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Longboat Key

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  • Stephanie Hannum
  • July 15, 2010
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: Columbia Restaurant

Columbia Restaurant owners Richard and Casey Gonzmart share an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 15, 2010
Tall (cotton) tale: Casa Del Mar's plant sets another record (WITH VIDEO)

The plant earned its fifth Guinness World Record this morning when the Longboat Key Fire Department measured it at 31 feet, 7 inches.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 15, 2010
Seaweed will not be removed

Commissioner David Brenner inquired if large clumps of seaweed will be removed from the beach this week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 14, 2010
Chamber seeks volunteers for LBK Triathlon

The first Longboat Key Triathlon is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 24.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 14, 2010
OBITUARY: Dr. Samuel Hannah

Dr. Samuel Hannah, 72, was a physician and founding member of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2010
In Brief

Community News and Notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 14, 2010
Key resident receptive to cell tower

A Spanish Main Yacht Club resident suggested placing a cell tower on the neighborhood's property to achieve better cell-phone reception on the north end of the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 14, 2010
Wayfinding sign causes confusion

The Town Commission agreed to discuss the controversial Bay Isles Road wayfinding sign at its September regular workshop.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2010
Turtle Tracks

Turtle Tracks

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2010
Season's first turtle nest hatches

The first turtle nest of the season in Longboat Key Turtle Watch's patrolling area of the Manatee County portion of Longboat Key has hatched, and the public is invited to watch as volunteers excavate the nest.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2010
Couple welcomes bundle of joy

Robert Charles Jodat, weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces and measuring 18-and-three-fourths-inches long was born July 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 14, 2010
IPOC seeks appeal contributions

The Islandside Property Owners Coalition requested donations to challenge the commission's approval of the Longboat Key Club's Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 14, 2010
Maximum millage: 1.9036 mills

Worried about having enough money for an oil-spill cleanup fund, commissioners voted to establish a maximum millage rate that's 19% higher than last year's max.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 14, 2010
Vehicle theft leads to Key roadblock

The events leading up to the arrest of a DeBary man are just as strange as the arrest.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 14, 2010
Code Enforcement staff builds case for challenge

Town officials allege that Key resident James Armstrong installed updates to his home without obtaining the necessary building permits.

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