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Part of the masterpiece painting kids created at Freedom Fest will soon be on display at Longboat Key Town Hall.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 10, 2013
Patriotic painting to hang at Town Hall

Apparently, there were some patriotic young Picassos in the crowd at Freedom Fest.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Town Manager Dave Bullock is trying to find out when the old Avenue of the Flowers center is going to be torn down.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 10, 2013
Briefs 7.10.13

Town manager investigates cell-reception successes; Old Avenue of the Flowers building coming down; Water meter replacement program to begin next month

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Judge Rick De Furia’s 11-year career as 12th Judicial Circuit judge was marked by respect and empathy for litigants.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 10, 2013
De Furia shows respect on and off the bench

The Hon. Rick De Furia reflects on a long and varied career as he prepares for retirement, effective Aug. 1.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 10, 2013
Town manager's chart outlines pension problem

Factoring in pension costs increases the town's expenditures for fiscal year 2013 to $14.5 million, a $3 million increase.

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  • News
This year, Mote volunteers and researchers have counted 1,365 nests in the first 10 weeks of turtle-nest season.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 10, 2013
Turtle nests on track for strong season

Summer showers haven't stopped turtles from pouring onto Longboat Key's beaches this season to nest.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The state first implemented DROP in the early 2000s to give top public-sector employees an incentive to stay in their positions instead of going to work in the private sector.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 10, 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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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 10, 2013
Groin notice makes wave for Beer Can users

Former Manatee County Commissioner Joe McClash wants a state hearing to review three proposed groins for Longboat Key's eroded north end.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 10, 2013
Cops 7.10.13

June 26 STAGING A COVER-UP 6:14 p.m. - 2800 block of GMD. Code Enforcement. An Italian woman didn't know she wasn't allowed to be topless on the beach and agreed to cover up.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Save Our Seabirds leases the city-owned parcel at 1708 Ken Thompson Parkway for $10 annually.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 10, 2013
FWC gives good marks to Save Our Seabirds

The agency performed an unannounced inspection last Wednesday at the facility.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 10, 2013
Deadline worries commissioners

A quarterly report the Longboat Key Town Commission received June 28 does not give commissioners hope for a Colony settlement in the near future.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Helen Holt's home was demolished July 15, 2008.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 10, 2013
From the archives: Holt house withstood test of time before demolition

On July 15, 2008, the home of longtime Longboat Key postmistress Helen Holt was demolished; commissioners were wary of gang violence in 1998; the Longboat Key Town Commission voted to exempt religious symbols from the town's sign ordinance in July 1983

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 10, 2013
Obituary: Wurzburg was decisive voice on commission

Former Longboat Key Mayor A. Hart Wurzburg served four years during a contentious time of the island's development.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Cyrus "Cy" Bispham
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 10, 2013
Obituary: Cyrus 'Cy' Bispham

Cyrus 'Cy' Bispham, 87, of Sarasota, died June 26. Born Dec. 11, 1925, in Sarasota, his family had deep roots on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Unit 201 at The Water Club I has four bedrooms, six baths and 5,225 square feet of living area. It sold for $3 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 10, 2013
Water Club condo sells for $3 million

A condominium in The Water Club I at Longboat Key tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Miriam Smith, trustee, of Gilford, N.H., sold the Unit 201 condominium at 1241 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Joseph and Rachael Schwarz, of Longboat Key, for $3 million.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 10, 2013
Wagner Realty announces May's top producers

Wagner Realty announced its top producers for the month of May.

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