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  • March 23, 2011
News Briefs

'Super moon' doesn't affect Longboat beaches; North Lido Park tidal tributary completed; Post office prepares for April 18 tax deadline

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Dr. Kumar Mahadevan laughs with trustee Pauline Becker after Mahadevan realized that everyone had kept the surprise anniversary party for him a big secret.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 23, 2011
After 25 years, Mote CEO is a big fish in bigger sea

On March 15, a group of longtime Mote staff and supporters gathered for a surprise party to honor Kumar Mahadevan for his 25 years as CEO.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2011
Longboat Key Voter Turnout

The line chart depicts Longboat Key voter turnout island-wide for municipal elections from 1997 to 2011.

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Bird Key Yacht Club will begin exterior and interior renovations of its clubhouse this summer.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 23, 2011
Bird Key Yacht Club will chip away at old facade

The yacht club's 'Façade Project' will add a second story to its lobby and provide exterior and interior updates.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2011
Cops Corner

March 10, 1993 11:02 a.m. 4900 block of GMD. Burglary. Report of voices in apartment and a possible burglary in progress was called in. Voices discovered to be people leaving a birthday message on a telephone answering machine.

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  • Maria Amodio
  • March 23, 2011
Chamber event puts sporty spin on community gathering

Coldwell Banker's Cocktails Courtside will take place Thursday, March 31 at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

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Susan Landau and Barb Kerwin, are co-chairing the event with Jane Buckman, executive director of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 23, 2011
Male models to spice up 'Taste of the Keys'

A Taste of the Keys and Male Fashion Show will take place Wednesday, April 13, at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.

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The vacant 1.122-acre lot at 6001 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $1.8 million.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 23, 2011
Vacant Gulfside lot sells for $1.8 million

The sale was the largest of seven transactions recorded between March 7 and March 11 on Longboat, Lido, Bird and St. Armands keys.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2011
Scoreboard

Check out the latest local bridge scores.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • March 23, 2011
Deal us in

Expert game shows unusual bids

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Ted Rehl plays the piano he and his wife, Fran, helped Plymouth Harbor buy. Rehl will give his first performance in 19 years Friday, April 1.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 23, 2011
The piano man

Ted Rehl retired from his career as a concert pianist in 1992. Now, 19 years later, he'll give an encore performance.

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Your Fitness Instructor employees Rich Bennett, owner Petar Sibinkic, Kathleen Friedman White, Sean Kalicanin and Steve Schewe
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 23, 2011
Business Observer

Your Fitness Instructor celebrates one year

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Back: Al Wilhelm, Lynne Hayes, Cathy Goshorn, Phyllis Wilhelm, Marnie Lawrence and Lynne Koy; front: Bill Goshorn, Lou Lawrence and Jimmy Hayes
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 23, 2011
Real Estate Reports

Koy wins sunset cruise at Mote fundraiser; Roger Frechette joins MS&Co. mortgage division; Cliff Hornsby joins MS&Co. St. Armands office

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Elizabeth Ann Dohan submitted this photo of a bagpiper playing “Amazing Grace” at sunset, taken near Beachplace, located in the 1100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2011
WEEKLY WINNER: SUNSET SWAN SONG

Elizabeth Ann Dohan submitted this photo of a bagpiper playing 'Amazing Grace' at sunset, taken near Beachplace, located in the 1100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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  • Neighbors
The BP Longboat Key gas station and car wash, 400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, hopes to receive a gas shipment by tomorrow morning.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 22, 2011
Longboat's gas station running on empty

The island's only gas station only has low-grade fuel left because of a gasoline shipment problem at the Port of Tampa.

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