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Tom Beckett and Jean and Bill Buckley
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  • Maria Amodio
  • October 9, 2010
Christ Church members sing for their supper

Christ Church members gathered to sing some of their favorite tunes at their Sunset Soiree and Sing-along on Saturday, Oct. 9 at Islands West.

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Vern Buchanan and Jack Black
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  • Maria Amodio
  • October 8, 2010
LBK Republican Club meets with candidates

The Republican Club of Longboat Key met Friday, Oct. 8 at The Sarasota Yacht Club.

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Thyrza Jacocks and Pat Kaufman with 'Ageless Creativity' artist Eleanor Merritt
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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 7, 2010
Arts Center doubles up for opening reception

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts held the opening for its "Common Grounds" and "Ageless Creativity" exhibits.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 7, 2010
OBITUARY: Kenneth Holmok

Kenneth Holmok, 83, owned commercial heating-and-cooling and awning companies in Cleveland.

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The Manatee County Commission has agreed to hold off discontinuing its portion of the funding of the Longboat Key trolley route until the end of the year.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 7, 2010
New trolley meeting scheduled

Three bodies of government will meet next month to figure out a way to preserve Longboat Key's trolley route.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 7, 2010
Key bald eagles return in nesting mode

Longboat Key photographer Mary Lou Johnson recently snapped photos of a pair of bald eagles that returned to the island last month.

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One man used the groin near The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort as a place to exercise.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 7, 2010
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Exercise enthusiast

Although Makepeace groins are known as popular spots for fishermen and birds to gather, there appears to be another use for them: as a place to do your morning exercises.

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The club's Islandside project components are located within the yellow circle on the rendering. Developments in the foreground are condominiums currently in existence.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 7, 2010
Key Club unveils new model

Updated renderings and plans, which include a fountain and lap pool, will be available for public viewing starting Thursday, Oct. 7, at the Islandside Redevelopment Center.

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Duane and Karen Compton
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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 6, 2010
Villagers hold season's first social

The Longbeach Village Association met for its first meeting/social of the 2010-11 season.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 6, 2010
Volunteers clean up on Key beaches

Volunteers collected 312 pounds of trash along a 4.75-mile stretch of Longboat Key's Manatee County beach Saturday, Oct. 2.

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Rachel O'Hara and Maria Amodio
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 6, 2010
The Longboat Observer welcomes new staff

This season, you might observe at least one new face and a familiar face around town.

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Mayor George Spoll and other commissioners expressed concern with the Firefighters Pension Board's decision to pay $50,000 for a pension analysis.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 6, 2010
Commission questions analysis

Town pension attorney James Linn said he believes the Firefighters Pension Board may have acted incorrectly when it approved a pension analysis last month.

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Planning, Zoning and Building Director Monica Simpson, center, addressed concerns about a new building-fee study Monday.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 6, 2010
Building-fee study debated

A building-permit fee study suggests contractors should pay a deposit fee for renovation and new construction permits.

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Dr. Kenneth Simons leads a discussion in his 2007 Freud and Literature class.
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • October 6, 2010
LBK Education Center combines old and new

The Longboat Key Education Center's Fall Term begins Monday, October 18.

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Joseph Arnegger puts up his most recent piece, a triptic, Tuesday inside the Durante Gallery at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 6, 2010
Arts Center offers full palette for the season

This season, the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, will continue its "Ageless Creativity" theme.

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