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Observer Staff
May 25, 2011

Visiting ladies tip their hats to Save Our Seabirds

The Red Hattitude ladies of Sun City received the royal treatment May 13 during a visit to Save Our Seabirds.

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Neighbors

Observer Staff
May 25, 2011

Sharapova shines at Italian Open, readies for French Open

Hideaway Bay resident and former No. 1 tennis player Maria Sharapova clinched a victory at the Italian Open May 15 beating Australian Sam Stosur 6-2, 6-4 for the title.

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Neighbors

Observer Staff
May 25, 2011

Photographer snaps picture-perfect pelicans on Longboat's waters

Longboat Key photographer Mary Lou Johnson snapped this beak-iful picture: a trio of pelicans enjoying a day on the water.

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Neighbors

Observer Staff
May 25, 2011

Longboat Key Club golf course geese hatch their golden eggs

Technically, these geese are more gray than golden. But we think the newly hatched goslings at the Harbourside golf course look as good as gold.

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Neighbors

Observer Staff
May 25, 2011

Enjoy a day (or three) at the beach

Memorial Day weekend is one of the most popular times to enjoy some fun in the sun. Longboat Key has plenty of public beach accesses, although some are tough to spot.

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Neighbors

Observer Staff
May 25, 2011

Cops Corner

200 bock of Gulf of Mexico Drive (GMD). Civil Disturbance. A resort employee told police that a tree-trimming service was cutting down tree limbs in a parking lot and causing sawdust to cover three cars.

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Cops Corner

Dora Walters
May 25, 2011

Surgeon undertakes heartfelt work

Dr. Suzy Steelman, retired general surgeon and Bird Key resident, volunteered to spend a week in March, in the Dominican Republic, working with Hearts Afire, a Christian medical volunteer organization.

Longboat Key
News

Robin Hartill
May 25, 2011

Center of the storm

As a barrier island, Longboat Key is vulnerable to hurricanes, but historically the island has avoided major storm damage.

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Neighbors

Robin Hartill
May 25, 2011

Orchid Beach unit sells for $1.65 million

Allen and Christine Ottoson, of Neddick, Maine, sold Unit B904 at the Orchid Beach Residences, 2050 Benjamin Franklin Drive on Lido Key, to Mark and Kathy Morrison, of Monroe, Conn., for $1.6 million.

Longboat Key
Real Estate

Robin Hartill
May 25, 2011

April real estate sales summary

The following is a summary of key residential real-estate sales recorded last month at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses. Sales data from April 2010 is also listed for comparison.