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Firefighters and town can't agree on contract

The town's labor attorney, Reynolds Allen, said the town cannot offer a new contract that costs the town any money.

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Longboat Key residents who have died from May through October.

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Neighbors: Rita Barry

Longboat Key resident Rita Barry recently finished writing a travel cookbook featuring her culinary journey.

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The Observer announces contest winners

This year's "It's Read Everywhere" contest traveled to the World Wide Web on YourObserver.com and asked readers to upload their submissions and vote for their favorites.

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Beth Israel Women prepare holiday bazaar

Beth Israel Women (BIW) are doing a major expansion of their Holiday Bazaar for 2009.

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'Letters to Lee'

'Letters to Lee,' a book by Lt. Gen. James V. Edmundson, includes letters and firsthand accounts written during World War II.

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St. Armands Towers unit sells for $750,000

Unit 103 at St. Armands Tower North, on Lido Beach, sold for $750,000. The unit has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,389 square feet of living space.

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Black Tie & Tales

Read this week's social column, Black Tie & Tales, by Molly Schechter.

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Cafe focuses on eating for longevity

Lonjevity Superfood Fusion Cafe focuses on serving food that controls blood-glucose levels.

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  • November 10, 2009
FDOT schedules road construction meeting

The Florida Department of Transportation will host a public information meeting next week to inform barrier island residents about upcoming construction projects.

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Obituary: Jewell Bailey

Bailey, 89, was a former Longboat Key resident.

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Ida likely will cause beach erosion

Longboat Key officials warn of wind gusts, severe thunderstorms, potential flooding and rip currents as Tropical Storm Ida churns by in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Philanthropist Janet Kane, 83, dies

The Siesta Key resident was an avid supporter of the Sarasota Family YMCA Foundation, Forty Carrots Family Center, Animal Rescue Coalition and Asolo Repertory Theatre.

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