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Longboat Key

    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 31, 2010
Real Estate Reports

Doug Parks honored with President's Circle Award; Marilyn Trevethan elected to Courtyard Association; Jim Soda receives sixth Chairman's Circle Award

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Donna Swan
  • March 31, 2010
Deal us in

Think before you play your hand

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 31, 2010
Sunlit sand

Sonja Hanley submitted this sunset photo taken at Bradenton Beach. 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].

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 29, 2010
Construction forces Longboat Pass Bridge closures

Maintenance work being performed on Longboat Pass Bridge will cause lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Friday.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • March 27, 2010
Save Our Seabirds holds rummage sale

Shoppers arrived early March 27 for the Save Our Seabirds rummage sale and found a wide variety items available.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • March 27, 2010
Cannons lures in a crowd to spring fishing clinic

After an unseasonable winter, the weather was picture-perfect for Cannons Marina's fishing clinic, held March 27, at its annual spring open house.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • March 27, 2010
Gulfshore resident parties at surprise celebration

Charlotte Barsalow celebrated her 90th birthday March 27 at Gulfshore of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • March 26, 2010
Store Around the Corner: Crossover Cutters

Lena Lemon and Ken Schwartz blend traditional styling techniques with modern looks at Crossover Cutters hair salon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jessica Luck
  • March 26, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Cannons open house and fishing clinic

Cannons Marina will hold a spring open house and fishing clinic Saturday, March 27 on such topics as 'Weather and Catch of the Day, Reading Weather Patterns for Fishing and Safety' and 'Fakin' it ... Fishing with Artificial Lures.'

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jessica Luck
  • March 26, 2010
Small business nominations due next week

The deadline to submit nominations for the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce's 2010 Small Business of the Year is 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 30.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • March 26, 2010
Euphemia Haye demonstrates 'fancy affair'

Euphemia Haye continued its cooking classes Wednesday, March 24.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 26, 2010
Tree trimming begins on Longboat Key

Clearing trees away from power lines sometimes causes irregular V-shaped trees, which upsets residents who believe the trees are being damaged.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • March 26, 2010
All Angels continues its party plans

Despite the fact that their scheduled performer was hospitalized just hours before All Angels' benefit concert, they decided the show must go on.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • March 25, 2010
Colorful creations

"Florence Putterman: A Survey of Works from 1949 to 2009" opened March 25, at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, to an overflowing crowd of 300.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • March 25, 2010
Saunders sees recovery, return to values

Longboat Key real-estate maven Michael Saunders says today's buyers have 'frugality fatigue.'

  • Longboat Key
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