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Updated: Colony files for bankruptcy

The Chapter 11 filing puts The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's debts on hold until a bankruptcy judge can reorganize the hotel's debts.

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  • Molly Schechter
  • October 7, 2009
Black Tie & Tales

This week's Black Tie & Tales column by Molly Schechter.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 7, 2009
How does Longboat compare?

In season, the Longboat Key Police Department has an officer-per-citizen ratio of one officer for every 1,412 citizens. In comparison, the city of Sanibel has one officer for every 1,200 citizens in season.

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  • October 7, 2009
Cops Corner

Sept. 22 Dock disappearance 3:23 p.m. -- Jewfish Key. Lost or Missing Property. A woman reported that her three-seat red kayak was missing from her dock.

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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • October 7, 2009
St. Mary's gets blessing for planting new garden

An ugly patch of weeds and dead palms adjacent to St. Mary, Star of the Sea's Stella Maris Hall has been turned into a colorful garden.

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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • October 7, 2009
Temple Beth Israel features satellite speakers this season

'How to Change The World' with Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute of Columbia University, will be featured at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the ongoing Live by Satellite from New York's 92nd Street Y series presented at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Kent Chetlain
  • October 7, 2009
Beach Residences unit sells for $2,731,800

Despite a slight sales lull during the recording week of Sept. 21 through Sept. 25, two of six keys transactions surpassed $1 million. Both were consummated on Lido Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Donna Swan
  • October 7, 2009
Deal Us In: Never Perfect

One of the fascinations of bridge is that no matter how proficient we become at this game, there are so many variations to the play of the cards that it is certain that we will never become perfect.

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  • October 7, 2009
Weather

Weather statistics recorded from the past week

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 6, 2009
Harry's owners have plans in store

Harry's Continental Kitchens will re-open Friday, Oct. 9.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 5, 2009
Town Commission holds regular meeting

The Longboat Key Town Commission met for its regular meeting Monday, Oct. 5.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 5, 2009
Colony to reorganize in bankruptcy court

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's hotel operating corporation will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Tampa-based U.S. Bankruptcy Court's Middle District of Florida.

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  • Dora Walters
  • October 5, 2009
Man on the street: First signs of fall

We asked Longboat Key residents to tell us what they see as the first signs of fall.

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  • October 5, 2009
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  • October 2, 2009
On golf course, Clinton takes shots at right

The former president played golf at the Longboat Key Club on his first visit to the Sarasota area.

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