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Longboat Key

The study recommends a terminable groin at Beer Can Island and two permeable adjustable groins at the north end.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 27, 2012
Manatee County to discuss Longboat Pass today

Commissioners will discuss how to proceed with the recommendations of the Longboat Pass Inlet Management Study.

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Town Clerk Trish Granger administers oaths of office to Vice Mayor David Brenner and Mayor Jim Brown.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 26, 2012
Brown gets second term as mayor

Longboat Key Mayor Jim Brown and Vice Mayor David Brenner will keep their posts following unanimous votes by the commission.

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  • March 26, 2012
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Publix will rebuild its existing Longboat Key store and replace it with a new, 49,533-square-foot store.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 26, 2012
Publix buys properties for $2.35 million

Sales of two parcels adjacent to the existing Avenue of the Flowers store closed last week for a combined $2.35 million.

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Jim Brown was sworn in as mayor at last year's statutory meeting by outgoing Mayor George Spoll.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 26, 2012
Commission to pick mayor tonight

The Longboat Key Town Commission will select its mayor and vice mayor for the following year at tonight's statutory meeting.

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  • March 23, 2012
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  • March 22, 2012
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  • March 21, 2012
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Mary Lou Johnson, John Ginaven and Chet Pletzke. Dora Walters.
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  • March 21, 2012
Speaker keeps eagle eye on birds

The bald eagles of Longboat Key were John Ginaven's topic as he spoke to the Longboat Key Garden Club members at their Feb. 28 meeting.

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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 21, 2012
Buskers take their music to the streets

On Feb. 22, the St. Armands Circle Association held auditions for buskers, or street performers, that they hoped would perform on a monthly basis.

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Vice Mayor David Brenner celebrated his District 3 commission seat win Tuesday night with campaign supporters at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 21, 2012
Brenner: 'We won'

Less than 100 votes separated incumbent Vice Mayor David Brenner and challenger Ray Rajewski.

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Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle wants to promote a safe way of crossing Gulf of Mexico Drive of which he believes few Key residents and visitors are aware: a tunnel that stretches underneath Gulf of Mexico Drive near Seaplace condominium.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 21, 2012
Fatal crash triggers safety discussion

A January car accident in which a woman died has reignited discussions about improving pedestrian and bicycle safety.

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  • March 21, 2012
Commission avoids rush to judgment on plans for new community center

The idea has been discussed on and off for 35 years. But the commission wants more facts and figures before it continues community center talks.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 21, 2012
Study signals Longboat Key cellular patterns

TE Connectivity Inc. representative Scott Wierson didn't send any signal about what recommendations the company would make to address Key-wide wireless communications issues during a public meeting March 16, at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian.

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  • March 21, 2012
Endorsement emails raise questions

Supporters of both Vice Mayor David Brenner and challenger Ray Rajewski have taken issue with emails sent by their opposition.

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The home at 617 N. Owl Drive sold for $5.1 million. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,382 square feet of living area.
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