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Consultant fees on the rise

Longboat Key Commissioner Gene Jaleski wants Town Manager Bruce St. Denis to reduce consultant costs across the board.

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  • September 9, 2009
Commissioners sound off get stance

Only two commissioners polled agree that taxes should be raised when the budget is adopted later this month. Other topics include service level and reserves.

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  • September 9, 2009
Commission reviews tennis budget

The Longboat Key Town Commission, which approved a new 1,750-square-foot pro shop and other facilities for the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center last year, is curious if the town-operated facility will make money in the next fiscal year.

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Cops Corner

A woman reported that someone left three large piles of tree branches and brush on a vacant property that was under her care.

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  • September 9, 2009
The Rev. Scheff leaves St. Mary's after three years

The Rev. Philip Scheff has missed the people of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, since he was reassigned a month ago to St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, in

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  • September 9, 2009
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  • September 9, 2009
Summer survival

Off-season months are always tough for Longboat Key resorts, but this year, they faced the added hurdle of a slow economy. This summer, owners showed that they're up for the challenge.

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  • September 9, 2009
Key Real Estate

Orchid Beach unit sells for $2.35 million

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  • September 9, 2009
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  • September 9, 2009
Deal us in: Don't depend on probabilities

The key to today's game lies with South's play of the club suit.

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  • September 9, 2009
Weather

This week's temperatures and forecast.

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  • September 8, 2009
Longboat Key police help nab car burglar

Longboat Key police officers, with the assistance of Bradenton Beach police officers, arrested a man who broke into cars Saturday on Longboat Key and Sarasota.

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  • September 4, 2009
Where's Waldo?

Mote Marine Laboratory is offering a $500 reward for the return of Waldo, its missing scientific robot that searches Florida waters for signs of red tide.

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