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Longboat Key residents will have to do without a few government services during the four-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 22, 2016
Sarasota, Manatee county offices close for Thanksgiving

Longboat Key residents will have to do without a few government services during the four-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

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Mark Richardson of the Town of Longboat Key has been overseeing the $3.5 million Bayfront Park project. Terry O'Connor
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  • Terry O’Connor
  • November 22, 2016
Longboat Key’s Bayfront Park nearly complete

The long-awaited Bayfront Park upgrades are right on schedule.

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Longboat Key Mayor Jack Duncan, 67, was hospitalized after a procedure for heart issues Friday. He is expected to be back at home with family by this weekend.
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  • Terry O’Connor
  • November 22, 2016
Longboat Mayor Jack Duncan won’t be out of commission long

Duncan, 67, was hospitalized after a procedure for heart issues Friday.

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George Spoll to succeed Mayor Jack Duncan.
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  • Terry O’Connor
  • November 21, 2016
Spoll to succeed Duncan on Longboat Commission

When the qualifying period closed at noon Monday, Longboat Key had one new commissioner-elect, two contested commission races and one referendum, according to Town Clerk Trish Granger.

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It will be their second head-to-head race after Larry Grossman lost a 2015 election to Jack Daly by 1,295 to 505 votes.
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  • Terry O’Connor
  • November 21, 2016
Longboat Key Town Commission race certified

It will be their second head-to-head race after Grossman lost a 2015 election to Daly by 1,295 to 505 votes.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 19, 2016
Buttonwood Harbour welcomes back snowbirds

Residents enjoyed a "Burgers, Breasts, & Bluegrass" outdoor block party on Nov. 19.

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  • Katie Johns
  • November 19, 2016
Save our Seabirds thanks donors

The fourth annual Arias in Flight served as the first donor-appreciation luncheon for the bird sanctuary.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 19, 2016
St. Mary gets in the holiday spirit

St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church hosted its annual Christmas Bazaar on Nov. 19.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 18, 2016
'Drawing-Re-Imagined' premieres at art center

The exhibit features artwork by Jack King and Will Corr.

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File photo
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  • Katie Johns
  • November 18, 2016
Super Cat II tennis tournament registration looming

The tournament will return to Longboat Key for its 14th year from Nov. 29 to Dec. 4.

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Mayor Jack Duncan was hospitalized Friday. 2015 file photo
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  • Terry O’Connor
  • November 18, 2016
Longboat Mayor Jack Duncan recovering after hospitalization

Vice Mayor Terry Gans will be in charge of the Longboat Key Town Commission during Duncan’s convalescence.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 17, 2016
Longboat Key Chamber chairmen mingle with members

The Chamber Chairman's reception brought 100 people to Amore for the annual event.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 17, 2016
Longboat Library welcomes back volunteers

The volunteers enjoyed a buffet-style lunch and ice-breaker game.

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Richard Gonzmart is building a restaurant on the site of the former Pattigeorge's Waterfront Restaurant on Longboat Key.
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  • Terry O’Connor
  • November 17, 2016
Longboat planners want Pattigeorge’s site to always have a restaurant

The former 7,241-square-foot Pattigeorge’s Waterfront Restaurant on Longboat Key will soon be torn down.

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Two of the property’s 19 royal palms frame the front entrance. Over the doorway is a profile bust of a Roman soldier. Wrought iron grills grace the first-floor windows.
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • November 17, 2016
A lovely look back

A historic home on St. Armands continues to shine today.

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