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  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 20, 2016
Longboat residents Savor the Sounds

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Savor the Sounds jazz concert Feb. 20, at Bayfront Park.

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A south end beach project has been delayed because state and federal agencies have concerns about how the projects will impact sea turtle nesting season.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 19, 2016
Beach project delayed by sea turtle concerns

A south end beach project has been delayed because state and federal agencies have concerns about how the projects will impact sea turtle nesting season.

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Joan Gill submitted this photo of her grandsons enjoying a Longboat Key sunset.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 19, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Feb. 18

Joan Gill submitted this photo of her grandsons enjoying a Longboat Key sunset.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 18, 2016
St. Mary Men’s Club hosts February meeting

The Men’s Club at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church held its monthly meeting Feb. 18.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 17, 2016
Seaplace celebrates Mardi Gras

Seaplace kept the Fat Tuesday celebrations going a week later at its Mardi Gras party Feb. 17.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 17, 2016
Republican Club discusses U.S.-Israeli relationship

The Republican Club of Longboat Key held its monthly meeting Feb. 16, at Harbourside Dining Room.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 17, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events in Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 17, 2016
Longboat Key: Business Briefs

Business Briefs

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Longboat Key Town Commissioner Sid Ochs, Education Center founder Laura Taubes and Mayor James Edmundson cut the ribbon at the new Education Center in 1985.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 17, 2016
Education Center celebrates 30 years

Lifelong learning is the mission of the Longboat Key Education Center.

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  • Neighbors
Al "Mifflin" Lowe with his books at Bird Key Yacht Club.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 17, 2016
Bird Key resident pens children’s books

Al “Mifflin” Lowe’s upcoming children’s book features two dogs chasing different dreams.

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The home at 3475 Gulf of Mexico Drive has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,183 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 17, 2016
Longboat Key home sells for $7 million

The home at 3475 Gulf of Mexico Drive has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,183 square feet of living area.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2016
Longboat Key : Obituaries

Frederick Gentner and John "Jack" Nothacker died.

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The town manager is investigation allowing neighborhoods like Country Club Shores to opt out of the town's neighborhood undergrounding project.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 17, 2016
Neighborhood undergrounding surges to ballot

The current funding formula for a neighborhood undergrounding project stays intact as the town manager investigates an opt-out program for neighborhoods.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 17, 2016
Briefs: Longboat Key 2.18.16

Commission postpones collecting legal fees from Jaleski; All Angels blesses columbarium; Longboat Pass Bridge closures this week

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Some Cedars Tennis Club members question the response time and 911 dispatch measures from a 911 call Feb. 11 at their club.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 17, 2016
A matter of time

The delay wasn’t as long as it felt but for many Cedars Tennis Club players, they question whether the death of one of their members could have been handled differently.

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