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Whitney Beach Plaza owner Ryan Snyder is performing studies to see if a hotel is viable on the plaza site. (Kurt Schultheis)
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Can the north end handle a hotel?

The owner of Longboat Key's Whitney Beach Plaza knows the plaza can’t sustain itself with leases in place, so he’s investigating if the site can accommodate a 100-room boutique hotel.

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Longbeach Village resident Kip O’Neill puts wire up around her porch whenever she leaves her home for an extended period of time to keep the peacocks away. (Kurt Schultheis)
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Town aims to reduce peafowl to 12 birds

The Longboat Key Town Commission will review peacock removal bids in the fall that focus on removing all of the female birds to stop the peacocks from reproducing in Longbeach Village.

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Siblings Jeffrey Shapiro, 95, Carol Siegler, 89, Jeffrey and Dorothy Tanebaum, 95, for the first time in more than five years came together for a few days June 26, to help craft a memoir for their parents.
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Plymouth Harbor resident and her siblings honor parents

Plymouth Harbor resident Carol Siegler and her siblings, Jeffrey Shapiro and Dorothy Tanebaum, seek to preserve their parents’ story through writing.

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OBITUARY | Frank Kveton

Frank Kveton died July 10.

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OBITUARY | Barbara Hunt Robb Meehan

Barbara Hunt Robb Meehan died July 9.

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OBITUARY | Ronald Taub

Ronald Taub died June 26.

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Weldon  Frost, 84, writes and taps out letters to the editor on his keyboard to the Longboat Observer when he feels important issues need to be addressed.
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  • July 15, 2015
A Conversation with Weldon Frost

Longboat Key resident Weldon Frost, 84, writes and taps out letters to the editor on his keyboard to the Longboat Observer when he feels important issues need to be addressed. He recently sat down with the Longboat Observer to discuss everything from oil

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Sergio De Albuquerque submitted this photo, taken on Longboat Key.
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Longboat Key photo contest winner: July 16

Sergio De Albuquerque submitted this photo, taken on Longboat Key.

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  • July 14, 2015
Longboat Chamber goes to the Beachhouse

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its monthly networking luncheon at the newly renovated Beachhouse restaurant on July 14.

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A record number of manatees have been spotted off the shores of Longboat Key this summer.
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  • July 14, 2015
Mayers works to protect manatees

A record number of manatees observed around the shores of Longboat Key have island residents urging for safety of the sea creatures.

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A lionfish captured during the Lionfish Derby and the many small fish found in its stomach (courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory)
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  • July 13, 2015
Mote goes lionfishing

Mote Marine Laboratory's second annual Lionfish Derby aimed to reduce the invasive lionfish populations in the Gulf of Mexico.

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The town of Longboat Key’s piece of the BP Gulf oil spill settlement will be $1.2 million.
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  • July 13, 2015
Town nets $1.2 million in BP settlement money

Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock said the town will net $967,931.82 that will be incorporated into the town’s general fund within the next 60 to 90 days.

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Chin tucks
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Correct forward head posture with exercises

Keep your head up and improve posture by trying these moves.

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The plaza at 3170 Gulf of Mexico Drive has 3,200 square feet of living space and houses the mid Longboat Key real estate office of Michael Saunders & Co.
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  • July 10, 2015
Michael Saunders sells mid-Key plaza for $800,000

The Saunders Family Limited Partnership, a Florida limited partnership of Michael Saunders & Company Inc., sold the commercial plaza at 3170 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Fox 41 July 6.

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Former Sand Cay manager Judy Paul was ordered Tuesday to begin serving a three-year prison sentence.
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  • July 9, 2015
Former Key condo manager ordered to begin three-year sentence

Former Sand Cay manager Judy Paul was ordered Tuesday to begin a prison sentence after being convicted of stealing more than $200,000 in association funds.

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