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At the request of Town Manager Dave Bullock and the Longboat Key Town Commission, the Longboat Key Police Department conducted a parking study from November 2014 through April 2015 to monitor on-street parking
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 7, 2015
Village parking study reveals no problems

Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock says a parking issue brought to the attention of town staff by Longbeach Village residents last year doesn’t exist.

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Courtesy photoBob Neudorfer, Bob Miccio, Gino Del Pup and Darryl Jelinek
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2015
Men put their best feet forward

Bob Neudorfer, Bob Miccio, Gino Del Pup and Darryl Jelinek enjoyed a day out as the season comes to a close and the friends depart for their summer homes.

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Tournament Chairman Mason Tush, with Travis Lofland from the show “Deadliest Catch” and tournament committee member Bryan Wells pose with the trophy.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • May 6, 2015
Anglers prepare for Sarasota Tarpon Tournament

Preparations for the tournament kicked off with a party Tuesday night at the Hyatt Regency.

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Cyndi Seamon marks the Key’s first turtle nest of the season outside Sand Cay Beach Resort. The nest was discovered April 28, three days before turtle nesting season officially began May 1. Photo by Kristen Herhold
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 6, 2015
Q+A with Cyndi Seamon

Cyndi Seamon hasn’t been a lifelong turtle enthusiast, but when she moved to Siesta Key in 2002, she found her passion on a Sierra Club turtle walk.

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  • May 6, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 5.7.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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The Country Club Shores crosswalk will sit just north of the gated access portion of Longboat Club Road.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 6, 2015
FDOT puts Country Club Shores crosswalk on the map

The town will get four new crosswalks next year, one of which will be at Country Club Shores. A past report nixed the spot.

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Longboat Key residents say their top concern is sitting in seasonal traffic as they wait to get to the mainland. File photo
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 6, 2015
Residents, town cite traffic as top priority

Longboaters prefer placing traffic mitigation in the fast lane over pricy projects like burying utilities.

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The former bank building at 6960 Gulf of Mexico Drive that once housed the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce sold April 24 for $549,000. File photo
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 6, 2015
Former chamber building sells for $549,000

Anthony and Roxanne Marterie, of San Rafael, Calif., purchased the bank property last month but haven’t disclosed plans for the site.

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Swans Susie and Sully glide through the water with their three cygnets Saturday. Courtesy of Lou Newman
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 6, 2015
Oh, babies! New cygnets hatch

Swan keeper David Novak hopes the newest cygnets will show strength in their critical first days of life.

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Eugenie Clark died Feb. 25. She was 92.
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 6, 2015
Community remembers Mote’s Shark Lady

Eugenie Clark’s colleagues, friends and family honor her legacy on what would have been her 93rd birthday.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2015
Obituary: Jayne McAuliff

Jayne McAuliff, 89, of Longboat Key and Lake Geneva, Wis., died April 25.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2015
Obituary: Florence Ward

Florence Ward, 87, of Longboat Key and Peters Township, Penn., died May 2.

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  • May 6, 2015
News briefs

Town manager addresses boat mooring; C.C. Shores seeks turn lane

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Betty Blair
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  • Robin Hartill
  • May 6, 2015
Blair served as VOICE for community

Betty Blair, a longtime activist with the former Longboat Key Public Interest Committee, died April 29. She was 91.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2015
Grads: Contact us to be featured in our graduation special

Do you know a soon-to-be graduate who lives on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands or Bird keys?

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Palmetto community leaders showed up strong at Longboat Island Chapel's latest charity drive to support Mt. Carmel Resource Center on June 16. From left, Deputy Ken Jewett, Sgt. Joy Jewett, Chief of Police Scott Tyler, City of Palmetto Mayor Daniel West, Shirley Pearson, executive director of Strength in Action, Inc., Rev. Brock Patterson, Pearson's sister Laura Wallace, and Town of Longboat Key Town Manager Howard Tipton.
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