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  • Observer Staff
  • March 24, 2010
Finish line

The southernmost, permeable adjustable-type groin, which is meant to hold sand in the area, located behind the Islander Club, is complete.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 24, 2010
Trespassing rampant at Longbeach

Longbeach condominium owners are fed up with beachgoers using their property to gain access to the beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 24, 2010
Term-limit clarification needed

Town Attorney David Persson wants the newly reshaped Town Commission to allow him to draft an amendment to the town charter clarifying commission term limits.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 24, 2010
Holy Week Worship Services

A listing of Holy Week worship services on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 24, 2010
Obituary: Audrey Tompkins Ziesemer

Audrey Tompkins Ziesemer, 62, of Longboat Key, died March 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 24, 2010
Our View

Auspicious beginning

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 24, 2010
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 24, 2010
As rat race ends, insects could start to bug residents

The cold winter season has been tough on certain types of wildlife, resulting in fish kills, cold-stunned turtles and manatees with cold-stress syndrome. But the cold weather has brought other critters to the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 24, 2010
Longboat road rage incident causes concern

After the driver behind him honked his horn, a 63-year-old motorist visiting from Maine waved his handgun in the air.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 24, 2010
Firefighter contract negotiations halted

The town of Longboat Key and its firefighters/paramedics have declared an impasse in negotiations for a new three-year contract for firefighters.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 24, 2010
Cops Corner

False advertising 9:22 a.m. -- 4800 block of GMD. Soliciting. A man reported a woman trespassing at his condominium and placing fliers on car windows. Police called the number on the flyer, and the woman promised to leave the area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 24, 2010
SYC unveils new $14.5 million facility

The Sarasota Yacht Club has been busier than ever as members and the general public continue to seek out their first glimpses of the new building-even though the grand opening is more than a month away, scheduled for April 23 through April 25.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 24, 2010
Longboat Key Building Permits

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of March 12 through March 18, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 24, 2010
Planning commission stalls Villages project

The Sarasota County advisory board now plans to vote on the Schroeder-Manatee Ranch development April 8.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 24, 2010
Ranch Reps host District 67 debate

Three of four Republican candidates for the Florida House of Representatives District 67 seat met with East County constituents during the Lakewood Ranch Republican Club's debate March 19.

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