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  • Maria Amodio
  • June 10, 2010
Recipe and a Reservation: Blue Dolphin Cafe

The Blue Dolphin Cafe on Longboat Key shares an exclusive recipe for yourobserver.com readers.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 10, 2010
Town seeks oil protection for Sister Keys (VIDEO)

The town of Longboat Key is working to create its own oil contamination plan to keep the bay and nearby barrier islands safe from oil.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 10, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: The Economy

East County business professionals from the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance rate our current economic situation.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 10, 2010
Sour note

With a 94% jump in costs, the Sarasota Orchestra asked the city to reduce the Van Wezel's rates. City officials say the increase cuts taxpayer subsidies.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 10, 2010
Commission makes economic predictions

Faced with having to trim at least $5 million from next year's budget, the city manager asks the commission to predict the city's future.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 10, 2010
Atkins: Park plan is anti-homeless

The vice mayor criticized an effort to revitalize Five Points Park and attract more activity there, calling it an attempt to move the homeless out of downtown.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 10, 2010
Conference to preserve downtown history

Founded by two downtown groups, SemCon 2010 hopes to gain economic benefits from the Downtown Sarasota Historic District.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 9, 2010
Commission backs Islandside concept; decision stalled

The Town Commission wants the Longboat Key Club and Resort to work with town staff and the Islandside Property Owners Coalition to discuss more project revisions.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 9, 2010
Water balloon fight ends year at Freedom

Children at Freedom Elementary School celebrated their last day of school with a special water balloon-throwing event June 9.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 9, 2010
Pineapple Square demolition begins

The downtown developer is building four new storefronts at the corner of Lemon Avenue and Main Street.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 9, 2010
IPOC offers 11th-hour compromise

Islandside Property Owners Coalition President Bob White offered a compromise to the Town Commission Wednesday that calls for a scaled-back hotel and the elimination of the golf course condominium towers.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Robin Roy
  • June 9, 2010
Art installed on Main Street

Decorative tiles are installed on the sidewalks to create an art walk.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 9, 2010
Town staff raises project issues

At the resumed Longboat Key Club Islandside renovation hearing, PZB Director Monica Simpson said the project was still too large; commissioners made project suggestions.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 9, 2010
Town Commission Wrap-up

Find out what went on at the Longboat Key Town Commission's regular commission meeting on Monday, June 7.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 9, 2010
Commission picks two types of sand

The Town Commission will place a slightly darker sand on the north end's high-erosion beach areas.

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