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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 24, 2010
SYC unveils new $14.5 million facility

The Sarasota Yacht Club has been busier than ever as members and the general public continue to seek out their first glimpses of the new building-even though the grand opening is more than a month away, scheduled for April 23 through April 25.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 24, 2010
Longboat Key Building Permits

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of March 12 through March 18, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 24, 2010
Country Club Shores home sells for $1,175,000

Stephen and Susan Hoffmann, of Anchorage, Ky., sold their home at 573 Cutter Lane in Unit IV of Country Club Shores to Steven Fraser, as trustee of the Fraser Family Trust, of Wheaton, Ill., for $1,175,000.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • March 24, 2010
Player of the Week: Victoria Sassine

We visited the Longboat Key Club and Resort's Tennis Gardens to see how one tennis player's game went.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • March 24, 2010
Deal Us In

More skill than luck

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 24, 2010
Peaceful peekaboo

Bennett Adler submitted this sunset photo taken at Seaplace, 2045 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].

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 23, 2010
Sand choices on display

Longboat Key residents can give input for the type of sand the town will use for its next beach project at the Town Commission's regular workshop March 25.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 23, 2010
Obituary: Audrey Tompkins Ziesemer

Audrey Tompkins Ziesemer, 62, was a Longboat Key resident.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 22, 2010
Spoll elected mayor

Commissioner George Spoll becomes mayor for the first time, while Commissioner Jim Brown was elected as vice mayor.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 22, 2010
Mote uses Wii technology to explore shark mating behaviors

Motion sensors could help to determine where the sharks mate, allowing researchers to better protect those areas.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • March 22, 2010
Man on the street: Spring Awakening

We asked Longboaters how they spent the first day of spring, which was Saturday, March 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 19, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast

The event, which has been a Longboat Key tradition since 1981, takes place from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 20, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 19, 2010
P&Z set to review code April 6

The Planning and Zoning Board will review code clarification suggestions presented by the Longboat Key Club and Resort next month.

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    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • March 19, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Influence

Influence boutique in St. Armands offers a variety of designers to suit every style, from hip and trendy to conservative.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 18, 2010
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: Lazy Lobster Longboat Key

Lazy Lobster Longboat Key owner Michael Garey shares an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

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