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Longboat Key

Longboat Key Fire Rescue responded to the scene around 11 a.m. Wednesday.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 7, 2011
Firefighters, lifeguards rescue three from Gulf

The rescue occurred Wednesday morning off Longboat Key.

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Female sea turtles come ashore to lay their eggs on beaches.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • April 6, 2011
Sea turtle nesting season begins next month

In preparation for sea turtle nesting season, Sarasota County officials are reminding residents and visitors to turn off lights along coastlines, remove beach accessories after dark and stay away from marked turtle nests on beaches.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 6, 2011
Mercedes stolen from St. Armands home recovered

The car was stolen Sunday night and discovered undamaged the following morning.

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A procedure to repair a wastewater pipe worked last night. The hole near Gulf of Mexico Drive is being filled in today.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 6, 2011
UPDATE: Pipe procedure deemed successful

A leaky wastewater pipe was repaired last night and the pipe won't need to be replaced underneath Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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Patty Buck
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • April 6, 2011
Buck bakes the cake at Christ Church

When members of Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian gather for their monthly dinners, the menu changes and so does the chef. But there is one constant - church member Patty Buck always prepares the dessert.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 6, 2011
Mourning doves right at home on Key

For the second year, a pair of mourning doves has nested in a hanging planter just a few feet from the front door of Jim Herrington and Carol Camiener's Emerald Harbor home.

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Courtesy photo
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 6, 2011
Key resident catches spectacular sunset

Beach Harbor Club resident June Beigbeder, holding the Longboat Observer, recently crossed two items off of her bucket list.

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Pat Farrell, Carolyn Vioni and Diane Van Ess
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 6, 2011
Tangerine Bay celebrates with end-of-season barbecue

Tangerine Bay Club held its end-of-season barbecue March 30, at the Bay Isles Beach Club.

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The 25th annual Run for the Turtles event took place Saturday, April 2, on Siesta Key Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 6, 2011
Sea-turtle supporters run for fun and a cause

The 25th annual Run for the Turtles event took place Saturday, April 2, on Siesta Key Beach.

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  • April 6, 2011
Observer offers unique content on its website

While clicking around YourObserver.com to get the latest news in your neighborhood, don't miss The Observer's daily online crossword puzzle (you can even save your puzzle and come back to it later); weekly E-editions of each paper; our online 'It's Read Everywhere' contest; and an interactive Weather page that shows you current conditions.

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  • April 6, 2011
Temple Beth Israel to offer entertaining evening

Temple Beth Israel will hold its Cabaret Night at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road.

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  • April 6, 2011
Our View

Summer is sure to be hot, steamy

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The Longboat Key Town Commission elected Pat Zunz to the District 5 Commission seat Monday night.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 6, 2011
Commission chooses Zunz for District 5 seat

The Longboat Key Town Commission welcomed former Planning and Zoning Board member Pat Zunz to the dais Monday night.

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The northbound lane in the 2800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive is being rerouted while a wastewater pipe is repaired.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 6, 2011
Leaky pipes create GMD congestion

Leaking wastewater pipes under Gulf of Mexico Drive are creating construction zones along the island's most traveled road.

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Pieces of a metal roof and pink insulation litter a street in the Twin Shores mobile-home park after a powerful gust of wind and rain damaged the area Thursday, March 31.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 6, 2011
Storm damages mobile-home parks

A 30-second gust of wind and rain damaged 15 Longboat Key mobile homes. Three roofs were torn off, in addition to downed power lines.

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