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  • By Brian Gunnell
  • December 28, 2011
Bridge Bites: Eschewing the finesse

I cannot recall seeing the word 'eschew' other than in bridge books.

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Karen Rawlings submitted this sunset photo, taken on Bradenton Beach.
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  • December 28, 2011
Cool Today Winner: Sun sets on another year

Karen Rawlings submitted this sunset photo, taken on Bradenton Beach.

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The current Longboat Key Publix store will close after Easter 2012 and re-open December 2012 if the application is approved. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 28, 2011
TOP STORY, JULY: Publix plans

Publix Super Markets Inc. submitted July 6 a preliminary application to the town outlining a teardown and rebuild of Avenue of the Flowers.

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Charles Chappell and his sister, Claudia, play in the sand in June at the Sea Gate Club during their vacation.
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  • December 27, 2011
YEAR IN PICTURES: June, 2011

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The New Pass Bridge tender was never notified by a 911 operator that an ambulance was approaching and needed to get off the island.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 27, 2011
TOP STORY, JUNE: Emergency-response issue arises

The New Pass Bridge log shows that the bridge tender was not notified in 17 different instances this year when an ambulance was headed toward the bridge to reach Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

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Stan led his three cygnets for a swim in May around the Harbour Links pond.
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  • December 26, 2011
YEAR IN PICTURES: May, 2011

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Key Club attorney John Patterson said the DCA's lack of objections means the central argument of the Islandside Property Owners Coalition (IPOC) has been eradicated.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 26, 2011
TOP STORY, MAY: 'The end for IPOC'?

Attorneys for the town of Longboat Key and the Longboat Key Club believe a state report eliminates the Islandside Property Owners Coalition's central argument against the club's Islandside project.

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In April, developer Brian Kenney, with Juliani Kenney Investment Capital LLC, stood in front of Whitney Beach Plaza, which was 85% vacant at the time.
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  • December 25, 2011
YEAR IN PICTURES: April, 2011

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The Longboat Key Town Commission elected Pat Zunz to the District 5 Commission seat Monday night. Photo by Dora Walters.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 25, 2011
TOP STORY APRIL: Commission chooses Zunz for District 5 seat

The Longboat Key Town Commission welcomed former Planning and Zoning Board member Pat Zunz to the dais Monday night.

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Mary and John Bock chaired the Longboat Harbour’s St. Patrick’s Day party in March.
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  • December 24, 2011
YEAR IN PICTURES: March, 2011

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At the Longboat Key Town Commission's statutory meeting Monday, newly appointed Mayor Jim Brown, left, presents outgoing Mayor George Spoll with a plaque that expresses the town’s gratitude for his years of service. Photo by Dora Walters.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 24, 2011
TOP STORY, MARCH: Brown takes mayor's chair

Commissioner Jim Brown becomes mayor for the first time. Commissioner David Brenner is elected as vice mayor.

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Virginia Tangeman sorts rosaries she made in February at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church.
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  • December 23, 2011
YEAR IN PICTURES: February, 2011

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Commissioner Robert Siekmann suggested the entire commission review the town’s three pension plans at least twice a month. Photo by Dora Walters.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 23, 2011
TOP STORY FEB.: Commission focuses on pension problem

The commission spent more than three hours Monday discussing the town's increasing unfunded liability in its three pension plans.

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Vocalist Ozanda Gray performed in the "Sounds of Music" concert in January at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design.
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  • December 22, 2011
YEAR IN PICTURES: January, 2011

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This August 1997 aerial of the north end of Longboat Key was taken just months after a 1996 interim beach renourishment project was completed. Photos courtesy of the town of Longboat Key.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 22, 2011
TOP STORY, JAN.: Beach project in limbo

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis wants direction on how the town should move forward with renourishing its beaches.

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