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  • Katie Johns
  • January 31, 2018
Father-Son duo pens book together

Howard Myers lost his vision in the Vietnam War. Now his son, Chad, is helping him tell his story.

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David Lapovsky at the site of the former Colony, 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
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  • Bret Hauff
  • January 31, 2018
Preserve Longboat seeks a few tweaks to Colony development plan

Preserve Longboat President David Lapovsky says Unicorp's development plan is close to what the group seeks on the site of the former Colony.

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Chuck Whittall
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  • Bret Hauff
  • January 31, 2018
Hopeful Colony developer optimistic after zoning code change withdrawn

Unicorp National Developments President Chuck Whittall said he hopes to break ground at the site of the former Colony by the end of the year.

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A 54-year-old woman died last week of unnatural causes in a Longboat Key sauna, police say.
  • By Bret Hauff
  • January 30, 2018
UPDATE: Woman found in Longboat sauna did not die naturally, police say

Police have not determined the cause of death and therefore have not released the identity of the woman.

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Ringling College is bringing its lecture series to The Paradise Center on Longboat Key.
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  • Katie Johns
  • January 29, 2018
RCLLA heads to The Paradise Center

Eight lectures through the Ringling College Lifelong Learning Academy will be held at The Paradise Center this season.

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  • Katie Johns
  • January 27, 2018
Longboat Library hosts L'Art Festival

Local authors, painters, photographers and others showed off their work on Jan. 27.

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Event chairwoman Palma Panza, Lyn Haycock, Patty Sileo and Susan Phillips
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  • Katie Johns
  • January 25, 2018
Garden Club blossoms with Taste of the Keys

The annual event sold out with more than 300 people in attendance on Jan. 25.

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Longboat Police found a 54-year-old woman dead Tuesday evening.
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  • Bret Hauff
  • January 25, 2018
Woman found dead in clubhouse sauna on Longboat Key

The door of the Harbourside clubhouse sauna was unlocked, police say.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 25, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: Jan. 25

Terrie Stewart watched as this boat approached from the horizon, wondering who would be out on Longboat Key Pass on such a rough day. It was the Coast Guard, patrolling the rough sea.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 25, 2018
Mote celebrates relationship with Israel

At a lunch and learn event on Jan. 23, Mote patrons learned about Mote’s history of marine science in Israel in celebration of Israel turning 70 this year.

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  • By Eric Garwood and Bret Hauff | Observer Staff
  • January 25, 2018
Fewer condos, less density proposed for Colony site

Whittall's newest plan falls within boundaries of existing rules.

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  • Katie Johns
  • January 24, 2018
Christ Church hosts first Wednesday night dinner

Pianist Jeremy Silverman performed for church members on Jan. 24.

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Unicorp National Development Inc. President Chuck Whittall used the town's 712 zoning code changes to try to persuade commissioners to approve his application to adapt town policy.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 24, 2018
Longboat developer backs off on Colony density request

"We heard the community loud and clear,'' Whittall says.

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This home at 409 Meadow Lark Drive on Longboat Key recently sold for $3,899,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 24, 2018
Meadow Lark Drive home sells for $3,899,000

Residential real estate for Jan. 8-12.

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Ted Kohn, 84, was never a religious person, but this photo has him questioning his belief.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 24, 2018
Seeing is believing: Longboater believes he sees Holy Trinity in photograph

Ted Kohn thought he was just taking a photo of a sunset. Then, he turned the photo vertical and spotted what he believes are religious symbols.

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