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  • Robin Hartill
  • September 19, 2012
Great white named for original Shark Lady

A 2,500-pound great white shark was tagged and named for Mote founder Dr. Eugenie "Genie" Clark.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2012
Les Ciseaux staying on Circle

There's a salon on St. Armands that's up for sale, but it isn't Les Ciseaux Luxury Hair Salon and Spa.

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  • Neighbors
"I don't feel that we got bad legal advice. The saying always goes that you get two lawyers in a room and end up with three opinions ... " Mayor Jim Brown said.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 19, 2012
Town officials defend legal advice

The majority of the Longboat Key Town Commission feels it received proper legal advice regarding the Longboat Key Club's Islandside project.

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Longboat Key Building Official Wayne Thorne sent a letter to affected Colony Beach & Tennis Resort officials Sept. 12, informing them that ProNet Group Inc., a firm hired by Citizens Property Insurance to inspect the building, discovered major concerns.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 19, 2012
Engineer labels mid-rise 'unsafe'

After an engineering firm discovered corroded beams at the Colony, the PZ&B Department posted warning signs at mid-rise hotel tower.

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  • News
Currently, the highest steeple on the Key is Longboat Island Chapel at 67 feet high, when calculated from ground level. File photo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 19, 2012
Church steeples on the Key won't soar to new heights

Town planning staff discovered the structure height loophole when it was making changes to its Comprehensive Plan.

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  • News
Whitney Beach is mostly vacant today but was once home to a grocery store, florist, bar and liquor store. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 19, 2012
U.S. Census data shows 10-year loss of 40 businesses, 780 jobs on the Key

Longboat Key lost a net total of 40 establishments in the past decade and 54 from its peak of 270 in 2005, according to U.S. Census data.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2012
News Briefs

Board members vie for P&Z vice chair seat; Progress report; IPOC declaratory relief action postponed; LBK Cabinetry opens in the Centre Shops

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  • News
Islander Club resident Valerie Zamberletti says her 11th-floor unit developed water damage and mold while she was away in August 2009. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 19, 2012
Islander Club lawsuit scheduled for December trial

Resident Valerie Zamberletti alleges that the Islander Club Condominium Association is responsible for water damage and mold growth to her unit. The association denies the claim.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 19, 2012
Longboat: the virtual reality

This town is a quiet, peaceful paradise, right? Maybe not to longtime residents, but it plays its role well in cyberspace.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle, pictured in 2007. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 19, 2012
Community teams up to remember Al Hogle

This year's First Responder Golf Tournament is named in honor of the late Longboat Key police chief.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 19, 2012
Key trolley hits reverse, with 12% drop

Trolley ridership has been down during the first seven months of the year.

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Sparky is released one year and six days after she was rescued.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • September 19, 2012
Recovered hawk takes flight

After sustaining life-threatening burns Sparky's road to recovery and back to the wild is complete.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
One of the original block houses that was built around 1915 is located in the 600 block of Broadway.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 19, 2012
Longbeach Preservation Task Force develops historic walking tour

The Longbeach Preservation Task Force developed a historic walking tour of the Village that takes strollers through the north end's historic hot spots.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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