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  • Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Town Manager Dave Bullock
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2013
Holiday wish lists

Longboat Key leaders and residents unwrap their wishes for 2014.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 24, 2013
The gift of a lifetime

We asked people throughout the Key about the best Christmas or Hanukkah gift they've ever received. Here's what they had to say about the holiday gifts that kept on giving.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Marley Gordon
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 24, 2013
Spirit of season shines bright on Longboat Key

Here are our top-three picks for festive flair in our 'Spirit of the Season' contest.

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  • Neighbors
6001 Gulf of Mexico Drive
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2013
2013: Top 10 real estate transactions

The Longboat Observer counts down the top 10 highest real estate transactions of the year, recorded Jan. 1 through Dec. 17, on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys. Of this year's top sales, three were in Country Club Shores, two were in Longboat Key Gulfside and one each was on Bird Key and St. Armands.

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  • Real Estate
Philip Maiese submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bay Isles on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2013
Weather: Longboat Key

Philip Maiese submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bay Isles on Longboat Key.

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Mayor Jim Brown and Commissioners Phill Younger and Terry Gans celebrate with supporters Tuesday night at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort after being re-elected.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 24, 2013
Year in Review: March 2013, 'We Won 'Em All!'

Gans narrowly beats Pastor by 27 votes. Brown and Younger retain seats.

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  • News
Sheri and Gerry Lublin
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 24, 2013
The Good News: Sheri and Gerry Lublin

One of Gerry and Sheri's favorite things to do is to use Gulf Coast Gives to find projects to which they can donate on behalf of friends and acquaintances who have helped them in some way.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Flames engulfed the home in the 700 block of Lands End Drive this morning. (Longboat Key Fire Rescue)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 24, 2013
Web Year in Review: March 2013, Lands End home destroyed in fire

A fire destroyed a 1950s home in the 700 block of Lands End Drive that belonged to Joan Bergstrom, sister of real-estate magnate Michael Saunders.

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Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming informed Town Manager Dave Bullock that more arrests are likely as a result of a drug bust operation.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 23, 2013
Police make drug arrest on the Key

A man was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell or deliver, and possession of drug paraphernalia on Dec. 20.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 23, 2013
Year in Review: February 2013, The Man with the 'Mote-est'

In the 1970s, many Sarasotans had never heard of Mote Marine Laboratory. Dr. Kumar Mahadevan's vision put it on the map.

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Dora Walters turns her lens on a Halloween party in 2006.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 22, 2013
Year in Review: January 2013, Dora the Explorer

Longboat Observer Senior Editor Dora Walters retired after a career that spans more than six decades as an inquisitive journalist.

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The Centre Shops of Longboat Key is located in the 5300 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 20, 2013
Chamber seeks volunteers for move

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce is preparing for a Jan. 2 move into the Centre Shops.

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Developer Andy Adams will buy Colony units through Jan. 10 from $30,000 to $60,000.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 20, 2013
Adams makes push for more Colony units

Colony Beach Investors LLC is offering to buy more Colony Beach & Tennis Resort units ranging from $30,000 to $60,000, depending on the condition, square footage and location of the units.

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Marilyn Bradley and Carol Sawyer
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • December 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Republican Club Holiday Party

The Republican Club of Longboat Key joined the Sarasota Republican Club to celebrate the holidays with cocktails, dinner and an auction on Thursday, Dec. 19.

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