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  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2012
SWAT welcomes new members

Successful Women Aligning Together (SWAT) Networking recently welcomed new and returning members during a special lunchtime meeting at the Polo Grill and Bar.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2012
Haircuts for Hearts

East County mom Noemi Szilagyi is organizing a "Cuts for a Cause" event, benefiting the Larry King Cardiac Foundation, an organization that provides financial assistance to individuals who need life-saving cardiac procedures but cannot afford them.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2012
Braden River students kick off food bank efforts

Students and staff at Braden River High School are stepping up to restock the shelves at The Food Bank of Manatee.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 19, 2012
Superintendent search kicks off

Wayne Blanton, of the Florida School Boards Association, today told Manatee County School Board members their next steps in the search process.

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  • News
"I don't feel that we got bad legal advice. The saying always goes that you get two lawyers in a room and end up with three opinions ... " Mayor Jim Brown said.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 19, 2012
Town officials defend legal advice

The majority of the Longboat Key Town Commission feels it received proper legal advice regarding the Longboat Key Club's Islandside project.

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Longboat Key Building Official Wayne Thorne sent a letter to affected Colony Beach & Tennis Resort officials Sept. 12, informing them that ProNet Group Inc., a firm hired by Citizens Property Insurance to inspect the building, discovered major concerns.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 19, 2012
Engineer labels mid-rise 'unsafe'

After an engineering firm discovered corroded beams at the Colony, the PZ&B Department posted warning signs at mid-rise hotel tower.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Currently, the highest steeple on the Key is Longboat Island Chapel at 67 feet high, when calculated from ground level. File photo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 19, 2012
Church steeples on the Key won't soar to new heights

Town planning staff discovered the structure height loophole when it was making changes to its Comprehensive Plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Whitney Beach is mostly vacant today but was once home to a grocery store, florist, bar and liquor store. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 19, 2012
U.S. Census data shows 10-year loss of 40 businesses, 780 jobs on the Key

Longboat Key lost a net total of 40 establishments in the past decade and 54 from its peak of 270 in 2005, according to U.S. Census data.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2012
News Briefs

Board members vie for P&Z vice chair seat; Progress report; IPOC declaratory relief action postponed; LBK Cabinetry opens in the Centre Shops

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Islander Club resident Valerie Zamberletti says her 11th-floor unit developed water damage and mold while she was away in August 2009. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 19, 2012
Islander Club lawsuit scheduled for December trial

Resident Valerie Zamberletti alleges that the Islander Club Condominium Association is responsible for water damage and mold growth to her unit. The association denies the claim.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 19, 2012
Longboat: the virtual reality

This town is a quiet, peaceful paradise, right? Maybe not to longtime residents, but it plays its role well in cyberspace.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2012
Our View: Eight years and counting ...

So here we are, September 2012 - more than eight years and millions of dollars later - and not one shovel has turned.

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  • By Mayor Jim Brown
  • September 19, 2012
My View: Key Club's filings will benefit the Key

Why it is good news for Longboat Key that the Longboat Key Club has decided to re-file its plans for redevelopment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Edmund Adams
  • September 19, 2012
My View: Yes, they built businesses; I've seen it firsthand

I was paying the owner of a Lake Cumberland, Ky., boat store for fixing the fuel gauge on our boat.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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