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Longboat Key

Diane and Pete Shaw and Esther Martin
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • December 4, 2017
Casa Del Mar gets groovy

Residents donned their most far out apparel for a party on the patio on Dec. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 2, 2017
Lawn Party serves Longboat's best dishes

The seventh annual Longboat Key Kiwanis Lawn Party featured 28 restaurants.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 1, 2017
Santa brings holiday cheer to St. Armands

Santa Claus flipped the switch on the Circle's Christmas tree and took photos with children.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 1, 2017
St. Mary sings to the holidays

The Women's Guild and Men's Club hosted the annual Christmas Concert on Dec. 1.

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  • Neighbors
Alexander Pier serves during the Senior Clay Courts Super Category II Tournament.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 1, 2017
Super Cat II Tournament brings tennis competition to Longboat

Tournament play began on Nov. 28 and continues until Dec. 3 at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 30, 2017
Cops Corner: Police assist grandfather inadvertently struck by golf club

A roundup of this week's most interesting police reports from Longboat Key.

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Michael Gelety, left, argues the Longboat Key Police Departments claim of seizure a condo at 623 Cedars Court belonging to his client, Wayne Natt, Nov. 21 at the Manatee County Judicial Center.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • November 30, 2017
Video voyeurism suspect files homestead claim to avoid Longboat forfeiture

Wayne Natt, through his attorney, has claimed homestead exemption on his 2017 tax bill, constitutionally protecting his home from "forced sale under process of any court."

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  • Observer Staff
  • November 30, 2017
Longboat Key weather page photo: Nov. 30

Nikki Smith captured this photo of a green heron stalking prey off a mangrove at Longboat Key.

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  • Neighbors
Wyatt Natt (left) consults with his attorney, Michael Gelety
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • November 29, 2017
Court finds probable cause for police to seize Longboat condo

Police Detective Lieutenant Robert Bourque testified that 55 tenants had used alleged video voyeurism felon Wyatt Natt's Longboat Key condo since November 2015.

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  • News
The home at 600 Putter Lane recently sold for $5,825,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 29, 2017
Country Club Shores home sells for $5,825,000

Residential real estate transactions for Nov. 13-17.

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  • Real Estate
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • November 29, 2017
Unfair for 155 years

Sen. Bill Nelson laments how the Republicans’ proposed tax reform is unfair. Duh. The U.S. tax system has never been fair. But we’ll take the corporate tax cut over no cut.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • November 29, 2017
Make them pay — with their own money, boot them out

The rules need to be the same across the board.

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  • Opinion
The difference in fencing between the "large dog area"(left) and the "small dog area."
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • November 29, 2017
Dog injury prompts Longboat to consider park changes

20-pound dog slipped through fence in Bayfront Park's 'big-dog' area and was hit on nearby Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • November 29, 2017
Let the campaigns begin for Longboat Commission

Now that qualification season is over, here's a recap of the Longboat Town Commission candidates.

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Susie arrived at her new Islandside home on Nov. 24. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 29, 2017
Wingin' It: Longboat Key swan moved

Susie moved to the Islandside Golf Course, and Greta and Clark were named the new mating pair.

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