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Rebecca Taylor and Karen Gallagher had a lot of fun dressing up as witches Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Bird Key Yacht Club.
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  • November 2, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: BKYC celebrates Halloween

Members of Bird Key Yacht Club had fun dressing up as a variety of characters Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Bird Key Yacht Club's Halloween Party.

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  • November 1, 2012
Coast Guard assists fishermen near Longboat Pass

No injuries were reported after five crew members reported that their boat was taking on water.

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Anne Summers and Linda Carrier
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  • October 31, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Island Chapel Harvest Host Dinner

Anne and John Summers held a Harvest Home dinner party in their home to raise money for the Longboat Island Chapel. Linda Carrier helped decorate and prepare the meal. Twenty-seven guests attended the Halloween themed dinner party.

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Bill and Judy Carman. Courtesy photo
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  • October 31, 2012
50 years of wedded bliss

Longboat Key residents Bill and Judy Carman recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married July 27, 1962, in Ann Arbor, Mich., and honeymooned on Mackinaw Island, Mich.

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  • October 31, 2012
Sanders feels paws-itive about presidential pick

Hideaway Bay resident Virginia Sanders knows who will get her vote this Tuesday: Snoopy.

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The new Longboat Key Fire Rescue boat is a 33-foot WorldCat. Courtesy photo.
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  • October 31, 2012
Key Fire Rescue to dedicate new boat

Longboat Key Fire Rescue will dedicate its new fire rescue boat at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at Longboat Key Club Moorings, 2630 Harbourside Drive.

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  • October 31, 2012
Mendels publishes new ebook novel

Longboat Key snowbird and author Ora Mendels has published a new novel, "Family Wars: A Novel of Modern Israel," as an ebook available on Amazon.

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Lynn Weddington and Longboat Key Club and Resort General Manager Michael Welly were married during a recent trip to Italy. They’ll head to the West Coast before deciding the next step in their careers.
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  • October 31, 2012
Right place, right time

The Longboat Key Club and Resort's general manager Michael Welly is saying 'goodbye' after eight-and-a-half years.

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  • October 31, 2012
Port Dolphin sand to arrive next summer

The town of Longboat Key will perform a hot spot beach project in summer 2013 to help high-erosion areas Key-wide.

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Town officials are concerned about a sinking hole in the post office building at Whitney Beach Plaza and a fence with panels falling down at the former gas station site.
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  • October 31, 2012
Whitney Beach Plaza tapped for stronger codes, renovation

Town officials want to strengthen codes to upgrade the site of Whitney Beach Plaza, and the plaza owner promises a complete renovation in the coming months.

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  • October 31, 2012
Jaleski makes campaign proposal

Gene Jaleski wants candidates for the March Longboat Key Town Commission election to agree to spending limits, but other candidates aren't ready to adopt his proposal.

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  • October 31, 2012
Stakeholders seek parking leniency

St. Armands merchants and business owners told the Parking Advisory Committee that parking enforcement has become excessive.

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  • October 31, 2012
News Briefs

Judge enters official Colony orders; Town refreshes website this week; Library switches to winter hours; Make your vote count

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The Water Club’s maidenberry plants represent are the northern-most population of the species in the world. Photo courtesy of Bruce Holst.
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  • October 31, 2012
Selby Gardens' efforts could preserve rare plants

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens officials are working with the town and the Water Club in hopes of propagating three species of rare plants found on the Key.

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