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  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 14, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Republican Club luncheon

The Longboat Key Republican Club held a luncheon on Friday, Nov. 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Executive Chef Andrea Bozzolo creates an arugula salad.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 13, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Amore by Andrea grand opening

On Thursday, Nov. 13, Amore by Andrea held its grand opening. The restaurant is in the same location as Mattison's Steakhouse, which closed in 2008.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 12, 2014
General election: How Longboat voted

The following are vote totals for Longboat Key in the Sarasota and Manatee county precincts for the Nov. 4 general election.

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  • News
A chainlink fence surrounds the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort to deter trespassers. File photo
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 12, 2014
Colony: No end in sight

How the embattled resort became the subject of even more litigation this summer.

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  • News
The images depict the 5300 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive before and after a proposed project that would bury utilities on Gulf of Mexico Drive. Courtesy Town of Longboat Key. BEFORE
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 12, 2014
Underground utilities

The commission worries that extending the plan beyond GMD into side streets could give voters sticker shock.

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File photo
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 12, 2014
Bayfront Park

The town seeks to build consensus on Bayfront Park, but it has not yet built new features on the property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • David Conway
  • November 12, 2014
WELCOME BACK: St. Armands Events

The city crafted new regulations for events at St. Armands Circle Park after clashes between residents and art show organizers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michael Gibson surprised his mom, Kristina Gibson, and dad, not pictured, as they disembarked in Hong Kong on one of their stops on a Queen Mary 2 world cruise. They read their Observer while overlooking the Central District of Hong Kong from Kowloon.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 12, 2014
This year's "It's Read Everywhere" contest winners are ...

We took some incredible journeys across seven continents during the 2014 'It's Read Everywhere' contest.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Licensed mental health counselor Liz Cupo facilitates Transitions Support Group meetings.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • November 12, 2014
Two groups help members with life's challenges

Two Key churches house weekly support groups for full-time and seasonal Longboaters.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Unit N-1101 at Longboat Key Towers has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,420 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.45 million. File photo
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 12, 2014
Longboat Key Towers condo sells for $1.45 million

A condominium in Longboat Key Towers tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Art Tankersley submitted this sunset photo, taken on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

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  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The majority of the commission wants to know what that the cost would be island-wide to bury utilities.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 12, 2014
Underground utilities referenda nixed for March

The majority of the commission expressed a need to research an island-wide project to bury utilities instead of moving forward with just a Gulf of Mexico Drive project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cafe Baci serves classic Italian dishes with specialties in Roman and Tuscan cuisine.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Cafe Baci

Join us in the kitchen at Cafe Baci with owner Roberto Mei and chef Eldis Rodriguez as they prepare tomato risotto with seared diver scallops.

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  • News
Diane, Eliza and Terry Gans. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2014
Gans family grows

Longboat Key Commissioner Terry Gans and his wife, Diane, recently welcomed a new granddaughter into the world.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lynch
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2014
Chris Lynch elects U.S. citizenship

Every election is an important one in this country, but the Nov. 4 election marked an important day for one Longboat resident - the day Chris Lynch voted for the first time in a national election.

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