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  • September 21, 2011
News Briefs

Colony Association will discuss recommendations; IberiaBank to foreclose on Chart House property; DCA approves comp plan amendment changes; Town hires part-time code enforcement officer

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Six members of East County Girl Scout Troop 297 earned recently Ambassador distinction — the organization’s highest level.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2011
East Girl Scouts earn highest honor

Six members of East County Girl Scout Troop 297 earned recently Ambassador distinction - the organization's highest level.

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Tara residents Jack and Barbara Herbert celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 10.
    By
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  • September 21, 2011
Tara couple celebrates 50 years

Tara residents Jack and Barbara Herbert celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 10.

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Milt Flinn took the top role at Lakewood Ranch Communities in 2008. File photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 21, 2011
FULL STORY: SMR official resigns

Lakewood Ranch Communities' President Milt Flinn spent his last day with Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Sept. 13. The company now has restructured his position.

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Landscape contractor Garden Leaders has dropped its lawsuit alleging three Lakewood Ranch Community Development Districts violated state open-meeting laws while selecting a new landscape contractor.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 21, 2011
Garden Leaders drops lawsuit against Lakewood Ranch CDDs

As part of the deal, Lakewood Ranch Community Development Districts have hired the company as their interim landscape contractor.

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Don O’Leary
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 21, 2011
FULL STORY: O'Leary leaves CDD 2

Don O'Leary has stepped down to accept a position as a fire commissioner. The board is seeking a replacement.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 21, 2011
Mar Vista upstairs dining grounded until next year

The restaurant will soon begin minor renovations, however, patrons will have to wait until next season for upstairs dining.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 21, 2011
Compromise cools issue with code enforcement issue

Robert Nosworthy agreed with Longboat Key Code Enforcement officials that the individual who removed the air-conditioning unit outside his Neptune Avenue property was not permitted to do so.

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Read this week's edition of Cops Corner
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  • September 21, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2011
Obituary: Lenore W. Benderly

Lenore W. Benderly, 80, of Longboat Key and formerly of Potomac, Md., died Sept. 18.

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Unit 22A at Regent Place, 675 Longboat Club Road, has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms and 3,564 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.8 million. File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 21, 2011
Regent Place condo sells for $2.8 million

Michael and Judith Wright, of Wayzata, Minn., sold their Unit 22A condominium at Regent Place, 675 Longboat Club Road, to Scott and Carolann Hennessy, of Memphis, Tenn., for $2.8 million.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • September 21, 2011
Real Estate Reports

Pettingell ranks in WSJ and Real Trends Top 1,000; Mei, Rutstein of Signature Sotheby's join forces

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Director of Housekeeping Diane Davidson and Longboat Key Club and Resort Director of Operations Rick Benninghove. Photo courtesy of LBK Club.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2011
Business Observer

Longboat Key Club helps clean the world

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Marcia Freedman displays one of her more recent watercolor paintings. She prefers painting watercolors to oil paintings.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 21, 2011
Neighbors: Marcia Freedman

Artist Ed Whitney once commented on a painting, done by Marcia Freedman, saying that the artist was "a person having a love affair with color."

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  • By Donna Swan
  • September 21, 2011
Deal Us In: You'll know when it's time to trump

The bidding is easily understood. North's one notrump bid shows six to eight high-card points without support for the opening bid suit.

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