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  • August 18, 2010
Chef Ray Arpke selected for ABC's 'Nightline' contest

Euphemia Haye Restaurant chef/proprietor Ray Arpke has been chosen as a finalist for ABC News "Nightline's" annual "People's Platelist" contest.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 18, 2010
Foundation for new church building almost complete

Workers are currently laying the floor for the new Christ Church building.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 18, 2010
Police monitor Beer Can Island

Police Chief Al Hogle is placing officers on Beer Can Island every weekend through Labor Day to enforce town ordinances.

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  • August 18, 2010
News Briefs

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 18, 2010
Brenner interviews finance director

A subcommittee formed to review operations at Town Hall recently began its assessments of town departments.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Virginia Sanders
  • August 18, 2010
Nesting season heats up after a slow start

As we reported in last month's column, turtle nesting, due to weather conditions, got off to a slow start as compared to last year's numbers. But, as of the end of July, we are surpassing 2009 numbers with 1,097 nests total thus far on Mote Marine Laboratory-monitored beaches.

  • Longboat Key
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  • August 18, 2010
Cops Corner

Aug. 8 "Wood worker" 11:33 a.m. - 500 block of Norton Street. Code Enforcement. A man was warned he couldn't cut pieces of wood in his carport area after 5 p.m. because it violated the town's noise ordinance.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 18, 2010
The end of an era

The Klauber family gathered friends and family for a final bash at the Colony to celebrate a key chapter in Longboat history.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 18, 2010
Real Estate Reports

Wagner Realty announces its top producers for July; and SAR announces nominees for 2011 board of directors.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2010
Building Permits

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Aug. 6 through Aug. 12, in order of dollar amounts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 18, 2010
Five sales this week surpass $1 million mark

Of the key sales recorded at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses, five occurred on Longboat Key, including two in Manatee County, two on St. Armands Key and one on Bird Key.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By George Rauch
  • August 18, 2010
Highly volatile market continues to bear high risk

There's some good news and some bad news in the stock markets recently. The good news is that the Dow industrials and the Dow transports simultaneously exceeded their highs for the year July 26. This is confirmation of a trend that, under Dow theory, concludes we are in a bull market in stocks. The bad news is that this is not a fixed rule, and it's unlikely the market can go much higher from these levels for a variety of reasons.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Donna Swan
  • August 18, 2010
Deal Us In: Against all odds

The defenders begin with a club to East's ace. A diamond to West's ace follows, along with a diamond ruff by East and a club exit. West follows with the three of clubs. What should happen next?

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2010
WEATHER: Island Idol

Please send your sunset (or sunrise) photos to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228, or e-mail them to [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 18, 2010
Letts examines Boca Grande health-care model

Dr. Pamela Letts treats anywhere from 30 to 50 patients a day during the height of season at the Centre Shops Family Practice and Urgent Care.

  • Longboat Key
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