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  • Roger Drouin
  • September 19, 2012
City of Sarasota Finance Director announces retirement

Finance Director Chris Lyons to retire for health reasons.

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    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 19, 2012
Sarasota business owner arrested for title fraud

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested Specialty Cars of Sarasota business owner Marcella Gilliland for applying for and obtaining titles for vehicles that did not belong to her.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 19, 2012
'Storage Wars' fight cancer

A charity auction benefiting the American Cancer Society will be held Sept. 20.

  • East County
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  • 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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"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.

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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
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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.

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  • 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
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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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  • 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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Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle, pictured in 2007. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 19, 2012
Community teams up to remember Al Hogle

This year's First Responder Golf Tournament is named in honor of the late Longboat Key police chief.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 19, 2012
Key trolley hits reverse, with 12% drop

Trolley ridership has been down during the first seven months of the year.

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Caitlin and Natalie Colwell, 11 and 14, respectively, both were born with heart defects. The girls will walk in the American Heart Association's annual Heart Walk fundraiser Sept. 22.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 19, 2012
Sisters' story aids heart education

Natalie Colwell, 14, and her sister Caitlin, 11, are poster children for the American Heart Association 2012-2013 heart walk.

  • East County
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Bob Gagnon, serving as superintendent on an interim basis, gives interviews after the meeting.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 19, 2012
Manatee County School Board adopts budget, makes cuts

Board members adopted a $555 million budget and approved $6 million in cuts.

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