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Longboat Key

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 18, 2016
Super Cat II tennis tournament registration looming

The tournament will return to Longboat Key for its 14th year from Nov. 29 to Dec. 4.

  • Longboat Key
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Mayor Jack Duncan was hospitalized Friday. 2015 file photo
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • November 18, 2016
Longboat Mayor Jack Duncan recovering after hospitalization

Vice Mayor Terry Gans will be in charge of the Longboat Key Town Commission during Duncan’s convalescence.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 17, 2016
Longboat Key Chamber chairmen mingle with members

The Chamber Chairman's reception brought 100 people to Amore for the annual event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 17, 2016
Longboat Library welcomes back volunteers

The volunteers enjoyed a buffet-style lunch and ice-breaker game.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Richard Gonzmart is building a restaurant on the site of the former Pattigeorge's Waterfront Restaurant on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • November 17, 2016
Longboat planners want Pattigeorge’s site to always have a restaurant

The former 7,241-square-foot Pattigeorge’s Waterfront Restaurant on Longboat Key will soon be torn down.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Two of the property’s 19 royal palms frame the front entrance. Over the doorway is a profile bust of a Roman soldier. Wrought iron grills grace the first-floor windows.
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • November 17, 2016
A lovely look back

A historic home on St. Armands continues to shine today.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • November 17, 2016
Three Things: Sweet buys

Affordable housing in Sarasota

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 17, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Nov. 17

Mary Tygh Parks captured this shot of ibises in a tree early one morning on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This home at 646 S. Owl Drive on Bird Key recently sold for $1.65 million
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 17, 2016
Bird Key home sells for $1.65 million

Real estate transaction Oct. 31-Nov. 4

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • November 17, 2016
Why Trump won here

Historical trends pointed toward a Hillary Clinton victory in Florida. Three factors beat her: third-party/independent voters; her own party’s turnout; and Trump’s message.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 16, 2016
Seaplace welcomes back its residents

70 residents gathered for a potluck dinner on Nov. 16.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 16, 2016
Rob Lorei visits the Longboat Key Democratic Club

Members enjoyed lunch at Portofino Ristorante and Bar for their November meeting.

  • Longboat Key
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Andy Adams controls 75 of the condo units at the former Colony.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • November 16, 2016
Adams says ‘no’ to Colony proposal ... for now

Majority unit owner Andy Adams has voted against an Orlando developer’s plan to redevelop the Longboat Key resort.

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  • News
Save our Seabirds CEO David Pilston holds his phone up to the parrots, macaws and cockatoo sign.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 16, 2016
New Save Our Seabirds app takes flight

Want to learn more about the birds at the City Island facility? There's an app for that.

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Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 16, 2016
Lucia Blinn captures history in poems to late husband

The Longboat Key resident’s memos to her late husband range from the O.J. Simpson trials to the iPhone craze.

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Cindy Ritchell, Ann Quackenbush, Brenda Korthauer, Beverly Sutton and Kit Torchia all lend a helping hand in packing seeds to send internationally to farmers who need them. Quackenbush is a driving force behind Hope Seeds, a charitable ministry through Christ Church of Longboat Key.
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The library will be constructed on the light green area depicted on this map within Longboat Key's Town Center Green. The entire library would be around 11,230 square feet with the possible enhancements.
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Sue Wertman has rung the bell outside the Publix on Longboat Key on behalf of the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key since 2013.
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Keera Herbst, Donn Githens, Kim Verreault and Alexa Olivas help celebrate the opening of the new Longboat Key Goodwill bookstore and donation site on Dec. 18.
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