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Longboat Key

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 5, 2010
Roses are in bloom at Durante Park

Not to be outdone by the magnificent trees of gold blooming on the Key, roses at Joan M. Durante Park are putting on a show.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 5, 2010
Event brings cheers to Coastal Behavioral Healthcare

Jim and Pat Anderson, with co-hosts Mort and Bunny Skirboll, hosted a "Cocktails on the Key" event April 9, to benefit Coastal Behavioral Healthcare Inc., a nonprofit mental-health and addiction prevention-and-treatment service organization.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 5, 2010
Attention all Key graduates

The Longboat Observer is preparing for its annual graduation story featuring all high school and college graduates on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 5, 2010
Beth Israel Women savor tea time at meeting

The Beth Israel Women gathered Monday, May 3, for an open tea and meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 5, 2010
IPOC will challenge code amendments

Attorney Michael Furen has prepared a petition challenge in the event the Town Commission approves code changes May 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 5, 2010
Longboat braces for Gulf oil-spill impact

Because oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig could impact the Gulf Coast of Florida, local agencies prepare to help.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 5, 2010
Commission moves code changes forward

The commission forwarded code clarifications and changes suggested by the Longboat Key Club and Resort to a second reading Thursday, May 20.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 5, 2010
Town commission to review budget

On Wednesday, May 5, the Longboat Key Town Commission will review a year-to-date expenditure analysis and discuss police- and fire-department staffing levels.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 5, 2010
Larson questions employee benefits

Commissioner Lynn Larson wants the town to consider eliminating some of its employee contribution benefits.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 5, 2010
Commission to fight channel relocation

The commission believes a relocation of the Longboat Pass channel, as proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will have detrimental effects on the north end.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 5, 2010
Special Report: Dueling Letters over Colony

In lieu of our weekly Opinion and Letters pages, we are reprinting letters sent last week to Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 5, 2010
Cops Corner

April 22 Lager left behind 6:59 p.m. -- 100 block of GMD. Code Enforcement. A man told police that the cold can of Heineken beer sitting nearby was not his. He then raised it to his lips and said he would drink it anyway because someone had left it behind. He was issued a written warning for drinking a beer on the beach in front of police.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 5, 2010
Christ Church members buddy up to young bookworms

Christ Church members have been building hope by reading with kindergarten and first-grade students.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Stuart and Lois Scheyer
  • May 5, 2010
Energetic Traveler: Memories in the Making

Longboat Key residents Stuart and Lois Scheyer learn travel problems fade quickly.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 5, 2010
Building Permits

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of April 23 through April 29, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

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