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The new longboatkey.org will debut Thursday, Nov. 1.
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  • October 30, 2012
New town website launches this week

On Nov. 1, longboatkey.org will have an updated look and new features.

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Tom Reese dressed as a bum from Alaska.
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  • October 29, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Spanish Main Yacht Club Halloween Party

The Spanish Main Yacht Club hosted their annual Halloween party on Saturday Oct.27 at their clubhouse. Members made chili, brought refreshments, and wore fun Halloween costumes.

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Michael Welly became general manager of the Longboat Key Club and Resort in March 2004.
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  • October 29, 2012
Welly is out as Key Club manager

Michael Welly's final day as the Key Club's general manager came a week earlier than previously anticipated.

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Mike Baltzer submitted the winning photo for the October Cool Today Weather Photo Contest. He took this sunset photo near Big Pass.
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  • October 29, 2012
October Cool Today Monthly Winner

Mike Baltzer submitted the winning photo for the October Cool Today Weather Photo Contest. He took this sunset photo near Big Pass.

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Julie Bales buys some green beans and tomatoes from Randy True from the True Family Farm trailer Sunday, Oct. 28, during the Fall Festival at the Centre Shops.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 28, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Fall Festival at the Centre Shops

Many people made their way out to the Centre Shops Sunday, Oct. 28, for their Fall Festival.

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A group of Sarasota Yacht Club members dressed up in 1920s garb to celebrate the decade that the club was founded.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 28, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: SYC Halloween

Members of the Sarasota Yacht Club enjoyed a night full of Halloween fun Saturday, Oct. 27, at the clubhouse.

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Join Alex Mahadevan as he reports the daily headlines.
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  • October 26, 2012
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The quickest way to revitalize a resort that has sat abandoned since 2009, Colony officials say, is to reach a settlement.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 26, 2012
Colony judge enters orders

A U.S. Bankruptcy judge entered final orders Wednesday in a Colony Beach & Tennis Resort case that's expected to be appealed.

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The Centre Shops is located at 5350 to 5390 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
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  • October 26, 2012
WEEKEND BEST BET: Centre Shops Fall Festival

This weekend's Fall Festival will be the first of many events at the Longboat Key shopping center.

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  • October 25, 2012
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  • October 25, 2012
Bird Key Yacht Club Fashion Show

Ladies modeled clothing on Thursday Oct. 25 at the Bird Key Yacht Club for a fashion show. Clothing from PJ's, Jude Connally and Main Street Traders Boutiques were shown off by members of the yacht club. The boutique's items were on sale at the yacht club during the fashion show as well.

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Key resident Andrew Aitken has made it a quest since 2011 to get aircraft to stop flying so low over the north end of Longboat Key.
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  • October 25, 2012
Town urges FAA to stop plane noise

The town of Longboat Key is asking the Federal Aviation Administration to follow its noise abatement procedures properly.

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Richard Arvid Hassel
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  • October 25, 2012
Obituary: Richard Arvid Hassel

Richard Arvid Hassel, 76, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 21.

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