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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 14, 2011
St. Armands median project starts this week

Work will begin in the next few days on a St. Armands Circle median project intended to enhance the district and improve pedestrian safety.

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Longtime Anna Maria Island restaurateur Sean Murphy opened eat here last year on Holmes Beach. Murphy plans to open another eat here in November in Sarasota. Photo by Mark Wemple.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 14, 2011
Sean Murphy invites you to 'eat here'

The hard-hit Gulf Coast restaurant industry has a new entry. The recipe is to mix avant-garde with approachable.

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  • Neighbors
The Morse family: Matthew, Richard, Shawn, Nicholas and Kyle Morse, relax in their hotel room during their June vacation at the Longboat Key Club and Resort.ÂÂ
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • September 14, 2011
Jack and Jill Foundation brings fun-filled vacations to families

Shortly after his wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer, Jon Albert and his wife, Jill, decided to start an organization to help families affected by the disease.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 14, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Casa del Mar Board of Directors President John Zefeldt recognizes D.M. Williams’ service with a plaque Saturday, at the Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 14, 2011
Neighbors: Memory Maker

For his 30 years as general manager at Casa del Mar, D.M. Williams received not one but two surprises last week from those who work closely with him.

  • Longboat Key
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Kepecz-Hays
  • By Robin Hartill and Mark Gordon
  • September 14, 2011
Real Estate Reports

Kepecz-Hays' Longboat Key sales total $5.7 million in two days; Michael Saunders & Co. sees growth

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Sue Steverson submitted this sunset photo, taken at Coquina Beach on Bradenton Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 14, 2011
Weekly Winner: Sneak Peak

Sue Steverson submitted this sunset photo, taken at Coquina Beach on Bradenton Beach.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 14, 2011
Obituary: Florence Mann

Florence Mann, 91, of Canton, Mass., and formerly of New Bedford, Mass., and Longboat Key, died Sept. 1.

  • Longboat Key
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Unit 6 at En Provence, 2161 Gulf of Mexico Drive, has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,400 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.9 million. File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 14, 2011
En Provence condo sells for $2.9 million

Jerald Kamiel, of Cresskill, N.J., sold his Unit 6 condominium at En Provence, 2161 Gulf of Mexico Drive, to John and Charlotte Suhler, of Darien, Conn., for $2.9 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Sara Ferguson and Melissa DeMore work their thighs in Chair High V pose.
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • September 14, 2011
Pure Barre comes to town

This summer saw a new exercise technique added to the options locally available to fitness seekers.

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  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week's Deal Us In
  • By Donna Swan
  • September 14, 2011
Deal Us In: Loser-on-loser play makes winning easy

"You can easily see," writes Alma Jones, of Iron Mountain, Mich., "looking at mine and my partner's hands that a three notrump contract would have been better and easier to make but difficult to bid."

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  • News
Town Hall is located at 501 Bay Isles Road.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 13, 2011
Commission passes 1.8872 millage rate

The budget and millage rate will be approved on second reading at a special meeting beginning at 5:01 Monday, Sept. 26.

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  • News
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 13, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Longboat Key

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Longboat Observer archives.

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  • Cops Corner
Doyle Walker and Curtis Vandernolen, with Longboat Key Public Works, line Gulf of Mexico Drive with American flags Saturday, Sept. 10.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 12, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Annual memorial

The town of Longboat Key, in conjunction with the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce, installs 2,977 American flags (one for each victim of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks) along Gulf of Mexico Drive each year as a Sept. 11 tribute.

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Longboat Key Town Hall is located at 501 Bay Isles Road.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 12, 2011
Commission to discuss budget today

The Longboat Key Town Commission will discuss the town's budget at a workshop meeting and regular commission meeting.

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