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  • April 30, 2010
OBITUARY: Jack Clayman

Jack Clayman, 91, was a Longboat Key resident and member of Temple Beth Israel.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 29, 2010
Senator calls for oil rig investigation

Town Hall received a letter from Sen. Bill Nelson this week bemoaning the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana.

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  • April 29, 2010
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: Ciao, Italia!

Ciao, Italia! owner Carmine Estudo shares an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

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  • Maria Amodio
  • April 29, 2010
Store Around the Corner: Cannons Marina

Cannons Marina is a family-owned business offering boat sales, rentals and repairs.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 29, 2010
Lender reveals plans for Colony

Colony Lender LLC partners David Siegal and Randy Langley want to build a new resort and buy out the resort's owner, Dr. Murf Klauber, for $12 million.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 28, 2010
Save Our Seabirds director on standby for oil spill relief

Lee Fox will coordinate local wildlife rescue efforts if oil spreads toward Florida waters.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 28, 2010
Beautification project begins

A $500,000 grant the town received last week will be used to replace welcome signs and wayfinding signs on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
Suspense is over: Gussin to release novel

Longboat Key novelist Patricia Gussin's publishing company, Oceanview Publishing, will release her fourth novel, "And Then There Was One," Oct. 4.

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  • April 28, 2010
Klaubers welcome new addition

Murf and Sue Bassett Klauber are proud to announce the birth of their 15th grandchild.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
The Colony welcomes some familiar faces

Longboat Key resident Barbara Bishop is enjoying family visiting from New Hampshire.

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  • April 28, 2010
Congratulations!

Kristy Blair Iannello recently became engaged to John Powers Balfour II.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
Pattigeorge's adds new additions for Earth Day

Employees at Pattigeorge's restaurant on Longboat Key celebrated Earth Day by planting new herb-and-vegetable gardens.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
Camera crew sets up at the Colony

A camera crew filming a commercial to promote state tourism was spotted Monday, April 26, at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
Resident receives belated birthday gift

Dawn diLorenzo spotted a bald eagle nesting on Longboat Drive South, near Whitney Beach Plaza, and snapped a few photos.

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  • April 28, 2010
Longboat Observer readers win 'mother' of all contests

The votes are in - more than 15,000 total - and the winners of the YourObserver.com Mother-Daughter Lookalike contest have been named.

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