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  • August 29, 2012
Good eats support a great cause

Want dinner to satisfy your hunger and satisfy your craving to help a local nonprofit?

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Photo courtesy of Gabriela Wagner
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2012
Pinot makes a new friend

Pinot Wagner couldn't help but wag his tail in happiness when he made a new friend last week.

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Coral Hospitality oversaw management of the Sandpearl Resort, in Clearwater Beach, after its development in 2005. Courtesy photo.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 29, 2012
Colony: Signs of progress?

The Colony Beach & Tennis Association must show forward movement when it petitions the commission next week for a second extension of the resort's re-opening deadline.

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The meeting will take place at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 29, 2012
Colony: Not the only agenda item

The Longboat Key Town Commission will end its summer hiatus Sept. 4 with two meetings and a packed agenda.

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Coral Hospitality oversaw management of the Sandpearl Resort, in Clearwater Beach, after its development in 2005. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 29, 2012
Colony: signs of progress?

The Colony Beach & Tennis Association must show forward movement when it petitions the commission next week for a second extension of the resort's re-opening deadline.

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Waves crashed against the North Shore Road sea wall Tuesday, Aug 28.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 29, 2012
Hurricane Isaac blows past Key

Before Hurricane Isaac's shift in course to the west, high winds and rain were predicted to threaten the island early this week.

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  • By Kurt Schultheis and Robin Hartill
  • August 29, 2012
Town agrees to study firefighter proposal

The town will pay for its actuary firm GRS to perform an analysis of a pension proposal made Thursday, Aug. 23 during contract negotiations between the town and the Longboat Key International Association of Firefighters Union.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2012
News Briefs

Town offices to close for Labor Day; Homeowner removes nuisance brush; State agency OKs Comp Plan amendment

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Phil and Unni Kaltenbacher’s home on Lake Tashmoo in Martha’s Vineyard. The home is nestled among neighbors such as Judy Bloom, Kenneth Cole, Diane Sawyer and Mike Nichols. Photos courtesy of Rebecca Baxter
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • August 29, 2012
The Vineyard Connection

Sarasota and Martha's Vineyard share similar qualities. The Vineyard attracts seasonal residents looking for a break from Florida's heat.

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This home at 637 Norton St. has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,654 square feet of living area. It sold for $995,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2012
En Provence unit sells for $2 million

A condominium in En Provence tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Mark Cassis, trustee, sold the Unit 3 condominium at 2151 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Dawn Beswick and Katherine English, trustees, of Ontario, Canada, for $2 million.

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Charles Neubauer took this photo of storm clouds rolling in over Buttonwood Harbor.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Charles Neubauer took this photo of storm clouds rolling in over Buttonwood Harbor.

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  • By Brian Gunnell
  • August 29, 2012
Bridge Bites: The Merrimac Coup

Historians of the Spanish-American War will have no difficulty figuring out how this week's coup got its exotic name. For the rest of us, there is Google.

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Join Emily Walsh and Alex Mahadevan as they report the daily headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • August 28, 2012
Aug. 28: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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The intersection of Longboat Drive and Broadway was flooded around 10 a.m. Tuesday.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 28, 2012
Village floods during high tide

Low-lying areas are experiencing minor flooding following this morning's high tide.

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