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Mayor George Spoll will term limit out after three consecutive two-year terms in the District 2 commission seat.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 12, 2010
District 2 race confirmed

Harbourside residents Jack Jaret and Jack Duncan have both qualified to run for the District 2 commission seat.

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Andi Munzer, Marge Lichtenstein, Lorraine Kaplan and Rosalie Bergman
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  • Maria Amodio
  • November 11, 2010
Key Niners kick off season

The Key Niners Association is off to a great start to their 2010-2011 season. The group of approximately 75 women, who play 9 holes every Thursday morning, held their opening luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 11, at the Longboat Key Club Islandside Golf Course. The winnning foursome was Carol Meese, Regina Repenning, Linda Schroeder and Jayne Weiss.

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Alice Blueglass, Jackie Salvino, Chuck Fuller, Mary Miller and Jane Boehme hold the first seven engraved bricks.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • November 11, 2010
Butterfly Garden grows brick by brick (VIDEO)

The Longboat Key Garden Club installed seven newly engraved bricks.

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More than 40 people attended a Longboat Key Vision Plan special meeting to express their opinions on the revised plan.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 11, 2010
Vision Plan debated

Planning, Zoning and Building Director Monica Simpson and the Town Commission discussed the Vision Plan Nov. 11 at Town Hall.

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Co-Chairmen Walter Bladstrom, Elliott Metcalfe and Tom Smith
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  • Loren Mayo
  • November 10, 2010
U.S. Marine Corps celebrates 235th year

Eight years ago, Walter Bladstrom, Elliott Metcalfe and Tom Smith organized a small luncheon at the Marina Jacks restaurant, with only 14 people in attendance. The celebration has since grown to more than 100 people, who range from age 26 to 96.

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The issue regarding who owns items inside Colony Beach & Tennis Resort units will have to be resolved in another courtroom.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 10, 2010
Colony trustee's motion denied

U.S. bankruptcy trustee William Maloney's motion for a bankruptcy judge to reconsider his previous request to walk away from furniture and furnishings at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort was denied Wednesday.

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  • November 10, 2010
Tiny bulldog gets a big break

Chuck, a French bulldog, recently took a tumble off the bed and broke his right leg.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • November 10, 2010
Let the season celebration begin!

The Longboat Observer invites all residents to stop by the office at 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive for muffins and coffee on Wednesday, Nov. 17.

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Bruce Bozzi
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  • Dora Walters
  • November 10, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Veterans Day

We asked Longboaters to share their connections with Veterans Day.

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For the first time, Longboat Key made Conde Nast Traveler magazine's Readers' Choice Survey.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • November 10, 2010
Longboat ranks No. 2

For the first time, Longboat Key made Conde Nast Traveler magazine's Readers' Choice Survey. But Kiawah Island, S.C., still holds the top island-destination spot.

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Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles shows off the view from his restaurant’s roof.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 10, 2010
Mar Vista seeks second story

Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles plans to add a second-story addition onto his restaurant in Longbeach Village.

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Mar Vista General Manager Joe Rogers, Jayme Hagedorn and Jordan Hodson tally the dollar bills.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • November 10, 2010
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FIRST Prize/The Longboat Observer: Sophia Nibi took The Longboat Observer to Yerevan in historic Armenia.
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 10, 2010
It's Read Everywhere contest winners named

After nearly 7,000 votes, the grand-prize winners from The Longboat, Sarasota and East County Observers are Tim and Lisa McElhiney, who caught up on all their East County news while in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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  • November 10, 2010
Briefs

Community news and notes

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  • Emily Walsh
  • November 10, 2010
The Observer welcomes season with new features

The Observer freshens its print design and strengthens its online efforts.

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