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Longboat Key

Beer cans don’t belong on Beer Can Island.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 28, 2011
Commission seeks to crack open Beer Can issues

The north-end beach is located in the town but maintained by the county. So, who should pay for police services?

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 28, 2011
FULL STORY: Millage rate flat at 1.8872

The Longboat Key Town Commission approved unanimously the millage rate and budget for the 2011-12 fiscal year.

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The 11,700-square-foot retail plaza will connect to the Publix store. Courtesy rendering.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 28, 2011
Brown puts Kiwanis Club on agenda

Mayor Jim Brown talked Publix, pensions and the town manager position at the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key's morning meeting.

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Charles "C.J." Wickersham, 21, is a native of Longboat Key. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 28, 2011
FULL STORY: Wickersham recovers after shark attack, surgery

Longboat Key native Charles 'C.J.' Wickersham remains at Bayfront Medical Center following a weekend attack by a bull shark off of Anna Maria.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Our View: Start with a blank sheet

In adversity, there is opportunity.

  • Longboat Key
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Enjoy this week's edition of Castaway
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • September 28, 2011
Castaway

Enjoy this week's edition of Castaway

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
News Briefs

Town receives pension boards applications; Female spinner dolphin dies at Mote; Town dismisses auditing company; Town regains Class 3 ISO rating

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 28, 2011
Town Commission considers aesthetics of new codes

The Longboat Key Planning Zoning & Building Department frequently fields complaints from residents about aesthetic issues: torn screens, peeling paint and swimming pools that are not maintained, for example.

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Read this week's Cops Corner
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

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This home at 675 Mourning Dove Drive sold for $5.25 million. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 28, 2011
Bird Key home sells for $5.25 million

RPF Developments Inc., a Florida corporation, sold the home at 675 Mourning Dove Drive to Kevin Kiernan, trustee of 675 Nominee Trust, for $5.25 million.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Scoreboard

Congratulations to this week's bridge winners.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • September 28, 2011
Deal Us In: How to save an entry to dummy

There is nothing sadder than having winning tricks in the dummy that you have no way of reaching. We have all been there, done that.

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Chet Chmielewski submitted this sunset photo, taken at Bayport Beach and Tennis Club on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Weekly Winner: Grandstanding Gulf

Chet Chmielewski submitted this sunset photo, taken at Bayport Beach and Tennis Club on Longboat Key.

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This Longboat Key Village bird is off to find its daily catch.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 27, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Free as a Bird

This Longboat Key Village bird is off to find its daily catch.

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Quintess/Club Holdings developed the Cielos Palmillas in the Palmillas Resort of Los Cabos, Mexico.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 27, 2011
Colony board recommends Club Holdings

The board has selected the Broomfield, Co.-based company to recommend to unit owners.

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