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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 19, 2010
Vision Plan meetings scheduled

Planning, Zoning and Building Director Monica Simpson scheduled two Vision Plan subcommittee meetings in September.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2010
Turtle Tracks

Turtle Tracks

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2010
Visitor snaps unique turtle sighting

Aaron Kosobucki snapped this photo of a sea turtle Aug. 7.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2010
Sarasota Bay Watch honors Key Club

Sarasota Bay Watch presented a 5-Star Bay Partner Rating Award to the Longboat Key Club and Resort Tuesday, July 27.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 18, 2010
Specificity of suggestions debated

The Vision Plan subcommittee debated how specific the Vision Plan and the Comprehensive Plan should be when offering development suggestions for parcels of land on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 18, 2010
Colony leaders reminisce

Longtime Colony owner Dr. Murray Klauber and Colony General Manager Katie Moulton take a look back and contemplate the future of their beloved resort.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2010
Columbia to hold annual Community Harvest

The 13th annual Community Harvest fundraiser will take place in September at The Columbia Restaurant's seven locations.

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

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

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • 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.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2010
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  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • 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
  • News
  • 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
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • 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
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • 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.

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