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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 24, 2010
Vision Plan subcommittee formation begins

The Planning and Zoning Board will select two members of its board at its June regular meeting to sit on a subcommittee that reviews the town's Vision Plan.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • May 22, 2010
Harbour Links swan family reunited

The reunion took place after seven cygnets went to their first veterinarian visit.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • May 21, 2010
SCVB announces National Tourism Week winners

The awards honored four leaders in the hospitality industry.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • May 21, 2010
Whitney Beach Deli & Wines restaurant closes

The restaurant was operating as Isabelle's Restaurant under the management of Linda Loscalzo.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • May 21, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Behind the science

This Saturday's program at Mote will give participants a chance to explore Sarasota Bay.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 21, 2010
Property values expected to fall another 10%

An average 10% drop in property values on Longboat Key is expected for the third consecutive year.

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  • Maria Amodio
  • May 21, 2010
Store Around the Corner: Wet Noses

Wet Noses pet boutique has a unique selection of gifts and pet products.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 21, 2010
Confidential document appears at Town Hall

Commissioner Gene Jaleski submitted a Longboat Key Club and Resort pro-forma statement dated August 2006 to the town last week.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 20, 2010
Commission tentatively chooses whiter sand

The Town Commission also approved code amendments proposed by The Longboat Key Club and Resort, which make its Islandside renovation-and-expansion project more defensible legally.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 20, 2010
Commission will consider oil spill plans

The Town Commission will also hear updates about plans for a beach project on the north end of the island and the town's 2010-11 beach-wide project.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 19, 2010
Banyan Bay Club resident raises issue with fire marshal

Banyan Bay Club Vice President Dick Hershatter is suggesting that the town's fire marshal did not perform his job correctly when reviewing a condominium unit.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 19, 2010
LBK residents get special delivery

Longboat Key has a new resident: John and Nat Eisch, of Longboat Key, welcomed daughter Jasmine to the world May 13.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 19, 2010
Circle businesses team up to help

Les Ciseaux Salon, on St. Armands Circle, is participating in the "Matter of Trust" program, for which human and/or animal hair is converted into hair mats that soak up oil from spills.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 19, 2010
Virginia Sanders writes song about Longboat Key

Longboat Key resident and Longboat Observer "Turtle Watch" columnist Virginia Sanders wanted to pay tribute to her barrier-island home, so she wrote this song to be sung to the tune of "Home, Home on the Range."

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 19, 2010
Last call for graduates

The Longboat Observer is finishing its annual graduation story featuring all high-school and college graduates on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys.

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