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Architect Gary Hoyt was hired late last year to design preliminary town center concept renderings.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 18, 2014
Committee to review town center proposals

A selection committee will hear presentations from four firms at an Aug. 21 meeting at Town Hall.

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The Sarasota Yacht Club dining room was set up with two large screens for the presentation and dinner portion of a past Scallopalooza.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 17, 2014
Sarasota Bay Watch to host Scallopalooza

Sarasota Bay Watch will host an evening of food and fun to raise awareness and support for local scallop restoration at its the 4th Annual Scallopalooza Saturday, August 9, at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

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Stan and Wendy with last year’s cygnets, all of which survived. (Lou Newman)
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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2014
Stan the swan is recovering from illness

David Novak found Stan in distress last week but hopes he will return to his family next week.

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Primo! Ristorante is an established local restaurant that features traditional Italian fare and a wood burning oven.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Primo! Ristorante

This week we went in the kitchen with Maurizio Colucci, owner and chef of Primo! Ristorante, while he prepares risotto alla parmigiana with braised beef short ribs. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's "In the Kitchen."

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Courtesy photo Harold Ronson and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Brian Dix
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2014
'We Are The Marines'

That is how Maj. Brian Dix introduced 'The Commandant's Own' U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps July 4, at Avery Fisher Hall.

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Photo by Kelsey Grau Esther Howard
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2014
Tim Howard has Key roots

Residents of Fairway Bay knew about Tim Howard long before he became a household name: His grandparents, the late Paul and Eva Fekete, frequently bragged about their star soccer player grandson.

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  • Neighbors
Colony Lender doesn’t plan to play a role in the long-term future of the resort, according to principal David Siegal.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 16, 2014
Colony Lender wins bid

A dollar made all the difference at Monday's auction in Sarasota County Court.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 16, 2014
Cameras catch burglar in action

When a man allegedly broke into a Longboat Key residence last week, he probably had no idea the homeowner was watching him - and relaying information to police in real time.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 16, 2014
Drama unfolds at condo over unlicensed work

A legal battle has begun at a mid-island Longboat Key condominium complex.

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Photos by Kurt Schultheis Fire Station 92 at 2162 Gulf of Mexico Drive will undergo a $25,000 assessment in October to determine how much it will cost to repair the exterior of the building.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 16, 2014
Firehouse issues could be pricey

Mold concerns and a lack of separate facilities for male and female firefighter/paramedics has the town pondering the future of Fire Station 92.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2014
News Briefs

North-end beach project wraps up; Groin project costs come in under $2.5M

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 16, 2014
Pension debt: the $23 million question

Board trustees Armando Linde and Michael Seamon disagree about how to retire the town's unfunded pension liability.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2014
Obituary: Margaret Susan Kasper

Margaret Susan Kasper, 81, of Longboat Key, died July 1.

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  • By George Rauch
  • July 16, 2014
Market Watch

A currency crash and the effect on investments

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Jennifer Sargeant, Lindsey Conrad, Sara Heuer and Cyndi Seamon continue their patrol after staking off one nest just after sunrise.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 16, 2014
Turtle Hour

Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers practice a unique morning routine.

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