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Longboat Key

IPOC attorney Michael Furen said he "was very pleased" with the Department of Community Affairs' ruling Wednesday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 20, 2010
DCA: Consistent and inconsistent

The Department of Community Affairs ruled that the town's Comprehensive Plan is consistent in some parts but inconsistent in others.

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Stone crab claws from Moore's
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2010
Crab claws grab attention this season

Stone crab season started Oct. 15.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2010
Observer photos available for purchase

All photos taken from Oct. 18 on are now available for purchase at YourObserver.com.

  • Longboat Key
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Lazy Lobster staff celebrates outside the restaurant.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2010
Lazy Lobster celebrates one-year anniversary

The Lazy Lobster of Longboat Key celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Centre Shops location Friday, Oct. 15.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2010
Raffle ticket sales speed up for Kiwanis car raffle

The 29th annual St. Jude Gourmet Luncheon and Longboat Key Kiwanis Foundation car raffle are two-and-a-half weeks away, but approximately half of the 350 raffle tickets have already been sold.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2010
LBK ranks high on readers' list of top island destinations

Conde Nast readers showed some love for Longboat, choosing it as the continent's third-best island destination.

  • Longboat Key
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Ruth Kreindler with Irwin and Sylvia Pastor
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2010
Beth Israel members cash in on 'Mad Money'

Temple Beth Israel members got tips that made sense - and cents - Tuesday, Oct. 12, when CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer simulcast a 90-minute program from the 92nd Street Y in New York City.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Billy Drake pins the deputy chief badge onto his wife's, Sandi, shirt.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2010
Firefighters and family celebrate promotions

The Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department celebrated the promotion of two of its officers Monday, Oct. 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Florida gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott had a near-obsession with measuring performance as CEO of Columbia-HCA. It made the company the national leader in quality.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • October 20, 2010
The Real Rick Scott

There's another portrait of candidate Rick Scott the media neglect to report. It shows an honest, exceptional businessman and that the alleged Medicare fraud wasn't the primary reason for his resignation from Columbia-HCA.

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Planning, Zoning and Building Director Monica Simpson and town planner Ric Hartman explain the revised sign code to the Town Commission Tuesday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 20, 2010
Sign code continues to confuse

Suggestions offered to clarify and modernize Longboat's sign code were met with more suggestions and debate from the Town Commission Tuesday.

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A proposed 150-foot cellular tower would sit behind the Longboat Island Chapel. This photo was taken from the front yard of Ronald Platt’s home.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 20, 2010
Proposed north-end cell tower disputed

A 150-foot proposed cellular tower, which has not yet been reviewed by town staff, is already meeting resistance from neighborhood residents.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 20, 2010
St. Denis touts beach program

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis warned Longboat residents Saturday that the town's 2011-12 beach renourishment project could cost taxpayers as much $40 million.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 20, 2010
MPO meeting seeks road to traffic fixes

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) officials discussed St. Armands Circle traffic with Longboat Key and Sarasota residents and officials Oct. 18, at a Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization work session on St. Armands traffic.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2010
Our View

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  • Longboat Key
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Town Manager Bruce St. Denis plays guitar with Blues Pig to a James Taylor classic, "Steamroller."
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 20, 2010
Fish Tales

The Longboat Key Historical Society held its sixth fish fry at Mar Vista. But the island's fish fry tradition goes back much further.

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