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Longboat Key

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 1, 2011
All Angels by the Sea is now on summer time

All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road, is now on its summer schedule.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 1, 2011
Anonymous donors pledge $1 million

Two anonymous donors have pledged $1 million to Mote Marine Laboratory to fund various initiatives over the next four years.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 1, 2011
Hope for lots of calm ... and no storms

Hurricane season is here. The six-month season began Wednesday, June 1 and continues through November.

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Jacob Byers
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 1, 2011
Class of 2011

Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the Class of 2011. These Longboat, Lido and Bird key graduates will soon start a new chapter in their lives as they pursue their goals for higher education. But, before they could say goodbye to high school, we gave them one final quiz about their past accomplishments and plans for the future.

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Unit 495 at Grand Bay has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms and 2,143 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,075,000.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 1, 2011
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $1.75 million

Michael Ratner, individually and as trustee for The Brooklyn Three Trust, of Brooklyn, N.Y., sold the home at 6405 Gulfside Road in Sleepy Lagoon to Nancy Kozak, of New Canaan, Conn., for $1.75 million.

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Stu Rothbaum with his OSU Buckeyes golf bag.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • June 1, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Stu Rothbaum

When Stu Rothbaum began planning for retirement 13 years ago, he took up golf.

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Marie Monsky
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 1, 2011
Real Estate Reports

LBK Coldwell office ranks among NRT's top offices; Wagner Realty announces its top agents for April; Island Real Estate announces new live video; Marie Monsky joins MS&Co. LBK South office.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • June 1, 2011
Deal Us In

Good play makes winning easy.

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James Monnig submitted this sunset photo, taken at The Diplomat Resort, 3155 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 1, 2011
WEEKLY WINNER: Shining Example

James Monnig submitted this sunset photo, taken at The Diplomat Resort, 3155 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 1, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy this classic Cops Corner entry for the Longboat Observer archives.

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A portion of the northbound lane in the 2700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive was removed in April to fix a leaking pipe.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 31, 2011
Paving project under way

The 2700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive is being repaved today.

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    By
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  • May 31, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy this classic Cops Corner entry from our Longboat Observer archives.

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Karel Beck and Sally Wright
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 28, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: BKYC Memorial Day party

The members of Bird Key Yacht club celebrated Memorial Day and the long weekend with a buffet style dinner and lots of red, white and blue Saturday, May 28 at the clubhouse.

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Barbara Pressman, Bob Berns, Bonnie Zeamon and Douglas Pressman pose together at the Longboat Key Club's BBQ and Movie night Saturday, May 28 at the Longboat Key Club hotel poolside.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 28, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: LBKC BBQ and Movie

Longboat Key Club celebrated Memorial Day and the long weekend with a BBQ and movie Saturday, May 28 by the pool at the hotel.

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Ken Bennett, Kristy Homan and Matt Walters won 1st place with a score of 57 at the 2011 Longboat Key Invitational Friday, May 27 at the Longboat Key Club Islandside.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 27, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: 2011 Longboat Key Invitational

Eighteen teams of four played in the 2011 Longboat Key Invitational Friday, May 27 at the Longboat Key Club Islandside.

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