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Observer Staff
June 6, 2012

News Briefs

Former manager pleads not guilty; Commission moves zoning changes forward; Town Hall braces for summer storms

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News

Observer Staff
June 6, 2012

Our View: Catholic giant is awakened

Rare is the occasion when the Sunday bulletins at Catholic Churches forfeit their normally pastoral cover pages for a message like the one on the front of St. Martha's bulletin this past Sunday.

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Opinion

Mallory Gnaegy
June 6, 2012

Longboat Key offers summer camp options

Summer camp is great for parents who want to keep their kids entertained and for kids looking forward to some fun in the sun.

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Neighbors

Mallory Gnaegy
June 6, 2012

Bridge Street Market shops around for new experience

The Bridge Street Merchants have attempted to extend their season from November into May and June, but decided the heat is hard to beat.

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Neighbors

Dora Walters
June 6, 2012

Neighbors: George Noble

After coming out of retirement to start a new business, Longboat Key resident George Noble is looking toward another change.

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Neighbors

Observer Staff
June 6, 2012

Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Mena Lisa Kates submitted this photo, taken over Pansy Bayou in Lido Shores.

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Neighbors

Observer Staff
June 6, 2012

Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

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Opinion

Observer Staff
June 6, 2012

Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Cops Corner

Adam Hughes
June 6, 2012

Bird Key home sells for $2.96 million

A home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this week's real estate. James and Arloa Torok, Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 574 S. Spoonbill Drive to George and Cheryl Pintea, Sarasota, for $2.96 million.

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Real Estate

By Brian Gunnell
June 6, 2012

Bridge Bites: Fishing for clues

As the play-of-the-hand develops, Declarer is constantly on the lookout for the clues, which will point to the right line of play. But, these clues don't always come gift-wrapped; sometimes, Declarer must go fishing.

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News

Eddie Kirsch
June 5, 2012

June 5: 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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News

Mallory Gnaegy
June 5, 2012

Not so ugly ducklings

One of the first things I learned about my responsibilities in covering Longboat Key was that I'd be writing updates on the resident swan population. Little did I know that once nesting season started, swan updates, from swankeeper David Novak, would be my most highly anticipated emails.