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Lou Newman submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bayport Beach and Tennis Club.
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Lou Newman submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bayport Beach and Tennis Club.

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Michael and Una Cunningham with Adeline and Colin Fox visit from Ireland
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  • January 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Save Our Seabirds Wine Tasting

Save Our Seabirds hosted a wine tasting fundraiser Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Harry's Continental Kitchen.

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Rifka Glatz and Arleane Stier
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  • January 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Grand Bay Fashion Show

Grand Bay of Longboat Key held its annual fashion show Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the Sarasota Yacht Club. J McLaughlin was the featured designer.

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Join Emily Walsh for the Daily Headlines.
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Today's Stories: Overnight mooring causes sinking feeling; County fair is the biggest, most challenging yet; Patterson cites Big Pass as topic to watch; Wallenda wants to highwire walk above U.S. 41; Highwaymen: Behind the scenes

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  • January 16, 2013
Man arrested for Lido Key burglary

Sarasota police arrested Francis Gerry Monday morning after he allegedly burglarized a time-share unit. He is a suspect in a string of similar incidents.

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By a 6-1 vote, the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board recommended ordinance changes at its Tuesday, Jan. 15 regular meeting that directly affect the project.
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  • January 16, 2013
Changes made to revive Hilton project

The Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort seeks 85 of the 250 tourism units for a new guest tower on the property.

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  • January 16, 2013
Colony unit owners in discussion with PZ&B

Some Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners are ready to renovate and open beachfront buildings.

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Traffic isn't just up on the streets. Boating traffic is up in the waterways, especially near Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub and Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant in the Longbeach Village.
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  • January 16, 2013
Overnight mooring causes sinking feeling

Longbeach Village residents sent an 'SOS' to Police Chief Pete Cumming last week.

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  • January 16, 2013
Commission candidates debate topics

The Longboat Key Republican Club held a debate among commission candidates Friday at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

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  • January 16, 2013
Fire contract issue arises

The LBK Fire Rescue Union is uncomfortable with employee wage reductions to cover reimbursements.

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  • January 16, 2013
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PIC to address age-old questions; Town participates in waste collection; Community roundtable scheduled

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Join and Emily Walsh for the Daily Headlines.
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  • January 15, 2013
Jan. 15: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Caregiver exploits elderly Sarasota client; Manatee School audit finds former assistant superintendent at fault; Klauber stalls Colony Lender foreclosure; Contractor clears 400 trees for the Esplanade by Siesta Key; Goodwill to rebrand

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Joanie Cohen and Janet Rogers
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  • January 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Key Niners Luncheon

The Longboat Key Club Women's Golf Association welcomed new members of its "Key Niners" group with a luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the club's Islandside dining room.

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"The foot traffic (in St. Armands) is just perfect for conversations, as I make my way around on The Kindness Bicycle," Votruba wrote on his blog, http://www.onemillionactsofkindness.com.
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  • January 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: The Kindness Bus

Bob Votruba, of Cleveland, Ohio, is intent on stamping out violence, bullying and adolescent suicide. To promote a message of hope, he's driving the kindness bus, a school bus painted with messages of love and peace, 9,000 miles around the U.S. The bus arrived in St. Armands Circle Thursday, Jan. 10.

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The event will take place at the Hilton Longboat Key Beachfront Resort, 4711 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
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  • January 15, 2013
Longboat Key PIC to hold revitalization forum

The Longboat Key Public Interest Committee will address issues relating to revitalization at a public forum Jan. 24

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