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  • Dora Walters
  • November 4, 2009
Happy Birthday, Edith!

Although it's no secret that Edith Barr Dunn loves a good party, when it comes to her birthday she likes to slip out of town.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 4, 2009
Commissioners express Islandside frustration

Commissioner Peter O'Connor is annoyed that town staff has asked him to hold four potential dates in December and January to review the Key Club and Resort's Islandside project.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 4, 2009
Briefs

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 4, 2009
Cops Corner

Oct. 24 I spy 12:01 p.m. - 3600 block of Bayou Circle. Suspicious Circumstance. A woman told police that she believes someone has wired her house to spy on her because the screws in her electrical plates had been moved and she can hear an echo in the house when she claps. Police told her to call back if she noticed anything else suspicious.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 4, 2009
Defense presentation up next

Islandside Property Owners Coalition's attorney Robert Lincoln reveals some of the issues that he and his client, the Islandside Property Owners Coalition, have with the Islandside project.

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  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 4, 2009
Residents react to Bay Isles sign

At a Bay Isles Master Association meeting Monday, Oct. 26, at least five voting representatives expressed their opposition to the new Bay Isles sign, while two expressed support for it.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 4, 2009
Meeting combats wave of Key boat thefts

Approximately 50 people gathered Oct. 29, at Cannons Marina, to learn ways in which they could protect their vessels from being stolen.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 4, 2009
Cedars West serves Cedars tennis resort with lawsuit

The suit alleges that the tennis club used strong-arm tactics to take possession of two courts off Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 4, 2009
Key residents adopt generous outlook

The new 10,000-square-foot Cat Depot building, which opened Oct. 30, allows 90% of its cats to roam free.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 4, 2009
Obituaries

Obituaries

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 4, 2009
Harry's loses outdoor seating

Town staff says Harry's Continental Kitchens is not eligible for any of the 36 outdoor dining seats the restaurant and deli utilized.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • November 4, 2009
Veterans' Memories

On Sunday, Nov. 8, the Longboat Island Chapel will conduct a special service to recognize veterans of all branches of the armed services, in honor of Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kent Chetlain
  • November 4, 2009
Key Real Estate

The top sale for the week on the keys was the $2,175,000 that Ann Martin Dodds paid for Unit D-502 at the 54-unit Orchid Beach Club Residences on Sarasota's Lido Beach.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 4, 2009
Real Estate Reports

$13 million Longboat Key estate hits the market; Re/Max Excellence listing featured in New York Times; Glanz earns distressed property expert certification.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 4, 2009
Harry's helps support pour in for B&G Club

The Boys and Girls Club of Manatee County was the latest beneficiary of Harry's Continental Kitchens' wine-tasting fundraisers.

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