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Longboat Key | Neighbors

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  • August 26, 2009
Obituaries

Obituaries

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  • By Kent Chetlain
  • August 26, 2009
Weston Pointe home sells for $910,000

Elena Benedict-Smith, of Sarasota, sold her home at Weston Pointe on the Bay Isles peninsula for $910,000 to Katherine and Warren Coopersmith.

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  • August 26, 2009
Business Observer

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  • August 26, 2009
Scoreboard

Scoreboard

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  • By Donna Swan
  • August 26, 2009
Deal Us In: Wonderful defense

This East-West pair cooperated to set a seemingly ironclad contract. North's bidding seems a bit iffy. His hand is worth 19 points, and a simple heart raise does not do it justice.

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  • August 26, 2009
Weather

This week's temperatures and forecast

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 21, 2009
Photo of the day: Rare sighting

Can you guess where on Longboat Key this antique Franklin car was spotted Thursday, Aug. 20? Give us your guesses under reader comments.

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  • August 19, 2009
Kiwanis Club checks in with St. Jude's luncheon

Woody Wolverton presented a check for $5,000 to Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Vince De Lisi Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Kiwanis Club's weekly breakfast at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

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  • August 19, 2009
Girl Scout troop helps turtles, seabirds

They range in age from 7 to 10, but already members of Sarasota Girl Scout Troop 381 are tracking turtles.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 19, 2009
Temple Beth Israel to hold an open house this Sunday

Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, will hold an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 19, 2009
Sixty-year romance started at camp

Isaiah Rand was 12 years old. A counselor introduced him to Beverly, 11, at a Camp Mohaph social, in Glen Spey, N.Y.

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  • By Stuart and Lois Scheyer
  • August 19, 2009
Cultural capital

European Capital of Culture 2009 brings its excitement and entertainment to Linz, Austria.

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  • By Kent Chetlain
  • August 19, 2009
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $2.4 million

The largest transaction on the Key the first week of August was the $2.4 million sale of the Gulf-front home on the north-end beach at 6429 Gulfside Road by Settlers Hill Limited Partnership, of North Chatham, Mass., and 444 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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  • August 19, 2009
Weather

Longboat Key temperatures and weather forecast

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  • By Maggie Pahos
  • August 18, 2009
Photo of the day: Blues clues

Can you tell us where on Longboat Key this photo of the day was taken? Leave your guesses under reader comments.

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