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Matilda Diconstanzo, 3, has fun Monday, Oct. 1, playing by the water and collecting seashells at Lido Beach.
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  • October 1, 2012
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Buckets of fun

Matilda Diconstanzo, 3, has fun Monday, Oct. 1, playing by the water and collecting seashells at Lido Beach.

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The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's reopening extension will be discussed again tonight at Town Hall.
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  • October 1, 2012
Commission reviews Colony again tonight

Longboat Key commissioners will meet with the Sarasota County Commission this afternoon in Sarasota and tonight at Town Hall for their regular meeting.

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Pilar Guillen pulls monofilament out of a tree on Siesta Key Saturday, Sept. 29 during the third annual Sarasota Bay Watch monofilament clean up.
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  • September 30, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Bay Watch Monofilament Clean Up

Sarasota Bay Watch held their third annual monofilament clean up Saturday, Sept. 29.

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Charlotte Lynn took this sunset photo at Spanish Point in Osprey.
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  • September 28, 2012
September Cool Today Monthly Winner

Charlotte Lynn took this sunset photo at Spanish Point in Osprey.

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Vice Mayor David Brenner is urging Colony Beach & Tennis Resort parties to find common ground and settle outside of court.
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  • September 28, 2012
Brenner requests Colony leadership

The Longboat Key Town Commission's vice mayor is requesting that longtime Colony owner Dr. Murray "Murf" Klauber put aside his differences to help create a settlement for the beleaguered resort.

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Medora Fry, Barbara Sananderes and Lori Dickert
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  • September 27, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: BKYC Style Show

Bird Key Yacht Club held their monthly Style Show Thursday, Sept. 27 with 100 people in attendance. Styles modeled by the ten models were from Chico's and Soma.

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A pump-out boat will remove sewage from boats moored in the new mooring field. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
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  • September 27, 2012
Mooring field makeover complete

After delays, a 99-acre mooring field becomes the 11th managed mooring field in the state.

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Pirates of Cannons Marina face off

"'If ye be brave or fool to face a pirate's curse, proceed."

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Gladys Blair, middle, with Don and Charlotte McLean. Harriet Sokmensuer.
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Longboat resident celebrates 95 years

Longboat Key resident Gladys Blair had a few more than 16 candles to blow out Friday, Sept. 14 - 95 candles, to be exact.

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  • September 26, 2012
Wedding bells ring for happy couple

Dr. Justin Iannello, son of Longboat Key residents Dr. Joseph and Karen Iannello, recently wed Dr. Maanasi Chandarana, daughter of Dr. Himanshu and Shurekha Chandarana, of Pinellas Park.

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The photo of the north end of Longboat Key, after an emergency sand-renourishment project was performed in June 2011, shows a wide beach that connects Beer Can Island to Longboat Key. Photos courtesy of the town of Longboat Key.
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  • September 26, 2012
Sand structures move forward

Longboat Key commissioners believe a north-end beach project may be necessary to save condominiums sitting dangerously close to rising waters.

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