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Longboat Key | Neighbors

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2010
Couple welcomes bundle of joy

Robert Charles Jodat, weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces and measuring 18-and-three-fourths-inches long was born July 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 14, 2010
Dentist to provide service with a smile

Dr. Lawrence Kassouf will open Longboat Key Dental in August, in the Mediterranean Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 14, 2010
OBITUARY: Anna Theresa Hlywa

Anna Theresa Hlywa, 90, of Clifton, N.J., and Longboat Key, died July 9.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 14, 2010
OBITUARY: Marilou Dickerson

Marilou Dickerson, 86, of Longboat Key and Hamburg, N.Y., died July 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Judy Stanford
  • July 14, 2010
Energetic Traveler: Magic moments

Through photographs and in memories, Bird Key residents Bill and Judy Stanford recently captured the beauty of their dream safari in Botswana and Zambia.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2010
Building Permits 07.15.10

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of July 2 through July 8, in order of dollar amounts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2010
Key Real Estate: Country Club Shores home sells for $1.8 million

The total number of sales for the week, which included 12 on Longboat Key, one on St. Armands Key and one on Bird Key, represented a slight increase from the prior week, during which 10 sales were recorded. Three sales exceeded the $1 million mark this week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Virginia Sanders
  • July 14, 2010
Turtle Watch: Hatchling season starts early this year

As of July 3, with 136 nests laid on Longboat Key, we're beginning to catch up a bit on last year's larger numbers (148 nests for the same time last year). The sea-turtle hatchling season has officially begun a little sooner than expected due to the heat and relatively dry weather.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2010
WEATHER: Golden Opportunity

Susan Vicari submitted this sunset photo, taken at Bay Isles Beach Club. Please send your sunset (or sunrise) photos to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228, or e-mail them to [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Stephanie Hannum
  • July 9, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Olivia

With a passion for fashion, Olivia owner Annika Sandstrom was drawn to the open-air shopping concept of St. Armands Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jessica Luck
  • July 9, 2010
Key Club receives Pinnacle Award

The Longboat Key Club and Resort received the 2010 Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award for the third consecutive year.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 9, 2010
Sea turtle nests vandalized on nearby beach

At least a half-dozen sea turtle nests have been disturbed on Siesta Key beaches this nesting season.

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    By
  • Stephanie Hannum
  • July 8, 2010
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: Tango

Tango owner Sandra Miccio shares an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 7, 2010
OBITUARIES: Edward Theriot Jr. and Stanley Waldheim

Community honors Longboat Key's Edward Theriot Jr. and Stanley Waldheim.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2010
It's Rhys Everywhere!

Observer Associate Publisher Emily Walsh and her husband, Julian Parry, welcomed their first child, Rhys Humphreys Parry, July 1.

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