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Longboat Key

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  • July 31, 2012
Obituary: Dr. William Vilensky

Dr. William Vilensky, of Longboat Key and formerly of Margate, N.J., died July 30. He was 84.

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  • July 31, 2012
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Clumps of seaweed lined the beach access near North Shore Road Monday evening.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 31, 2012
Seaweed surfaces on LBK beaches

The clumps of seaweed along the shoreline is a likely leftover from Tropical Storm Debby.

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  • July 30, 2012
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Admiral Steve Branham slides the wedding band onto Susan’s ring finger.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 30, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Wedding of Admiral Steve and Susan Branham

Admiral Steve Branham and Susan Phillips were married, Saturday, July 28, on the beach on Longboat Key.

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The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort has been closed since August 2010.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 30, 2012
Colony Association seeks to extend tourism deadline

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association will ask to push the deadline for reopening the resort back by 18 months.

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Barbara Michel began working for the Key Club Oct. 4, 1982 — its first day of operation.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 27, 2012
Longtime Key Club chef concierge Barbara Michel dies

Barbara Michel was the Key Club's concierge from its opening in 1982 until 2010.

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  • July 27, 2012
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Melissa Herron took this photo that shows hatchling tracks headed toward the water. Courtesy photo.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 27, 2012
First turtle nests of the season hatch

A Mote spokeswoman said that "a handful of turtle nests" have hatched so far on Longboat Key.

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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 26, 2012
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Don Wallace

Don Wallace is a Plymouth Harbor resident who is the writer on the 12th floor. Read more about him in our candid "five things."

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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 26, 2012
Manatee FEMA center closes Saturday; Sarasota County center open

The temporary centers provide information about disaster assistance programs.

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  • July 25, 2012
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  • July 25, 2012
News Briefs

Town software wins 'best application' award; Publix progress report

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Gan Director Laura Freedman, Krisztina Campion, Illene Dyrda, Julie Pines, Ashley Fox, Cheryl Brilliant, Lila Biller, Maxwell Jackson, Alexander Nir and Jackson Mitchell
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  • Loren Mayo
  • July 25, 2012
CAMP SPOTLIGHT: Camp Gan

One little, two little, three little aliens; four little, five little, six little astronauts ...

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  • July 25, 2012
Kiwanis gives scholarships

Out of 77 applicants, the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key, through its tax-exempt scholarship foundation, has granted scholarships to 19 youth from Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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