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  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Don't cart off your fellow shopper's groceries

Here's one for the 'only on Longboat' file.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Key student graduates from FGCU

Christina Walsh, of Longboat Key, recently graduated with her bachelor's degree from Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers.

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15 South, on St. Armands Circle, offers a range of authentic Italian cuisine and nightly live music and dancing.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: 15 South

This week we went in the kitchen at 15 South with owner and chef Joseph Casadio as he prepares veal saltimbocca alla romana. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's 'In the Kitchen.'

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 15, 2014
Colony Association sues town

A petition the Colony Association filed states 'no competent substantial evidence supports the Town Commission's decision' to increase a bond to $250,000 for the Colony property.

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  • News
Courtesy photo A woman soliciting donations on St. Armands Circle is upsetting merchants and concerns BID members.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 15, 2014
Circle solicitation worries merchants

St. Armands Circle merchants are frustrated that a woman soliciting on the sidewalk allows her to do something they cannot: advertise outside.

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  • News
Photos by Kelsey Grau Commissioner Terry Gans said the town "will continue to revise codes" and "the town's best days are to come."
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 15, 2014
Candidates set strong tone at event

At-large commission candidates Terry Gans and Ray Rajewski disagreed about the town's future at the first candidate function of the town's election season.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
News Briefs

Alaina Ray named PZ&B director; Martin Luther King Jr. holiday closings

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 15, 2014
Future of Zoning Board rests with commissioners

An applicant seeking a variance gave up and decided not to purchase a Key lot when the ZBA couldn't get a quorum.

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  • News
Courtesy renderings Aria will feature a beachside pool with a rain curtain, cabanas and a half-mile walking path.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 15, 2014
P&Z decision could bring new era for Villa Am Meer

The Planning and Zoning Board will consider a site plan next week for the new 16-unit Aria condominium project that preserves the property's historic home.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
File photo. Volunteers decorated graves of veterans at Sarasota National Cemetery with wreaths in December for the fifth consecutive year. The national Wreaths Across America campaign began in 1992.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 15, 2014
Protest rumors draw heightened TBI security

Police continue to monitor talk of a nonviolent demonstration regarding Rabbi Jonathan Katz's statements opposing the placement of wreaths on Jewish veterans' graves.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 15, 2014
Police increase marine patrol

Police Chief Pete Cumming hopes to train the majority of his officers to patrol the waters by the end of 2014.

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  • News
On Tuesday, Jan. 14, Ray Rajewski cuts the ribbon on his recently donated DVD collection at the Longboat Library with Patrice Greene and Joan Rotenberg.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 15, 2014
Movies land star role at Longboat Library

Thanks to a resident's donation, Longboat Library members can now rent more than 500 DVDs.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Obituary: Julius Sydney Rubel

Julius Sydney Rubel, 97, of Longboat Key, died Dec. 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Obituary: Frances Kinkle

Frances Kinkle, 79, of Longboat Key and formerly of Red Bank, N.J., died Dec. 19.

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