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At low tide, Commissioner Phill Younger says that concrete teeth, or baffling, used to help stop the flow of sand to hold a beach, are non-existent right now in the seaward sections of the groins that jut into the Gulf. (Kurt Schultheis)
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  • September 2, 2015
Are Longboat Key's new groins holding sand?

Commissioner Phill Younger and town staff have different takes on the loss of sand at the North Shore Road beach access.

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Owners of the former Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant seek to build a new restaurant that’s similar to The Shore Diner on St. Armands Circle.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 2, 2015
Will Shore seats shrink?

A Longbeach Village restaurant application that asks for 114 additional seats needs major revisions by Sept. 22.

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Al Arbour at a press conference in 2007 following his 1500th game coached for the New York Islanders. At the game, a banner with the number 1,500 was raised in the Nassau Coliseum.
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 2, 2015
Al Arbour: A champion on and off the rink

Al Arbour, 82, who won eight Stanley Cups as an NHL player and coach, died Aug. 28.

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LBK Liquors employee Jim Crawford
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 2, 2015
Open for business: Whitney Beach

Meet the businesses of Whitney Beach Plaza.

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Armando Linde keeps a close eye on the town’s budget in retirement and is enjoying being able to give back to his community after years of traveling during his career prevented him from putting down roots.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 2, 2015
Conversation With Armando Linde

Long before Country Club Shores resident Armando Linde was known for his work with the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key and the town’s Investment Advisory Committee, the Cuban-born resident was an economist performing financial work for governments in more th

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In 1969, Hal Lenobel flew to Longboat Key and signed a contract for a Longboat Harbour unit. It became the Lenobels’ vacation home for 23 years before they moved there permanently in 1993 to retire.
  • By Robin Hartill and Kurt Schultheis
  • September 1, 2015
Hal Lenobel: A Longboat legend

Hal Lenobel scored 12 and a half years on the Longboat Key Town Commission and 13 holes in one on the golf course.

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Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance executive director Heather Kasten and Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce president Gail Loefgren at last year's expo.
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 1, 2015
East Meets West Business Expo to showcase businesses

Professionals from across Sarasota and Manatee counties will show off their businesses and products at the seventh annual East Meets West Business Expo on Sept. 2.

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  • Jessica Salmond
  • September 1, 2015
Sheriff's Office identifies body found in Gulf of Mexico

David Barngrover, 57, was a Sarasota resident.

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Anne Ross has been a town of Longboat Key employee for eight years.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 1, 2015
Ross applies for Lakewood Ranch position

Longboat Key’s assistant town manager is applying for a executive director position where she resides in East Manatee.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 29, 2015
Citizen scientists go fishing for scallops

Local citizens became scientists at the Sarasota Bay Watch’s eighth annual scallop search on Aug. 29.

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A six-hour Colony Beach & Tennis Resort hearing Friday in Tampa-based U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May’s courtroom ended with another postponement.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 28, 2015
Colony rec lease settlement delayed

Both a Colony Beach & Tennis Resort rec lease and its judgment won’t be awarded until Sept. 4 at the earliest.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 27, 2015
Whitney Beach showcases its businesses

The newly renovated and revitalized Whitney Beach Plaza held an open house on Aug. 27.

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Rio and Kaleb Rice find scallops at last year’s scallop search.
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 27, 2015
Bay Watch to go scallop searching

The Sarasota Bay Watch will hold its eighth annual scallop search on Aug. 29.

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Barrier island mayors want to discuss new developments in west Bradenton and how they will impact seasonal traffic.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 27, 2015
Manatee County accepts growth discussion invitation

The Barrier Island Elected Officials Organization wants to know how Manatee County officials plan to handle future growth of home and commercial developments

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Martin Davis submitted this photo of the sun setting on Longboat Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: August 27

Martin Davis submitted this photo of the sun setting on Longboat Key.

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