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Mario Arcari, Jerry Springer and Joan Arcari
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 3, 2011
GALLERY: St. Armands Key Residents Association Dinner

Jerry Springer was the speaker at the St. Armands Key Residents Association Annual Dinner, held at Sarasota Yacht Club.

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Co-chairs Ron Stephani and Paul Ahern, far left and far right, with their wives Carol and Mary
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  • March 3, 2011
GALLERY: Beachplace Golf Tournament and Cookout

Beachplace residents held their 5th annual Golf Tournament and cookout on Thursday, March 3.

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Arts Center director Jane Buckman and Carolyn Cleland who won first prize for her painting, "Homesick."
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  • Maria Amodio
  • March 3, 2011
GALLERY: LBKCA Annual Juried Members' Exhibition

Local talent was on display at the opening reception for the Annual Juried Members' Exhibition at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, held Thursday, March 3.

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U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan was re-elected to the District 13 congressional seat in November 2010.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 3, 2011
Buchanan to hold Longboat Key town hall

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan will discuss jobs, the economy and health care Saturday.

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Commissioner Phillip Younger has proposed a new sidewalk along Gulf of Mexico Drive.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 3, 2011
Younger proposes north-end sidewalk

In an e-mail to Public Works Director Juan Florensa, Younger attached a drawing of a Gulf of Mexico Drive north end sidewalk extension north of Broadway on the east side of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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Sea Gals chairwoman, Joyce Steele, Kenney DeCamp aka Dr. Mime and Dorothy Cole
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  • Maria Amodio
  • March 2, 2011
GALLERY: BKYC Sea Gals

The Bird Key Yacht Club Sea Gals welcomed new members to the club at their monthly luncheon on Wednesday, March 2, at BKYC.

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  • March 2, 2011
H&G Tour featured in special section

Don't miss the special section on the 35th annual Longboat Key Garden Club's Home and Garden Tour in this week's paper.

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  • March 2, 2011
Lord's Warehouse puts on fashion show

It was another successful year for the annual Lord's Warehouse fashion show and luncheon.

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Paul and Sally Keyes
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 2, 2011
Couple offers suggestions for sticking together

When Paul and Sally Keyes celebrated their 50th anniversary Feb. 23, they offered a few suggestions for making their love last.

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Mary Lou Johnson took "Garden of Light" in Sorrento, Italy, just after a rain, which brought out glossy reflections and rich deep colors, for which she often looks.
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 2, 2011
Photographer holds picture-perfect opening

Longboat Key photographer Mary Lou Johnson held an opening for her 'Ignite the Soul' reception Friday, Feb. 25, at Art Center Sarasota. The show runs through March 26.

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  • March 2, 2011
Harry Christensen gets knee-ded time off

Harry Christensen won't be greeting diners at Harry's for a while. On Feb. 21 he had a knee replacement at Sarasota Memorial Hospital to be followed by rehab.

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Dionne Reinert and Dee Tornillo set prices for household items for the Royal Rummage Sale.
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  • Dora Walters
  • March 2, 2011
This weekend offers bundle of bargains

This weekend, Longboat Key is a bargain-hunter's dream.

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Longboat Key firefighter paramedics listen to the town manager and the fire union attorney present their cases Wednesday at Town Hall.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 2, 2011
Commission sides with town on firefighter contract

The Town Commission sided with Town Manager Bruce St. Denis Wednesday on the three issues left to resolve on a one-year firefighter contract.

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Longboat Key resident Andrew Aitken believes flight-pattern procedures are not being followed and are leading to noisy airplanes flying directly over the north end of the Key.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 2, 2011
Resident questions flight patterns

Retired Navy pilot Andrew Aitken made a presentation to the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport last month that questioned flight-pattern procedures.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 2, 2011
Investigator releases findings

An interim report by Firefighters Pension Board-hired investigator Edward Siedle reveals all three town pension plans could have lost millions of pension dollars.

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Emi Frydman checks out the basket of Easter eggs her family members found at the April 4 egg hunt at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church. The Easter activities, open to the public, made their return for the first time since the early 2020s through the efforts of church members.
  • April 6, 2026
Back from pre-COVID hiatus, St. Armands hosts Easter bash
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Lydia Lardner, 3, makes an impressive start filling up her Easter basket with Kelly Lardner and family at the April 3 Sand Cay Condominiums Beach Resort's Easter egg hunt, a beloved tradition at the resort for more than a decade.
  • April 6, 2026
Families return for Easter egg hunt tradition at Sand Cay
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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding welcomes guest speaker Longboat Police Chief Russ Mager to update members about his approach to leadership since he assumed the role last autumn at the April 2 meeting.
  • April 4, 2026
Longboat police chief talks digital security with Kiwanians
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St. Regis at Longboat Key is a gulf-facing resort and condo development on the barrier island of Longboat Key. The Unicorp-developed property opened in 2024 at the former site of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
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St. Regis on track to receive permanent certificate of occupancy, eyes tennis courts
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Irrigation regulations have been increased as the region continues to see impacts from an extended drought.
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Watering restrictions increase as drought extends

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