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  • May 4, 2016
Cops Corner 05.03.16

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 4, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 4, 2016
Longboat Key: Obituaries

Patricia Cassady Castell, Charles McKinney and Anne Stovall Timm died.

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The Unit 801 condo at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,460 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 4, 2016
Water Club condo sells for $2.8 million

The Unit 801 condo at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,460 square feet of living area.

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Manfred Welfonder, principal at MW Corp., has been hoping to redevelop the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort on Longboat Key for more than five years.
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • May 4, 2016
Welfonder seeks Colony plan with Fairmont Hotels

The Town Commission will consider extending the grandfathered tourism units for the Colony Beach & Tennis Club.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 4, 2016
Firm protests contract for Longboat Key beach project

A firm has protested the town’s $6.5 million choice of a contractor to mine Longboat Pass and New Pass to renourish island beaches.

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Country Club Shores residents, both human and canine, rally in support of their crosswalk.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • May 4, 2016
Crosswalks: Should they stay or should they go?

For many residents, the answer is ‘stay.’ Now, the commission is hitting the brakes on a plan to ask FDOT to remove the safety features.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 3, 2016
FDOT to drop speed limit on Longboat Key

The state has decided to lower the 45-mph speed limit on a 0.3-mile stretch of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 2, 2016
Longboat Key hosts first turtle nest of the season

Mote Marine volunteers have discovered the first turtle nest of the summer on Longboat Key.

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Phillis Black and her husband, Jack, pull up for a good seat for the show.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 30, 2016
Longboat Key clubs ride in for Butch Cassidy

The Garden and Kiwanis clubs held its second Dinner and a Movie night.

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Former Longboat Key Town Commissioner Lynn Larson fought hard for a crosswalk at Country Club Shores.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 29, 2016
Longboat residents rally to save crosswalk

Ahead of a Town Commission meeting Monday, Country Club Shores owners have asked commissioners to keep at least one of the controversial traffic features.

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Jack Garner, Susan DeVictor and Neil Oldham have won the Observer's photo contest for April.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2016
Congratulations to this month's winners of our photo contest!

Jack Garner, Susan DeVictor and Neil Oldham have won the Observer's photo contest for April.

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Town Manager Dave Bullock inspects two groins Dec. 17 that were installed last year to hold sand at the north end of the Island.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 29, 2016
Bid protest affects Longboat Key beach project

Bid protest may hold up Longboat Key beach project

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Donna Harrison submitted this photo of a peaceful evening at Beer Can Island.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 28

Donna Harrison submitted this photo of a peaceful evening at Beer Can Island.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 28, 2016
Moore’s Stone Crab demolition begins on Longboat

Owners of the Shore on Longboat Key have contractors tearing apart the restaurant, making way for a new name on the island.

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