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Longboat Key

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2009
Meet Maggie, The Observer Group's summer intern

Maggie Pahos is a junior at Elon University, in Elon, N.C., where she is studying creative writing, art history and African/African-American studies.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2009
LB Harbour celebrates Fourth of July with style

About 70 Longboat Harbour residents gathered Saturday, July 4, for a holiday celebration.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2009
Sandord Milter makes it 90

About 75 of Sanford Milter's nearest and dearest gathered July 9, at Jewish Family & Children's Service to celebrate his 90th birthday and the 94th birthday of his sister-in-law, Florence Katz.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2009
Griffin turns page on new mystery

On Nov. 16, H. Terrell Griffin's fourth novel, 'Wyatt's Revenge,' will be available through Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Bookazine and other major wholesalers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2009
Company makes DAS pitch

SBA Advanced Wireless Networks LLC is offering a Distributed Antenna System for Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Maggie Pahos
  • July 22, 2009
Man on the street: Summer jobs

In honor of summer - and working during these hot summer months - we asked Longboaters to tell us what was their first summer job.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2009
Daigle deems Key Club application complete

The town's Planning and Zoning Board will review the Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside application this fall.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 21, 2009
Intermittent lane closures begin today

Lane closures on the north end of Gulf of Mexico Drive will occur between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m and are expected to last for the next two to three weeks.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 20, 2009
Rain, wind hit south Longboat Key

Town staff worked to remove debris from roads on the Sarasota County side of the Key earlier today.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 20, 2009
Arts Center completes media room renovations

The cultural media room formerly held two galleries and will now be used for concerts and lectures.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 20, 2009
St. Denis asks officials for pipeline help

On Monday, July 20 Town Manager Bruce St. Denis asked Congressman Vern Buchanan and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood for help in protecting white sand resources.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 18, 2009
BKYC Mommy and Me

Bird Key Yacht Club's Executive Chef Joseph Santangini held a "Mommy and Me" cooking class.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Maggie Pahos
  • July 17, 2009
Man on the street: On call

We asked Longboaters if they were in favor of cell-phone towers being placed on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Maggie Pahos
  • July 17, 2009
Photo of the day: Hidden beauty

This yellow hibiscus can be found at Joan M. Durante Park, 5550 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 17, 2009
Mote treats rare sea turtle that swallowed balloon

A Kemp's ridley turtle was found in distress Tuesday, July 14, on south Lido Beach, after it had swallowed a balloon.

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