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Alycia Craft hopes the palm will “grow tall and strong,” like her husband, Bob.
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  • Kelsey Grau
  • April 10, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Tribute to Bob Craft

The community of Longboat Key honored Bob Craft with a tribute on Thursday, April 10, at the Longboat Library. A bismarckia palm was planted in front of the library to go along with a plaque dedicated to Craft.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 10, 2014
Town budget module featured in Government Technology Magazine

The new tool went live in February and helps the public track town spending and revenue.

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The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key raised $76,000 combined this season from events like the Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 10, 2014
Kiwanis Club increases scholarship money

The Longboat Key Kiwanis Club Foundation will increase its annual grant and scholarship funds given to area youths from $75,000 to $100,000.

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A 130-foot barge ran aground on Longboat Key this morning.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 9, 2014
Barge washes ashore on Longboat Key

The barge was unsecured so it could be pulled by a tow boat, but high winds and strong current from a cold front forced the barge onto the beach.

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  • April 9, 2014
Resident receives U.S. citizenship

For one Longboat Key resident, facing the American flag and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance held special meaning at the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key's April 3 breakfast meeting.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 9, 2014
The Finish Line

World record-holder John Wallace has two marathons left until he retires from the sport. But will his retirement last?

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Dilapidated tourism units at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort have a new August 2016 tourism extension deadline.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 9, 2014
New Colony extension: August 2016

Various parties still face numerous hurdles in their efforts to revitalize the resort, but a ticking town clock is no longer one of them.

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Two garages, supporters say, would encourage better Circle traffic flow and draw cars out of residential areas.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 9, 2014
St. Armands stakeholders push for two garages

To address parking issues on St. Armands Circle, some people believe that two garages are better than one.

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St. Armands Circle officials are worried shoppers will head elsewhere if city officials don't pay more attention to Circle issues.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 9, 2014
Circle and city officials clash over code issues

St. Armands Circle Business Improvement District (BID) members are frustrated with a lack of answers from city of Sarasota officials about issues affecting the popular shopping destination.

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  • April 9, 2014
Lacrosse players engineer spring break

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) lacrosse team members hit the beach on Longboat Key during their recent spring break.

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  • April 9, 2014
Observer wins 20 Local Media Association awards

Local Media Association, made up of 2,000 newspapers in U.S. and Canada, announced the winners of its 2013 Editorial Contest Monday. The Observer Group won a total of 20 awards among eight of its newspapers, making it the third top company winner.

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  • April 9, 2014
New swan pair enters nesting mode

Swans Sully and Susie paired off last spring, and now the love birds have built a nest.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 9, 2014
Ladies team up for Daytona

The Longboat Key Public Tennis USTA 3.0 Team is Daytona-bound for the fifth year in a row.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 9, 2014
Thanks goes out to unknown rescuer

Beachplace resident Margaret Farkas doesn't know the name of the young man who came to the rescue of her friend after a rip tide pulled him out into the Gulf.

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Beverly Van der Voort
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 9, 2014
Obituary: Beverly Van der Voort

Beverly Van der Voort, 91, of Longboat Key and formerly of Mount Prospect, Ill., died April 5.

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