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It’s up to the voters to ultimately decide if they want to pay for poles and electrical wires in neighborhoods like Country Club Shores to be buried.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 29, 2015
Larson requests underground utilities feedback

The Longboat Key Town Commission will discuss cost options to bury underground utility wires and poles at its June 1 regular meeting.

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The 2.57-acre Gulf-front Ohana Estate is listed for $22 million.
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 28, 2015
The highest and lowest priced homes and condos currently for sale on Longboat Key

To examine the range of inventory on the Key, we searched for the highest and lowest priced single-family homes and condominiums for sale that are not listed as pending.

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  • May 28, 2015
Bird Key Yacht Club hits the runway

The women of Bird Key Yacht Club enjoyed the final fashion show of the season on May 28.

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Longboat Key Fire Rescue received an excellent score on a surprise inspection visit from a state inspector Wednesday.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 28, 2015
Fire Rescue aces surprise inspection

A surprise inspection from a Florida Department of Health inspector rated the Longboat Key Fire Rescue department an excellent rating for all aspects of its operations and equipment Wednesday.

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Margaret Roth submitted this photo of the Harbourside swan family.
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  • May 27, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: May 28

Longboat Key photo contest winner: May 28

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  • May 27, 2015
We want your stories for our Fourth of July tribute!

The Observer is preparing a tribute to the Greatest Generation for the Fourth of July in observance of the 70-year anniversary of the end of World War II.

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Branham with his new granddaughter, Emerson. Courtesy photo
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2015
Branham falls in love with his new cadet

Steve Branham might be a two-star retired U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral, but his new granddaughter Emerson Whitney Branham of Virginia Beach, Va., already outranks him.

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Sheila Weiser
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2015
Act of kindness prevails at Longboat Harbour

On May 23, Sheila Weiser fell while walking on the beach outside her Longboat Harbour residence, and a man and his wife came to her aid.

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Diane and Terry Gans
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2015
Gans celebrates anniversary...with commission date

Longboat Key Vice Mayor Terry Gans celebrated his 46th wedding anniversary May 18 — at a commission workshop. But he gave his wife, Diane, a shout-out from the dais.

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  • May 27, 2015
OBITUARY | Jean Foley McGillis

Jean Foley McGillis, 81, of Longboat Key, died May 20.

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  • May 27, 2015
OBITUARY | Madelyn Humpert

Madelyn Humpert, 93, of Longboat Key and Lakeside Park, Ky., died May 17.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 27, 2015
Budget breakdown: 2015-16 capital projects

Fiscal year 2015-16 is a big year for capital projects, which include $22.5 million worth of beach projects.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 27, 2015
Go out on a limb: Do you know your royal poincianas?

During the months of May and June, royal poinciana trees paint the town red.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 27, 2015
Town could establish 16 potential new residential zoning districts for multifamily residential properties

By creating 16 new districts, the town could usher nonconforming properties into modern times.

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  • May 27, 2015
News briefs

Longboat Pass drawbridge closures; Finance Department to shift ; Meetings canceled

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