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  • Observer Staff
  • June 27, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

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

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Sienna Steiner cools off in the pool.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 26, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: SYC Family Day

Sarasota Yacht Club rounded up families Sunday to join in fun activities such as ping pong and swimming.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 24, 2011
OBITUARY: David Cohen

David Cohen, 81, was a Longboat Key resident.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

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

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The first turtle nest of 2011 was found on May 1, the first day of nesting season.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 23, 2011
First turtle nests hatch on Longboat, Siesta keys

Two nests were found this week on Longboat Key, and one was documented on Siesta Key.

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  • News
Longboat Key Mayor Jim Brown is asking elected officials to create an amendment to a house bill.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 23, 2011
Longboat requests amendment assistance

The town of Longboat Key is urging its elected officials to help create an amendment that still would allow the town to make density modifications.

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  • News
Lee Fox, Save Our Seabirds, accepts the non-profit award from Dennis Hassell.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 22, 2011
LLSA Chamber honors small businesses

The Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce honored its Small Business of the Year award winners.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Emily O'Neill, Kendall Dooley and Ella Williams proudly show off Kendall's first catch of the day.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 22, 2011
CAMP SPOTLIGHT: SYC Summer Camp (VIDEO)

Sarasota Yacht Club campers today learned how to bait a hook, cast a line and reel in fish.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
D.M. Williams has managed Casa del Mar for more than 29 years.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 22, 2011
Five things you didn't know about D.M. Williams

Casa del Mar General Manager D.M. Williams shares five little-known facts about himself.

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  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 22, 2011
Islandside hotel to be built first

The Longboat Key Club and Resort will build its five-star hotel before constructing residential components of its $400 million Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Caribbean cicada killer wasps are between three-quarters and 1-inch long and are mostly rust-orange colored with a black tip on their abdomens.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 22, 2011
Wasps create buzz on Key

The Caribbean cicada killer wasps found at a Longboat Key couple's home are part of a rare species.

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  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 22, 2011
Our Town

Picture this: a Fourth of July photo-op; Kiwanian canine comes to breakfast; Historical Society seeks T-shirt designs; Key Club honors its outstanding employees; Philanthropy runs in the Kreindler family

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • June 22, 2011
The Castaway

The Castaway

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 22, 2011
Brown urges communities to work together

Longboat Key Mayor Jim Brown hopes the town will work more closely with its neighbors to reduce the costs of future beach projects.

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  • News
Former Mayor George Spoll and Commissioner Jack Duncan agreed building-permit fees should be based on square footage.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 22, 2011
Town commission will not adopt building fee changes

Last week Planning, Zoning and Building Director Monica Simpson presented concepts to the Town Commission for new building department fees.

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