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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 24, 2009
O'Connor qualifies for District 3

One Longboat Key Town Commission seat is up for grabs and three other seats could be challenged in 2010.

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  • July 22, 2009
Weather

To see the weather page and the Observer Crossword, click on the following link to download the pdf.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • July 22, 2009
Deal us in: Giveaway double

Sitting West, your double will surely give your side a top result. How can it lose?

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2009
IT'S READ EVERYWHERE

IT'S READ EVERYWHERE

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  • By Kent Chetlain
  • July 22, 2009
L'Ambiance condo sells for $2.7 million condo

A couple from Billericay, England, purchased Unit F-608 at the 145-unit L'Ambiance for $2.7 million from Julia and Joe Ruthven, of Lakeland.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 22, 2009
A general mystery

For 20 years, the Bradley GT sat in the garage of Helen Holt's historic home in the Village. Soon, the car will motor the streets once again.

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    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • July 22, 2009
Profiles of Summer: The Science Muse

In just 90 days, Molly Demeulenaere went from marketing G.WIZ Science Museum to running the entire operation.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2009
Worship Services

Worship Services

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  • July 22, 2009
Obituaries

Obituaries

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 22, 2009
St. Armands Key Lutheran announces official pastor

The Rev. Mark Bernthal will become pastor of the church Sept. 1.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2009
Cops Corner

Police confiscated a brown pouch with two white, small discs that a housekeeper thought could have been an illegal drug. The white discs tested negative for drugs several times.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 22, 2009
Lido Shores home marks record sale this year

The more than $7.4 million sales price for the home at 1301 Westway Drive is a year-to-date record for Sarasota County.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 22, 2009
Residents ask for prayers ... and a sign

Jim and Susan Pressly, Longbeach Village residents, want others to pray for their injured granddaughter. But they were told the banner in their yard violates town codes.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2009
Police spat with trolley driver

In the nine years Pati Beardsley has been a police officer on Longboat Key, she doesn't remember a dispute like the one in which she was involved Wednesday, July 16.

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  • July 22, 2009
Meet Maggie, The Observer Group's summer intern

Maggie Pahos is a junior at Elon University, in Elon, N.C., where she is studying creative writing, art history and African/African-American studies.

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