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  • Katie Johns
  • February 28, 2019
St. Mary putts through annual golf tournament

About 150 golfers played the Harbourside Course Feb. 28 for the St. Mary Men's Club annual golf tournament.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • February 28, 2019
Sarasota County tests election equipment for Longboat election

Ahead of the March 12 election, Ron Turner and his team tests all necessary equipment to ensure it will work properly on election night.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 28, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: Feb. 28

Kevin French photographed these juvenile bald eagles on North Lido Key.

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Linda Nichols of Backyard Bike Shop said season started late this year.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • February 27, 2019
Longboat's winter season back in black after seeing red

No more red tide for Longboat businesses

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Built in 1988, 682 Mourning Dove Drive has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 6,449 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 27, 2019
Bird Key home sells for $3.45 million

Residential real estate transactions for Feb. 11-15

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Customers peruse the jewelry section at last year's Royal Rummage Sale.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 27, 2019
St. Mary Catholic gets ready to rummage

The annual sale will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 1 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 2.

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Tom Brown, Bea & Dave Erickson, Anne Hanley, Gabriel and Diane Brown Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 27, 2019
Birthday thanks

The Lazy Lobster customers gave their favorite employee a birthday surprise on Feb. 14.

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Larry Greenspon file photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 27, 2019
Donation in progress

In June, Greenspon, a Longboat Key resident, donated the initial gift for the refurbishment of the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee's 32-acre campus.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Patty Cooper reads a book to Dreya.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 27, 2019
Patty Cooper lends helping hand throughout Sarasota area

The Longboat Key resident volunteers at Children First and Selah Freedom, teaches mahjong at The Paradise Center and is the treasurer of the Longboat Key Garden Club.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 27, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Two-wheeled early-bird gets to work

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Event co-organizer Hannah Weinberg, Deborah Ericson and Suellen Kaeb of Breast Health Sarasota, Inc and event co-organizer Jayne Weiss
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 26, 2019
Longboat golf groups tee off for a cure

The Key Niners and the Women's 18-Hole golf associations gathered Feb. 26 for their annual event that benefits Breast Health Sarasota, Inc.

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Workers with Forristall Enterprises Inc. are tearing down the Amore building. It's expected to last about six to eight weeks.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 26, 2019
Workers begin demolishing Longboat Key's Amore building

Work expected to take between six and eight weeks.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 25, 2019
Spanish Main gets all shook up with Elvis

The king of rock and roll made an appearance at Spanish Main Yacht Club Feb. 25.

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The GMD parcel was listed for sale in 2003.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • February 25, 2019
Longboat parcel reappears on ballot over density question

Mote wants to rezone the vacant GMD land

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Longboat leaders have focused on the proposed roundabout at Gulfstream and U.S. 41.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • February 25, 2019
Longboat consultant finds flaws in Sarasota roundabout data

Consultant advises Longboat to wait and see

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