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The building at 19C N. Blvd. of the Presidents on St. Armands Circle sold for $1.6 million. ScoopDaddy's Gourmet Ice Cream will remain as the building's tenant.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 6, 2010
Key Real Estate: ScoopDaddy's building sells for $1.6 million

The building at 19C N. Blvd. of the Presidents on St. Armands Circle sold for $1.6 million. ScoopDaddy's Gourmet Ice Cream will remain as the building's tenant.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 6, 2010
Building Permits

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Sept. 24 through Sept. 30, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

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GHANA. Longboat Key resident and global marathoner John Wallace reads The Longboat Observer while visiting the Kwame Nkrumah memorial in Accra, Ghana. Wallace was in Ghana for his 335th marathon in his 105th country, a new world record.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 6, 2010
It's Read Everywhere

Longboat Key resident and global marathoner John Wallace reads The Longboat Observer while visiting the Kwame Nkrumah memorial in Accra, Ghana; Betsy Smith enjoys The Longboat Observer's trek each week up to Anna Maria Island.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • October 6, 2010
Deal us in

Watch the signals

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  • October 6, 2010
Stunning sunrise

Christina Filkins submitted this sunrise photo, taken at Longboat Harbour, 4454 Gulf of Mexico Drive. 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].

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Phillip Younger is concerned with the firefighter pension board's decision to hire a company to perform a pension audit.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 5, 2010
Commission questions pension decision

Town pension attorney James Linn believes the firefighter pension board may have erred when it approved a study last month.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 5, 2010
OBITUARY: Marlene June Gowan

Marlene June Gowan, 73, was a Longboat Key resident.

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Town Manager Bruce St. Denis thanked the police department for working with the town to ratify a new contract.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 4, 2010
Commission ratifies police contract

The Town Commission ratified a three-year contract with its police department at its regular meeting tonight at Town Hall.

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The commission also is expected to pass a resolution to pay for $85,000 in expected costs to update its Comprehensive Plan.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 4, 2010
Commission to ratify police contract

The Town Commission is expected to ratify a three-year contract with its police department at its regular meeting tonight.

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Dr. Kumar Mahadevan is president of Mote Marine Laboratory.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 1, 2010
Trinational Initiative leads to action plan

U.S., Mexican and Cuban scientists ended the three-day conference with an action plan.

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The Sarasota County portion of Gulf of Mexico Drive will be repaved next month.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 1, 2010
Paving project begins Monday

A Gulf of Mexico Drive repaving project for the Sarasota County portion of the island begins Monday.

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BKYC members model fashions by Dreamweaver and Planet.
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • September 30, 2010
BKYC members dine in style

Bird Key Yacht Club members viewed the latest fashions from Dreamweaver and Planet boutique at their Fall Fashion Double- Header luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 30.

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Traffic will be rerouted near St. Armands Circle during a construction project in October.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 30, 2010
Crosswalk renovation to begin on St. Armands

Construction will take place between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. except on Friday and Saturday nights.

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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • September 30, 2010
Experience at center of commission battle

Trailing far behind in fundraising, Democrat Mark Hawkins knows that his best hope of defeating incumbent Republican District 4 County Commissioner Nora Patterson rests on voters believing in his business credentials. Patterson, though, touts her own business background.

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Steve and Donna Zook
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  • Robin Hartill
  • September 29, 2010
AMI Olive Oil Outpost opens up for Chamber

The Anna Maria Olive Oil Outpost hosted the Sept. 29 Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours.

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