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Maison Blanche chef/proprietor Jose Martinez and his wife, Victoria, with celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse, who filmed his television show "Emeril's Florida" Sept. 9, at the Longboat Key restaurant.
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Year in Pictures: September

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Brooke Gillapsy sets sail in August, at Sarasota Yacht Club's summer camp.
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  • December 31, 2013
Year in Pictures: August

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Paddleboarders from as far away as Vancouver, Canada, and Turks and Caicos gather for the third SUP Sarasota race series Oct. 12, at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron.
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  • December 31, 2013
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Jim Novachek, Beachcomber
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  • December 31, 2013
Setting the scene

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Gurland
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  • December 31, 2013
Your Neighbor: Regina Gurland

Regina Gurland has lived in Sleepy Lagoon since 1976.

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  • December 31, 2013
You Observed

Here's a roundup of reader-submitted photos from events around the Key. To submit photos for this new weekly feature, email Robin Hartill at [email protected].

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Kurt Schultheis. This home at 620 Bowsprit Lane has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,918 square feet of living area. It sold for $4.3 million.
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  • December 31, 2013
Country Club Shores home sells for $4.3 million

Michele and Douglas McNeill, of Longboat Key, sold their home at 620 Bowsprit Lane to Coffeeville Ltd. for $4.3 million.

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ULI panelists made it clear that none of the recommendations can be implemented until the town and its residents agree to work together.
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  • December 31, 2013
Year in Review: October 2013, ULI: 'Key should embrace change'

The panel's report urges the town to create a walkable Town Center concept near Publix and scrap its codes and Comp Plan.

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Ocean Properties Ltd. submitted a site-plan application and request for 85 additional tourism units in September at Town Hall
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  • December 30, 2013
Year in Review: September 2013, Hilton: $24 million project

Delray Beach-based Ocean Properties Ltd. seeks to close the resort for 16 to 18 months for a project that would add 85 tourism units.

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Delray Beach-based Ocean Properties Ltd. will acquire the Chart House property at 201 Gulf of Mexico Drive in October.
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  • December 30, 2013
Web Year in Review: September 2013, Key Club to purchase Chart House

Ocean Properties Ltd., owner of the Resort at Longboat Key Club, announced plans Monday to expand its club footprint on the southern tip of Longboat Key.

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Longboat Key property owners who don't live here full time and don't use their island home as their primary residence are seeing 25% increases in their flood insurance policies this year.
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  • December 29, 2013
Year in Review: August 2013, Insurance rates continue to rise

Mayor Jim Brown and others are worried that if insurance costs keep going up for Key properties, it will scare off potential buyers.

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  • December 29, 2013
Video Year in Review: August 2013, The Ringling Bridge: History of a Sarasota Landmark

Watch a documentary video featuring the Ringling Bridge, including interviews with community members who share their thoughts about the Sarasota icon.

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The commission voted 4-2 to continue the July 1 public hearing to allow Town Manager Dave Bullock to return with language that adds a five-year DROP option to the ordinance.
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  • December 28, 2013
Year in Review: July 2013, Employees seek DROP benefit

The Longboat Key Town Commission's decision Aug. 14 will affect the financial futures of town employees and taxpayers.

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Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles announced during the Longboat Key Town Commission's regular meeting June 3 he will not pursue a plan to use the historic Rufus P. Jordan House for receptions and meeting space.
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  • December 27, 2013
Year in Review: June 2013, Chiles nixes plan, annual events

Owner Ed Chiles won't restore the Jordan House or hold events at Mar Vista because of residents' concerns.

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