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Longboat Key

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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 21, 2010
Country Club Shores owners fined for non-compliant dock

The Code Enforcement Board assessed a $1,200 fine to pay for town staff time, and the dock owners could face additional fees.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 21, 2010
Kiwanis Club still hungry for more food donations

The collection effort has been extended through April 30.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 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. The Longboat Observer gives priority to letters of local interest and about local issues. The Observer will print all letters to the editor if it feels they are of general interest, but only if the letter is signed and the author's street address and phone number are given. The editor reserves the right to condense letters.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 21, 2010
Sensational Season

The 2009-10 season was a fruitful one for the Longboat Key Garden Club, and on Tuesday, April 13, the club celebrated its accomplishments in Joan M. Durante Park at its annual meeting and luncheon.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 21, 2010
Sarasota Bay Watch hopes to clean up at second event

As many as 60 volunteers can participate in the Sister Keys cleanup May 8.

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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • April 21, 2010
Lobo speaks to Key Democrats

Dick Lobo, recently nominated by President Barack Obama to the position of national director of broadcasting, was the guest speaker at the April 13 meeting of the Longboat Key Democratic Club, held at The Chart House.

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  • April 21, 2010
Cops Corner

April 9 Staying grounded 5:24 a.m. -- 400 block of Longboat Club Road. Boat Rescue. Police found a 40-foot fiberglass sailboat and three men stranded near the beach on the south end of the island. The boat owner told police they were on their way to Mississippi when a large wave damaged the boat. The boat ran aground while he tried to maneuver into New Pass. The boat was removed at high tide with the help of a salvage company and several boats.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • April 21, 2010
Book signing benefits Humane Society

Best-selling author Susan Richards was the featured speaker at an April 17 event presented by the Humane Society of Manatee County.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 21, 2010
Despite week-to-week drop, Key sales top '09 numbers

Real-estate recordings dropped from the year-to-date high of 23 recorded at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys for the week of March 29 through April 2 (the final week before Easter) to 11 for the week of April 5 through April 9.

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    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • April 21, 2010
Local players invest talent in tennis tournament

The Fidelity Investment Senior Doubles Tournament took place Thursday, April 15 through Monday, April 19, at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 21, 2010
Building Permits

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of April 9 through April 15, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2010
Business Observer

Lilly Pulitzer event will benefit Save Our Seabirds; Circle's Cafe Galante now under new ownership

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 21, 2010
Real Estate Reports

Michael Saunders & Co. releases first-quarter data; Matarese, Jasmer named top producers for Re/Max; Horn earns Quality Service Certified Platinum award

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • April 21, 2010
Player of the Week: Valerie Duval

Duval and her doubles partner, Susan Singer, will be competing in a regional tennis tournament in Daytona on April 30.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • April 21, 2010
Deal Us In

Best to trust your partner

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