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Longboat Key

Lynn Wallace Roodbergen, Linda Swain, Charmaine Engelsman-Robins and Pola Sommers
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2011
Who let the dogs out?

Linda Swain, of Longboat Key and Toronto, hosted the first fundraiser for the new group, Unchain My Heart of Sarasota Inc., Sunday, Jan. 23, at Harry's Continental Kitchens.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota contractor Fred Derr, stands beside a 17-step soil cement-step revetment project he built on Casey Key.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 26, 2011
Steps to a new solution

Sarasota contractor Fred Derr thinks the town of Longboat Key should consider a beach alternative that has worked on three separate portions of Casey Key.

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    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • January 26, 2011
Concert series will engage audiences

The Longboat Key Center for Arts' 2011 concert series kicks off Wednesday, Jan. 26.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 26, 2011
Persson: Courts not needed

Town attorney David Persson believes the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort can re-open without requiring owners have use of the 12 tennis courts in the middle of the property.

  • Longboat Key
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Longboat Key residents on the north end of Longboat Key saw beach equipment arrive last week in preparation for a north-end beach-restoration project scheduled for February.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 26, 2011
Town begins sand speech

Town officials and beach engineers told Key residents Saturday why a $16 million beach project next year is necessary.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 26, 2011
Commission approves town's beach pitch

The Town Commission also decided not to change a sea-turtle ordinance prohibiting overnight beach furniture.

  • Longboat Key
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Deputy Chief Sandi Drake, left, leads her team of firefighters in conducting a simulated response to a person who fell off a rood.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2011
News Briefs

Commission agrees to postpone impasse hearing; Firefighters conduct training exercise at Publix; North end beach project delayed until February

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Officer Shawn Nagell has been with the Longboat Key Police Department since 2003.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 26, 2011
Police officer answers call of duty

Officer Shawn Nagell is the 2010 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Police Officer of the Year.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2011
Cops Corner

Classic Cops Jan. 15, 1984 2:30 p.m. - A pair of prescription glasses were found.

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Roger Pettingell, sales associate for Coldwell Banker's Longboat Key office, achieved $40.5 million in sales volume in 2010 and was named the top Coldwell associate in Florida.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 26, 2011
Pettingell takes top sales honors in 2010

The Coldwell Banker agent was the company's top Florida agent and the top MLS agent in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 26, 2011
On the record

Observer Group publisher and CEO Matt Walsh is the 2010 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Citizen of the Year.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 26, 2011
Building Permits

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Jan. 14 through Jan. 20, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

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Unit PH-4-N at the Islander Club, 2301 Gulf of Mexico Drive, has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,235 square feet of living area. It sold for $400,000.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 26, 2011
Home in the Village sells for $1 million

The sale was the largest of the 10 transactions that occurred on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys during the week of Jan. 10 through Jan. 14 and the sole sale to exceed $1 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Unit No. PH-A at Regent Place Tower Two, 675 Longboat Club Road, sold for $3.8 million in December.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 26, 2011
December: sales snapshot

The following is a summary of key residential real-estate sales recorded for the month of December at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses. Data from December 2009 is also listed for comparison.

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  • Real Estate
The units are located on a marina and come with a free one-year boat-slip rental.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 26, 2011
Twin Shores marina villas get makeover

Renovation has been completed on the first four marina villas at Twin Shores of Longboat Key.

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