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Longboat Key

  • By Kent Chetlain
  • August 19, 2009
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $2.4 million

The largest transaction on the Key the first week of August was the $2.4 million sale of the Gulf-front home on the north-end beach at 6429 Gulfside Road by Settlers Hill Limited Partnership, of North Chatham, Mass., and 444 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • August 19, 2009
Deal us In: Making an overtrick

An overtrick at rubber bridge usually does not matter much, but at duplicate, it can be the difference between a top result and a bottom result.

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  • August 19, 2009
Weather

Longboat Key temperatures and weather forecast

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  • By Maggie Pahos
  • August 18, 2009
Photo of the day: Blues clues

Can you tell us where on Longboat Key this photo of the day was taken? Leave your guesses under reader comments.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • August 18, 2009
St. Armands BID board to remain property owners only

On Aug. 17, in a 4-1 vote, the Sarasota City Commission rejected a request to allow merchants to serve on the St. Armands Business Improvement District board.

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  • By Maggie Pahos
  • August 17, 2009
Longboat resident captures launch on film

Longboat Key resident Mary Lou Johnson snapped photos of the satellite launch that occurred early this morning.

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  • By Maggie Pahos
  • August 17, 2009
Photo of the day: Longboat logo

Can you tell us where on Longboat Key one would find this studious man? Give us your guesses under reader comments.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 17, 2009
Roadwork continues on Gulf of Mexico Drive

Right-turn lanes are being installed by the Florida Department of Transportation this week, while a town-hired contractor continues paving town-owned side streets.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • August 14, 2009
TBI Russian Dinner

Temple Beth Israel hosted a Shabbat dinner that featured Russian food and entertainment provided by members of the Sarasota-Manatee Russian-Jewish community.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 13, 2009
Obituary: James Sumpter

James Sumpter, 92, of Kettering, Ohio, and Longboat Key, died July 30.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 13, 2009
IPOC chairman considers commission run

Islandside Property Owners Coalition Chairman Bob White said he will make a decision in the fall about whether to seek the District 1 seat.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 13, 2009
Our View

St. Armands subterfuge?

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  • August 12, 2009
Morgan Mays competes in USTA championships

Morgan Mays, of Longboat Key, competed in the USTA Boys' 18 and 16 Clay Court National Championships held July 19 to July 26, in Delray Beach.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Doors were a heavy burden on temple members

Temple Beth Israel members have been plagued by too heavy doors for some time, but the problem was fixed two weeks ago.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 12, 2009
Colony feud continues

Federal Bankruptcy Judge A. Rodney May has ruled in favor of the Colony Association twice. Now the feud is directed at closed units, fixtures and furniture.

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