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Longboat Key

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  • May 22, 2012
Obituary: Penny Rosenthal

Penny Rosenthal, of Longboat Key and formerly of St. Louis, died May 19. She was 93.

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  • May 22, 2012
Obituary: Janet Kaplan

Janet Kaplan, of Longboat Key and formerly of Sarasota, died May 8.

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  • May 22, 2012
Obituary: Walter Hess Jr.

Walter Hess Jr., of Longboat Key and formerly of Rockville, Md., died May 8. He was 89.

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  • May 22, 2012
Obituary: Douglas Raymond Bruce

Douglas Raymond Bruce, of Longboat Key and formerly of Norwich, Conn., died May 12. He was 71.

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  • May 22, 2012
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  • May 21, 2012
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Patty Kuemmel, Ty Smith and Joe Correll representing Dana Tyler
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  • May 21, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Armands Circle Association Annual Meeting

The St. Armands Circle Association got fancy with the group's annual meeting at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Sarasota on May 15. Attendees got down to more than just business by enjoying a sunny happy hour on the hotel's lawn before the meeting. Executive Director Diana Corrigan summarized the past year's accomplishments on the circle: median landscape and improvement, additional parking spaces, the most successful Fright Night and new Buskers on St. Armands events, to name a few.

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Rosemary Parmesan Shortbread uses just flour, sugar, rosemary leaves, salt, parmesan and butter. Pecans can be used for garnish.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 21, 2012
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Karel Beck

Karel Beck's Rosemary Parmesan Shortbread is a recipe she learned from Food Network's show "5 Ingredient Fix."

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  • May 18, 2012
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 Longboat Key Town Commission will hold its budget meeting at 1 p.m. Monday, May 21, at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
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  • May 18, 2012
Town to hold first budget workshop

The Longboat Key Town Commission will discuss preliminary budget information for the 2012-3 fiscal year.

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  • May 17, 2012
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Longboat Key Police Chief Albert "Al" Hogle, pictured in 2007.
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  • May 17, 2012
Services scheduled for Chief Hogle

A memorial service for Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle will take place next Thursday in Sarasota.

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  • May 17, 2012
Manatee County rejects two town requests for WCIND funds

The commission determined that two requests totaling $105,000 were not eligible for WCIND funds.

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  • May 16, 2012
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  • May 16, 2012
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Joe Bondi

Joe Bondi loves Longboat Key's easy living lifestyle. Read more about him in our candid "Five Things."

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