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Longboat Key

  • By Kent Chetlain
  • April 23, 2009
KEY REAL ESTATE: Cedars West condo sells for $515,000

KEY REAL ESTATE: Cedars West condo sells for $515,000

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  • By Kent Chetlain
  • April 23, 2009
Cedars West condo sells for $515,000

Cedars West condo sells for $515,000

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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 23, 2009
NEIGHBORS: Tom Buchter

As the new CEO of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Buchter is up for the challenges ahead.

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  • Dora Walters
  • April 23, 2009
Mote aquarium rolls out library fundraiser

Mote aquarium rolls out library fundraiser

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  • By Gerald Pankow
  • April 23, 2009
My View

Churches not immune With Donations falling, church leaders must examine every category of expenses and ministries.

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  • April 23, 2009
All Angels by the Sea looks back on 30 years

All Angels by the Sea looks back on 30 years

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  • April 23, 2009
Community Calendar

Community Calendar

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  • April 23, 2009
Garden Club blooms at annual bash

Garden Club blooms at annual bash

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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 23, 2009
Tennis Center signs off at tournament

Longboat Key Code Administrator Randy Fowler saw the sign. And, according to the town's sign code, that means the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center's banner was improperly placed.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 23, 2009
Gilbert says goodbye to P&Z

Planning and Zoning Board member Sandy Gilbert will not apply for a third, three-year term, opening up another vacant planning board spot to be filled next month by the commission.

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  • April 23, 2009
Mexican stimulus package

Live Free or Die: An Ongoing series

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  • April 23, 2009
FDOT presents plans for Longboat's roadway

Several construction improvements for Gulf of Mexico Drive were presented at an open house last week.

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  • April 23, 2009
Longboat Key business adds insurance policies

Longboat Key Financial and Insurance Group will offer auto, homeowners and commercial insurance to its existing services.

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  • April 23, 2009
In Brief

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  • April 23, 2009
Latest novel seduces Scottish romance fans

Latest novel seduces Scottish romance fans

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