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Longboat Key's north end beach during Tropical Storm Debby, which brought heavy rain and winds to the region in late June.
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The NOAA has revised its increased its predictions for hurricane season to 12 to 17 named storms.

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Longboat Key Fire Rescue transported 122 patients during the second quarter of the calendar year.
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The tiny turtle tracks in the sand help patrols to find turtle nests that, unlike this nest, are not marked. Photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory.
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Mote asks beachgoers to preserve turtle tracks

Turtle tracks allow beach patrols to locate hatched nests that had their markers destroyed by Tropical Storm Debby.

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The Jan. 1 date is on employees' minds because Town Manager David Bullock said in May that he would ideally freeze the town’s pension plans by the end of the calendar year.
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The possibility of a Jan. 1 freeze date was on general employees' minds at a recent quarterly, pension-board meeting.

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The new CVS is located at the intersection of Gulf of Mexico Drive and Bay Isles Parkway.
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CVS opens one month ahead of schedule

The drug chain opened its new Longboat Key store Aug. 5 - a month in advance of its original goal of a September debut.

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Mote Marine Laboratory takes closer look at sea turtles

Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium have been studying sea turtles that nest along our Southwest Florida beaches for 31 years.

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Obituary: Gloria D. Shuttleworth

Gloria D. Shuttleworth, of Longboat Key, died July 27. She was 86.

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Rusty Chinnis snapped this shot of water pooling on General Harris Street Wednesday morning. Photo courtesy of Rusty Chinnis.
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Full moon pools high tide impact on north end

Water ponding on low-lying north-end streets is a frequent problem as the result of 'spring tides' that occur during full or new moons.

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Bullock recommends 1.8872 millage

The recommended millage is the rate approved by the commission as the maximum rate it will levy for the upcoming 2012-13 fiscal year.

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Art Ferrante's 22 gold records hang over the living room of the Longboat Key Towers penthouse.
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Key Towers penthouse was 'Shangri La' for famed pianist

The Longboat Key Towers penthouse was the late famed pianist Art Ferrante's private paradise during his final years of touring and recently hit the market.

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Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles plans to push back construction of a second floor dining area for another season, until late 2013. File photo.
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Mar Vista stays grounded for another season

Ed Chiles still plans to take dining to a new level at Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub.

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