization.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2013
Our View: Save the Hilton

Another 5.0 tremor for Longboat Key: The Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort is on the edge of no longer being a Hilton!

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  • By Jorge Blanco
  • January 23, 2013
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Professor Gary Mormino speaks to the Longboat Key Historical Society. Photo by Robin Hartill.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 23, 2013
Historical Society recalls Florida's World War II past

USF Professor Gary Mormino spoke to the Historical Society about the Sunshine State during World War II.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Christine Killeen primarily teaches the Sun-style of tai chi, in which one foot advances to the ground before the other one follows.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 23, 2013
Strike a balance: Christine Killeen

Christine Killeen teaches students to incorporate principles of tai chi into their everyday lives.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Vice Mayor Chuck Brown, U.S. Attorney Robert Genzman, Police Chief Wayne McCammon and Town Manager Al Cox celebrate the arrests at a press conference at Town Hall. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 23, 2013
Lore: Operation yielded 1,600 pounds of cocaine

A Key couple was arrested in January 1989 as part of 'Operation Longboat,' which targeted a smuggling ring that used an Emerald Harbor home as a drop-off point.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Boston Crusaders color guard poses at the Inaugural Parade. Lakewood Ranch sophomore Sammy Hyatt is second from right in the back row. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • January 23, 2013
March of a Lifetime: Inaugural Day Parade

Greta Curry, Sammy Hyatt and Matt Vaadi marched in the 57th Inaugural Day Parade with the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps.

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Town Hall Executive Director Eva Rey honored Financial Director Steve Zielinski for completing five years of service.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 23, 2013
IDA selects facility contractor

The Lakewood Ranch IDA will hire Magnum Builders of Sarasota to construct its new maintenance facility.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 23, 2013
The Blackstone buy-up

Blackstone Group's Invitation Homes has purchased more than 100 distressed homes in Manatee County, with plans to rent the properties.

  • East County
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Lexi Brown loved animals, had a goofy sense of humor and always smiled. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • January 23, 2013
Lexi Brown shared life of joy

The 10-year-old fifth-grader at Gene Witt Elementary, known for her wide smile, goofy antics and love for animals, touched everyone she encountered.

  • East County
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