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Longboat Key

Elise Galinsky with Herbert and Miriam Waltzer
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  • Dora Walters
  • December 8, 2010
TBI hosts unique Hanukkah party

An enthusiastic group of Temple Beth Israel members and guests celebrated Hanukkah Dec. 5, at the temple.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
"We teach the kids that we've been blessed, so we try to give back," says Margaret Callihan, pictured with her husband, Matt, son Phil, and their two dogs, Lou and Nala.
  • By Loren Mayo and Maria Amodio
  • December 8, 2010
Season of Sharing helps community

Season of Sharing is a 10-year, community-wide fundraising partnership created by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County and the Herald-Tribune Media Group that provides emergency, last-resort funding to families in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 8, 2010
Letters to the editor

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected], or mail them to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, 34228.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The structure for the church's windows are in place.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 8, 2010
Christ Church lays foundation for new building

Completion of the approximately $3 million building is scheduled for next summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 8, 2010
Building Permits

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Nov. 26 through Dec. 2, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

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  • Real Estate
Unit Penthouse D 1102 at the Orchid Beach Club Residences, 2050 Ben Franklin Drive, sold for $2,575,000. The 3,654-square-foot-unit has three bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 8, 2010
Key Real Estate: Orchid Beach unit sells for $2,575,000

The sale was the largest of seven transactions that occurred during the week of Nov. 22 through Nov. 26, which was shortened by two days because of Thanksgiving.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 8, 2010
Scoreboard

Check out the latest bridge and golf scores.

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Howard Veit has ridden up to 150 miles in one day.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • December 8, 2010
Athlete of the Week: Howard Veit

Longboat Key resident Howard Veit has been an avid cyclist for 25 years.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • December 8, 2010
Deal us in

Capitalize on a discovery play

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Neil Blume submitted this sunset photo, taken at Whitney Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 8, 2010
Frame of mind

Neil Blume submitted this sunset photo, taken at Whitney Beach.

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Ann Mumsford, Pat Lonsdale, Bella Adams, Rochelle McKinney, Helen Fournier and Jane Doty
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • December 7, 2010
Golfers hold Frosty Frolic

The weather outside was frightful, but that didn't stop the Longboat Key Club Womens Golf Association from holding their annual Frosty Frolic on Tuesday, Dec. 7, at the Key Club Harbourside Golf Course. The women bundled up in their coziest sweaters, santa hats and even a few reindeer antlers, and headed out for a round of nine holes.

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Mayor George Spoll will reach his term limit after three consecutive two-year terms in the District 2 commission seat.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 7, 2010
District 2 race canceled

Harbourside resident Jack Jaret sent an e-mail to Town Clerk Trish Granger Dec. 7 withdrawing his name from the District 2 race.

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About 10 Key residents and business owners attended the regular meeting to show support for the Longboat Key trolley route.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 6, 2010
Beach decision still lingers

The Longboat Key Town Commission has until Jan. 3 to make a decision on its island-wide beach renourishment project.

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All 2011 shirts are yellow with blue images.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 6, 2010
LBK Turtle Watch shirts now available

The 2011 shirts are available at the Chamber office and The UPS Store.

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The commission also will decide whether to help fund the Manatee portion of the trolley.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 6, 2010
Commission may make beach decision

The Longboat Key Town Commission could decide whether to delay its island-wide beach renourishment project by a year at its regular meeting tonight.

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