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Dr. Lou Newman photographed this river otter in 2011 on Longboat Key. Photo courtesy of Dr. Lou Newman.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
Bay Isles cygnets fall prey to river critter

Swan keeper David Novak believes that a river otter snatched three cygnets earlier this spring. The presence of the critter concerns some Longboat Key residents.

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  • July 2, 2013
Briefs 7.2.13

Town announces new flag program for water conditions; Manatee 100 Club honors Longboat Key police officer; Town Hall closes for holiday

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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 2, 2013
The Ringling Museum of Art adds playspace to its grounds

Longboat resident David F. Bolger donates $400,000 for The Ringling to install an innovative playspace.

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There was a 6-foot, long-toothed swimmer gliding through the Gulf, according to the July 8, 1982, issue of the Longboat Observer.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
Longboat Lore: Flies bugged residents on Fourth of July

A buzzing, rapidly multiplying fleet of flies pestered Longboat Key throughout the Fourth of July weekend in 2005. The flies swarmed Freedom Fest and also bugged guests at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's Fourth of July celebration.

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  • July 2, 2013
Cops Corner: July 2

Cops Corner: July 2

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Mary Lou Johnson's "Water: Above and Below" exhibit will be on display for the next year at the Longboat Key Club & Resort's Tennis Gardens facility.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
YOUR NEIGHBOR | Mary Lou Johnson

Mary Lou Johnson's work is 100% photography. But taking the photo is just the beginning.

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Linda Steffee
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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
Obituary: Linda Steffee

A memorial service for Linda Steffee, 52, of Houston, who died July 21, 2012, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
Obituary: Elizabeth 'Lib' Smith

Elizabeth 'Lib' Smith, 100, of Longboat Key, died June 21.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
Obituary: Cynthia Segrest Hamilton Dunn

Cynthia Segrest Hamilton Dunn, 80, of Charlotte, N.C., and formerly of Longboat Key and Punta Gorda, died June 24.

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A new fence was installed at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort to keep out unwanted visitors.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
Trespassing reported at Colony units

Police don't know who entered the former Michael Saunders & Co. office and Vagabond, Castaways and Beachcombers units this week.

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Kimberly Morgan submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bradenton Beach.
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  • July 2, 2013
Weather photo: Longboat Key

Kimberly Morgan submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bradenton Beach.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 2, 2013
Town wary of Long Bar Pointe project

A large project that calls for more than 2,500 residences and a 300-berth marina has Longboat officials worried.

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Dawn Hummell and Greg Smaltz married April 7, 2010, at the Longboat Island Chapel. Photo courtesy of Jack Elka.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 2, 2013
Longboat Key wedding professionals group bands together

Weddings are big business, but Longboat Key only gets a small sliver of the proverbial cake. A new group of wedding-business professionals hopes to change that.

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A twin-engine boat of more than 35 feet sitting on a trailer, wrapped in blue tarps, sits in the front of a Bayview Drive home 10 months out of the year. The boat is legal under town code.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 2, 2013
Subcommittee solidifies boat restrictions

A committee does not believe boats or trailers should be allowed to be parked in front yards.

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Stephen Heese has been with Manatee County-based boat manufacturer Chris-Craft Corp. since 2001, when he and a fellow Harvard Business School classmate, Stephen Julius, bought the firm out of bankruptcy. Photo by Mark Wemple.
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  • Mark Gordon
  • July 2, 2013
Chris-Craft focuses on high-end boat niche

Chris-Craft, the company that made boats for John F. Kennedy and Elvis Presley, has slowly sailed back to pre-downturn levels. One key lesson: Get expenses under control.

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