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Marvin Frank, Rabbi Joel Mishkin and Marsha Frank. Courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2012
Longboaters host Torah on the Key

An afternoon Torah on the Key program was hosted in January by Marvin and Marsha Frank and was attended by 22 Longboat Key residents.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2012
Arts Center: Calling all artists!

Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, is calling for artwork for the annual juried exhibition, "Illuminated Nature."

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  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2012
Ovations

60-year anniversary; Dean's list

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  • Neighbors
Quik-n-Easy opened over the weekend with typical convenience store fare but will temporarily increase its grocery offerings.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 15, 2012
Businesses stock up for Publix closure

Local merchants plan to increase their offerings during the eight months in which the island will be without a supermarket.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 15, 2012
Key's future at center of race

Vice Mayor David Brenner disagrees with many of the claims in a mailing from District 3 challenger Ray Rajewski.

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The Arts Advisory Council and Center for Applied Creativity and Innovation members participated in group brainstorming exercises. Courtesy photo Rod Millington.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 15, 2012
Advisory Council gets creative for future

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts hosted its Arts Advisory Council for a weekend-long brainstorming retreat.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 15, 2012
Town, county commissioners study Longboat Pass issues

Longboat Key and Manatee County commissioners held a joint work session Tuesday to discuss the findings of the jointly funded Longboat Pass Inlet Management Study.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • February 15, 2012
FULL STORY: Commissioners give high marks to town manager

David Bullock received mostly fours and fives on his first quarterly evaluation.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2012
News Briefs

Voter registration deadline Feb. 21; Town offices to close for Presidents Day; Code discussions to continue at workshop; Mote, USF announce new partnership

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 15, 2012
Bullock outlines Key issues at PIC forum

The new town manager spoke about key issues and his first 100 days on Longboat Key at a Public Interest Committee forum held Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Bayfront Park Recreation Center. Read on to learn what Bullock had to say about issues that affect the island.

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Longboat Key Police Officer John Thomas has served in law enforcement since 1987.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 15, 2012
Officer was key to break in auto burglaries case

Last summer, Longboat Key police got an unexpected break in a string of auto burglaries that occurred at beach accesses: A 42-year-old man was arrested by St. Lucie County sheriff's deputies Aug. 7, on outstanding Sarasota County warrants for dealing in stolen property.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 15, 2012
Board hears the case for code changes

The Longboat Key Code Enforcement Board discussed possible changes to the town's property codes.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 15, 2012
BID board proposes 10-year extension

St. Armands Business Improvement District Chairman Marty Rappaport is proposing a 10-year extension of the BID more than two years after a referendum for such a measure failed.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2012
Our View: This is America?

Most weeks, we prefer to devote this space to matters directly affecting Longboat Key. Now and again, though, as many of our readers know, our comments will go beyond the Key's island borders.

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  • Opinion
George Rauch, Longboat Key, is chief executive officer of Bradenton-based General Propeller and a former Wall Street investment banker.
  • By George Rauch
  • February 15, 2012
Market Watch: 'Thou shalt not covet'

The Decalogue's 10th precept is "thou shalt not covet (another man's wife or property)."

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