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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 3, 2010
Key Club: Hotel guaranteed

Longboat Key Club and Resort officials met with Islandside Property Owners Coalition members Saturday, in an attempt to work with the community and find common ground.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 3, 2010
Sand Cay manager fired over mishandled funds

A police investigation has been opened to look into allegations that former Sand Cay Manager Judy Paul stole approximately $13,000.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 3, 2010
Senate hopeful Rubio speaks to Argus Foundation

Marco Rubio, the candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, spoke about liberty and limited government last week.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 3, 2010
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  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 3, 2010
Our view: Customer service? What's that?

Longboat Key voters won't have access to early voting for the March Town Commission elections. Town commissioners apparently didn't want to confuse voters or spend the $12,000 for two weeks of poll workers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By George Rauch
  • February 3, 2010
U.S. government destroyed our money

A look at 300 years of economic history briefly enough to understand how we got into this terrible economic predicament with a worthless currency and why we must return to a gold-and-silver standard before this country can be free again from the shackles of government.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • February 3, 2010
Key couple comes out of retirement

Pat and Bob Gussin recently appeared at Barnes & Noble to discuss their books and hold a book signing.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 3, 2010
Cops Corner

Jan. 21 It's raining vacuums 10:14 p.m. -- Off the Key. Assist Other Agency. Police assisted Bradenton Beach Police with a domestic disturbance call and found a broken wooden table and a vacuum cleaner lying in the driveway. The wife told police she got mad that her husband had been out with a friend and threw the items in the driveway from a second-story balcony. No physical contact had occurred, and police left the scene while keeping an eye on the balcony for flying objects.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 3, 2010
Marks spread his wings in Longboat community

Herman Marks, of Sarasota, died Jan. 29. He was 87.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 3, 2010
Sacred ruins

Florida Studio Theatre stages the Southeast premiere of 'Ruined' just hot off its Pulitzer Prize win.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 3, 2010
Eye on the prize

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch cowboys and Sarasota polo players competed in fishing, skeet shooting, calf roping, team penning and even a polo match during the annual SMR Cup Jan. 30-31.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 3, 2010
Peace spearheads drive for Haiti relief

The children of Peace Presbyterian Church in Lakewood Ranch collected dozens of can openers, while the adults in the church donated more than $3,500 for the people of Haiti.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 3, 2010
Lakewood Main Street is going red

Lakewood Ranch Main Street will be of sea of red this month in support of the American Heart Association's awareness campaign targeted toward women's heart health.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 3, 2010
Church celebrates its new sanctuary

Living Lord Lutheran Church celebrated the completion of its new sanctuary during its 10 a.m. service Jan. 31.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 3, 2010
Patriots plan military memorial

Ed's Tavern's John Breiner and veteran Gene Sweeney hope to bring a piece of the World Trade Center to Lakewood Ranch.

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