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Deal us in: Find a better line of play

Depending on which direction you are playing on this hand, there could be a top for East-West or a top for North-South.

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The Longboat Key Planning and Zoning board met for its regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15.

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Butterfly garden receives new irrigation system

Longboat Key Garden Club members say the project will provide watering efficiency.

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Registration open for Education Center programs

The fall term, which begins Monday, Oct. 19, is the first of three terms for the Longboat Key Education Center's 2009-10 season.

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Update: Governor approves pipeline project

Gov. Charlie Crist approved a natural-gas pipeline project application Friday, Sept. 11 that affects Longboat Key's beach-quality sand resources.

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Younger qualifies for at-large commission seat

Longboat Key resident Phillip Younger is an official candidate for the at-large commission seat currently held by Commissioner Hal Lenobel.

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  • September 11, 2009
Firefighters slide through training scenario

Eight Longboat Key firefighters underwent a training drill Friday, Sept. 11 that allowed them to perform a mock search-and-rescue mission in a smoke-filled condominium.

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  • September 11, 2009
Firefighters pay tribute to lives lost Sept. 11

Sarasota firefighters climb 344 flights of stairs in remembrance of the firefighters who died Sept. 11, 2001, in the World Trade Center Towers.

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  • September 11, 2009
Longboat pays tribute to Sept. 11

Each year on the night of Sept. 10, members of the Longboat Key Public Works Department line Gulf of Mexico Drive with 2,974 flags, one for each victim who died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11.

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Town seeks sand removal extension

The town of Longboat Key sent a letter Thursday, Sept. 10 to Gov. Charlie Crist stating the town still has significant problems with Port Dolphin's proposed natural-gas pipeline project.

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Key resident disputes Key Club survey

John Summers, a retired marketing professor, disputes The Longboat Key Club and Resort's phone survey that was conducted this summer.

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  • September 10, 2009
Vern Buchanan to conduct Town Hall meeting

Congressman Vern Buchanan will host the Sarasota Town Hall informational meeting Friday, Sept. 11, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

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Siekmann qualifies for District 5

Vice Mayor and District 5 Commissioner Robert Siekmann is now the second current commissioner to become certified for his third and final two-year term.

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