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  • Katie Johns
  • September 29, 2018
Bird Key Yacht Club dines in Argentina

Members enjoyed tango performances and an Argentinian dinner on Sept 29.

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Hedge damaged Friday
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • September 29, 2018
Vehicle crashes into Longboat Observer parking lot

Police said the driver had a medical emergency

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 29, 2018
Exotic Car Festival revs up St. Armands

The festival benefits "Flight to the North Pole," an event for children with terminal illnesses hosted by the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 27, 2018
Longboat Key Club members dance it out

On Sept. 27, about 70 members gathered for dinner and line dancing lessons courtesy of White Buffalo Saloon.

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  • September 27, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: Sept. 27

Lou Newman photographed this thunderstorm in Sarasota the evening of Sept. 12. This image was captured during the height of the storm looking east from the 19th floor of Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota Bay.

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The Bird Key home at 524 N. Spoonbill Drive recently sold for $1,412,500. Built in 1965, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,425 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.85 million in 2017.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 26, 2018
Bird Key home on Spoonbill Drive sells for $1,412,500

Residential real estate transactions for Sept. 10-14.

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Caleb Jameson said it took him 20 hours to design and build the box, which is 4 x 2.5 feet and anchored into the sand with posts. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 26, 2018
Teen helps turtles with toy boxes

Turtle Watch volunteer Caleb Jameson noticed toys left on the beach and decided to do something about it.

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  • By Katie Johns and Suzanne Elliott | Observer staff
  • September 26, 2018
Fire Rescue responds to fire at Colony site

Around 2:30 p.m. the Longboat Key Fire Rescue, with assistance from the Sarasota County Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • September 26, 2018
Longboat Commission again considers one county issue

Town of Longboat Key looks at moving to one county.

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Longboat Town Hall
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  • Suzanne Elliott
  • September 26, 2018
Longboat considers 3-year commission terms

Longboat Key Town Commission considers changing term limits from two years to three.

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Parent and Atwood said they eat a lot of chicken, pasta, rice, broccoli and vegetables to fuel themselves.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 26, 2018
Olympic hopefuls set sail for Tokyo Games

Ravi Parent, an alum of the Sarasota Sailing Squadron, and his teammate Caroline Atwood are training in hopes of qualifying for the 2020 summer Olympics.

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“It amazes me they were able to get here. But I don’t think they have much of a life here.” — Gabriela Wagner
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • September 26, 2018
Longboat looks to neighbors for coyote advice

Longboat Key resident Gabriela Wagner walks her dog at night and said the only thing that scares her about coyotes would be if she came across one that is rabid.

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Polina Fomina, Juliana Howe, Lucy Walter, Janet Walter, Reagan Walter, Steve Walter Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 26, 2018
Sweet Sixteen

Longboat Key resident Lucy Walter turned 16 on Sept. 12.

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A spandrel, known as the last piece of precast concrete, is being welded on the evening of Sept. 20, 2018. Photo courtesy of Lee-En Chung
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 26, 2018
Signs of progress

An American flag is flying from the structure that will soon be the St. Armands Parking Garage.

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Ron Morrisette has been playing tennis on Longboat Key since the days of Colony Beach and Tennis Resort.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 26, 2018
Tennis players, friends rally behind Ron Morrisette

Morrisette, a Sarasota resident, was diagnosed with lymphoma in April.

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