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Longboat Key

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  • Robin Hartill
  • September 1, 2010
Lido property sells for $2.6 million

William and Sandra Ruppert, of Overland Park, Kan., sold the waterfront Lot 4 and southeast corner of Lot 6 on Westway Drive in the Lido C Subdivision of the John Ringling Estates to Modus Operandi Partners LLC, a Florida limited-liability company with a Bradenton address, registered to Louis Najmy, of Bradenton, for $2.6 million. The property sold for $3.1 million in December 2000.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • September 1, 2010
Real Estate Reports

Real Estate Reports

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 1, 2010
Building permits

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Aug. 20 through Aug. 26, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

  • Longboat Key
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  • Robin Hartill
  • September 1, 2010
WB Plaza tenants open but wonder what's in store

Whitney Beach Plaza business owners continue to operate despite the pending foreclosure of the shopping center.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • September 1, 2010
Deal Us In: Learn How to Count

Good bridge players play as though they can see through the cards. Actually, they are doing nothing more than counting.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 1, 2010
Shipshape Sunset

Lawrence Wild submitted this sunset photo, taken at Marina Jack in downtown Sarasota. Please send your sunset (or sunrise) photos to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228, or e-mail them to [email protected].

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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 31, 2010
OBITUARY: James 'Jimmy' Krohn

James 'Jimmy' Krohn, 85, was a decorated World War II veteran.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 31, 2010
Kiwanis Club requests signage

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key is requesting town include its logo on the island's new welcome signs.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 30, 2010
Longboat suffers power outage

The town of Longboat Key and parts of the city of Sarasota had a power outage this morning.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 30, 2010
Harry's closes for summer vacation

The restaurant and deli will reopen in October.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 30, 2010
Mote scientists search for missing satellite tag

Researchers are asking for the public's help in locating a satellite tag that was used to track a whale shark.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 30, 2010
Paving project postponed again

Recent rainfall and scheduling conflicts have postponed the beginning of a Gulf of Mexico Drive repaving project.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 27, 2010
Moore shows commission interest

Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant & Marina owner Alan Moore asked for a commission candidate qualification packet this week.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 27, 2010
Paving project postponed

Recent rainfall has postponed the beginning of a Gulf of Mexico Drive repaving project.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 27, 2010
Two turtle nests set for excavation this weekend

Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers will excavate the nests.

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