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Longboat Key

    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • November 4, 2009
L'Ambiance hosts Halloween double-header

L'Ambiance hosts Halloween double-header

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2009
All call: Welcome Back breakfast

Every year, it's a tradition that The Longboat Observer rolls out its annual 'Welcome Back' issue with coffee and breakfast treats for our readers. Visit the Observer office, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, between 9 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11 to be among the first to receive your hot-off-press Welcome Back issue, along with a complimentary breakfast. Bring your friends and family for an opportunity to chat with Observer staffers and each other.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • November 4, 2009
Happy Birthday, Edith!

Although it's no secret that Edith Barr Dunn loves a good party, when it comes to her birthday she likes to slip out of town.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 4, 2009
Commissioners express Islandside frustration

Commissioner Peter O'Connor is annoyed that town staff has asked him to hold four potential dates in December and January to review the Key Club and Resort's Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2009
Letters to the editor

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  • Opinion
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 4, 2009
Briefs

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 4, 2009
Cops Corner

Oct. 24 I spy 12:01 p.m. - 3600 block of Bayou Circle. Suspicious Circumstance. A woman told police that she believes someone has wired her house to spy on her because the screws in her electrical plates had been moved and she can hear an echo in the house when she claps. Police told her to call back if she noticed anything else suspicious.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 4, 2009
Defense presentation up next

Islandside Property Owners Coalition's attorney Robert Lincoln reveals some of the issues that he and his client, the Islandside Property Owners Coalition, have with the Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 4, 2009
Residents react to Bay Isles sign

At a Bay Isles Master Association meeting Monday, Oct. 26, at least five voting representatives expressed their opposition to the new Bay Isles sign, while two expressed support for it.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 4, 2009
Meeting combats wave of Key boat thefts

Approximately 50 people gathered Oct. 29, at Cannons Marina, to learn ways in which they could protect their vessels from being stolen.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 4, 2009
Cedars West serves Cedars tennis resort with lawsuit

The suit alleges that the tennis club used strong-arm tactics to take possession of two courts off Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robert Clark
  • November 4, 2009
My view

A good neighbor benefits its community

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Sandy Gilbert
  • November 4, 2009
My view

Town manager deserves thorough reviews

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 4, 2009
Key residents adopt generous outlook

The new 10,000-square-foot Cat Depot building, which opened Oct. 30, allows 90% of its cats to roam free.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 4, 2009
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