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Longboat Key

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  • May 11, 2011
Poinciana bloom is sign of spring

It seems as if the Key is always in bloom. Early spring brings the gold trees covered with bright yellow flowers.

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Thomas Quigley
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 11, 2011
Nattily-dressed man about town

Thomas Quigley wore his "lucky suit" Saturday, May 7, at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 11, 2011
Garden Club recognizes dedicated members

Virginia Sanders was recently recognized by the Longboat Key Garden Club for 20 years of dedication to the organization and to environmental issues.

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Michael Drake and new Longbeach Village Association President Frank O'Brien
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 11, 2011
Longbeach Village Association says goodbye for summer

Frank O'Brien was installed as president of the Longbeach Village Association May 5, at a meeting held at the home of past President Michael Drake.

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Claudia Coville, Margot and Warren Colville, Lynn Coville and Betsy Coville
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 11, 2011
Couple celebrates 63 years together

Margot and Warren Coville celebrated their 63rd anniversary April 18.

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Robert 'Bob' Twyman was a regular at Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key breakfasts.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 11, 2011
OBITUARY: Robert 'Bob' Twyman

Robert "Bob" Twyman, 88, was a former Longboat Key commissioner.

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A contract negotiation session between the town and its Fire Rescue Department union representatives was held May 10 at Town Hall.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 11, 2011
Firefighter contract agreement tentative

The town will still count overtime and sick leave as a final pension payout in a fire department contract that expires on Sept. 30.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 11, 2011
Cops Corner

A man was pulled over after police determined the car he was driving was stolen. The driver told police he was the owner of the car and that it had been recovered three weeks ago.

  • Longboat Key
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Unit A-401 at L'Ambiance, 415 L'Ambiance Drive, has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, two half-baths and 3,220 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.4 million.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 11, 2011
Recent sellers of $12.5 million home purchase $2.4 million L'Ambiance unit

Herbert and Sandra Moss, of Elkins Park, Pa., sold Unit A-401 at 415 L'Ambiance Drive in the 145-unit L'Ambiance, located behind the Islandside gates of the Longboat Key Club and Resort, to Siegfried and Eva Schulte, of Rochester Hills, Mich., for $2.4 million.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 11, 2011
Scoreboard

Check out the local golf and bridge scores.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 11, 2011
Business Observer

Whitney Deem joins Longboat Key Club and Resort.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • May 11, 2011
Deal Us In

How to become a winning player

  • Longboat Key
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Tina Mulligan submitted this sunset photo, taken from the Bridge Street Bistro, on Bradenton Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 11, 2011
WEEKLY WINNER: Palm Pairing

Tina Mulligan submitted this sunset photo, taken from the Bridge Street Bistro, on Bradenton Beach.

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Michael Saunders is founder and CEO of Michael Saunders & Co.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 11, 2011
Real Estate Reports

Michael Saunders & Co. launches mobile website; and Brandon Surline joins St. Armands MS&Co. office.

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Spectacular sights and lights come from the top and bottom of the Kartchner Caverns, in Arizona.
  • By Stuart and Lois Scheyer
  • May 11, 2011
Arizona - One State, Two Destinations

Arizona was the latest stop on Stuart and Lois Scheyer's "America(s) the Beautiful" series of great destinations in Mexico, Canada and our own United States.

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