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Marvin Black talks to Ed Brickman about Brickman’s work inspired by a picture drawn by Brickman’s grand-niece as Annette Black and Gloria Weissberg admire the work.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • December 2, 2010
Brickman exhibit a jewel at LBKCA

Ed Brickman: Legal Forging opened at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts Thursday, Dec. 2 at 5 PM. Brickman's jewelry work was on display and many members of the community and friends of Brickman attended the opening event which featured appetizers and drinks as well as the ability to purchase some of Brickman's jewelry.

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The Tablet of Honor currently bears the names of 18 citizens who contributed to the Key.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 2, 2010
Historical Society asks town to move monuments

The group requested the town move the Tablet of Honor and a monument commemorating the Spanish landing to Bicentennial Park.

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Planning and Zoning Board member Walter Hackett has counted 405 signs along a 9.7-mile stretch of Gulf of Mexico Drive.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 2, 2010
Town schedules sign meeting

Town residents and officials want the state to remove some of the signs along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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Mary Mignano, left, with Jim and Phyllis McGuire
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  • December 1, 2010
Spanish Main Yacht Club gives thanks

Residents of Spanish Main Yacht Club gathered at the clubhouse for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner last week.

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  • December 1, 2010
Key Lutheran shows Christmas spirit

A traditional nativity scene at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church reminds passersby of the meaning of Christmas.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 1, 2010
OBITUARY: Dr. Leonard Cohen

Dr. Leonard Cohen, 88, was a retired dentist.

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Nursing coordinator Deborah "Debby" Hahn checks patient John Kaiser’s blood pressure at the Boca Grande Health Clinic.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 1, 2010
Medical Model

Seasonal fluctuations create a unique set of challenges for Dr. Pamela Letts. But, now, Longboat Key's only primary-care provider looks to a health clinic in Boca Grande as a possible model.

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Boats docked offshore near the Linley Street public boat ramp are not allowed under the town ordinance.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 1, 2010
Live-aboard issue surfaces

A town ordinance that doesn't allow people to live aboard their boats in excess of 72 hours while anchored near Longboat Key has not been enforced.

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Manatee County Commissioner Joe McClash believes Longboat Pass should be allowed to migrate closer to Longboat.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 1, 2010
Commissioner dredges up pass issues

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis believes a relocation of Longboat Pass could escalate erosion issues.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 1, 2010
Key trolley funding disputed

The Town Commission hopes a trolley agreement can be reached before January that doesn't require the town to contribute any money toward continuing the service.

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Bayport Beach & Tennis Club gets into the holiday spirit.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 1, 2010
Bayport Beach & Tennis Club shows its spirit

The temperature is cooling off, but the competition is heating up for The Longboat Observer's annual "Light Up the Keys" competition.

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Scheyer with his family
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  • December 1, 2010
Energetic Traveler gets gift of a lifetime

The Longboat Observer's Energetic Traveler and Grand Bay resident Stuart Scheyer gathered on Longboat Key with 23 friends and family members to celebrate his 80th birthday.

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bulldozers clear the road and the new sea wall of debris washed up by Tropical Storm Keith in November 1988.
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  • December 1, 2010
Longboat Lookback

A look at what was going on on Longboat during the first week of December in 1985, 1988 and 1990.

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Management Information Systems Director Kathi Pletzke uses the test iPad.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 1, 2010
Town Hall could tap into technology trend

Management Information Systems Director Kathi Pletzke wants to bring iPads to Town Hall for use in different departments.

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Signature Sotheby's new Longboat office can accommodate up to 30 real-estate agents.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 1, 2010
Signature Sotheby's to open Longboat office

The real-estate company will open its newest office in December at the Northern Trust Bank building.

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