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  • Molly Schechter
  • June 9, 2010
Personal-training studio opens on Longboat Key

Your Fitness Instructor offers one-on-one personal-training sessions designed for the individual client's specific needs, health history and goals.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • June 9, 2010
Deal us in

Cappelletti Convention

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 8, 2010
Delaney to speak at Breakfast of Champions

NBA referee Bob Delaney will be the keynote speaker at the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance's Breakfast of Champions Wednesday.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 8, 2010
Unconditional Surrender gets another extension

The City Commission will give the sculpture's owner until Friday to produce a financial guarantee that will protect the city from a possible copyright-infringement lawsuit.

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  • Molly Schechter
  • June 8, 2010
Locals gather for oil-spill vigil in Ken Thompson Park

About 200 people gathered for a vigil in response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 8, 2010
Commission reviews preliminary budget

The town manager discussed a preliminary budget with the Town Commission at a special budget workshop Tuesday.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2010
Commission chooses both sand options

The Town Commission will use a slightly darker sand for the north end of the island's high-erosion spots from North Shore Road just south of Broadway.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2010
Simpson: Islandside project results in overdevelopment

The Longboat Key Club and Resort's $400 million Islandside renovation-and-expansion hearing resumed Monday with town staff recommending denial of the revised project.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 7, 2010
Child injured in four-wheeler accident

The child suffered non-life threatening but serious injuries.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2010
Younger named to Town Commission

Phil Younger will fill the vacant Longboat Key Town Commission seat after a unanimous vote Monday.

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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • June 7, 2010
Unconditional Surrender headlines busy agenda

Among the issues expected to be heard by the City Commission today are the final placement of the bayfront sculpture, the Police Advisory Panel's final report and the Sarasota Orchestra's increasing rental rates.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 4, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Beach Tennis Open

More than 100 players are expected to participate in the Siesta Key Beach Tennis Open, which takes place Saturday, June 5.

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  • Maria Amodio
  • June 4, 2010
Store Around the Corner: Sunglass Express Optical

Sunglass Express Optical combines fashion with function by carrying hundreds of different styles of prescription and non-prescription sunglasses.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 4, 2010
Club officials say Islandside model produces positive comments

Longboat Key Club and Resort officials believe a scale model of the club's Islandside project is helping to assuage concerns about the project.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 4, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Lakewood Ranch seniors

The East County Observer caught up with several graduates of the Class of 2010 to see where they're going to college next year.

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