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Longboat Key | Neighbors

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  • Robin Hartill
  • May 3, 2010
OBITUARY: Stephen Winters

Stephen Winters, 61, was a skilled artist and guitar player.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 30, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Whitney Beach Antique & Art Fair

The final Antique & Art Fair of the season will also feature a classic car show.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 30, 2010
Longboat Library switches to summer hours

Library hours will be 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, from May 1 through Oct. 31.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 30, 2010
OBITUARY: Jack Clayman

Jack Clayman, 91, was a Longboat Key resident and member of Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 29, 2010
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: Ciao, Italia!

Ciao, Italia! owner Carmine Estudo shares an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
Suspense is over: Gussin to release novel

Longboat Key novelist Patricia Gussin's publishing company, Oceanview Publishing, will release her fourth novel, "And Then There Was One," Oct. 4.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
Klaubers welcome new addition

Murf and Sue Bassett Klauber are proud to announce the birth of their 15th grandchild.

  • Longboat Key
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  • April 28, 2010
The Colony welcomes some familiar faces

Longboat Key resident Barbara Bishop is enjoying family visiting from New Hampshire.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
Congratulations!

Kristy Blair Iannello recently became engaged to John Powers Balfour II.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
Pattigeorge's adds new additions for Earth Day

Employees at Pattigeorge's restaurant on Longboat Key celebrated Earth Day by planting new herb-and-vegetable gardens.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
Camera crew sets up at the Colony

A camera crew filming a commercial to promote state tourism was spotted Monday, April 26, at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
Resident receives belated birthday gift

Dawn diLorenzo spotted a bald eagle nesting on Longboat Drive South, near Whitney Beach Plaza, and snapped a few photos.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
Longboat Observer readers win 'mother' of all contests

The votes are in - more than 15,000 total - and the winners of the YourObserver.com Mother-Daughter Lookalike contest have been named.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • April 28, 2010
Historic evening

The Longboat Key Historical Society delved into the Key's rich and varied history for its 'Elegant Benefit' fundraiser.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
Sunset Salute

Rebecca Goldthwaite submitted this sunset photo taken from Beachplace, 1109 Gulf of Mexico Drive. 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].

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