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Longboat Key

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2015
Forget global warming; data show next Ice Age is more likely

Constant change has been a part of the Earth’s climate history since the planet was formed 4.5 billion to 4.6 billion years ago. There has never been a long period of flat-line temperature in the history of the sphere.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 22, 2015
It’s time: peacocks must go

Round up all of them. Keeping a dozen male peacocks won’t change this fact: They’re a nuisance.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 22, 2015
OBITUARY | Marlene Etkin Horwitz

Marlene Etkin Horwitz died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Teresa and Bob Simmons, coordinators of the Tuttle Elementary Nutrition program
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 22, 2015
Real Estate Reports

Longboat Key Real Estate Reports

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 22, 2015
Summer boat traffic has striking impact on marine life

Several animals have been killed or injured by boat strikes this season.

  • Longboat Key
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5871 Gulf of Mexico Drive
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 22, 2015
Luxury market

The Longboat Observer counts down the top 10 Longboat Key sales for the first six months of 2015.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 7.23.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Portions of the middle portion of Longboat Key’s shoreline will see sand come to the shore via dump trucks first. (File photo)
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
Town seeks to bid adieu to erosion

With state permits in place, pending federal permits are the only hurdle standing between the town of Longboat Key and millions of dollars worth of sand.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners will decide in August whether they want to assess themselves an extra $15,000 per unit .
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
Colony unit owners will vote on settlement assessment

Fifty-one percent of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s 237 unit owners are needed to approve a $15,000 per unit special assessment that raises $3.5 million in settlement cash.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
News Briefs: Longboat Key 7.23.15

Manatee and wildlife protection; Bullock provides transportation update

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Patricia Finnan of Country Club Shores walks her Akita, Yoshi, 5, along Bogey Lane before a storm July 16.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
Town takes lead on tougher island leash laws for pets

Who let the dogs out of their leashes? Not the Longboat Key Town Commission, which seeks to be tougher than other municipalities about leads.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Florida Power & Light Co. workers spent hours digging up and fixing a buried power line July 7 in the 2100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. (Kurt Schultheis)
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
Power outage sparks concern

A 10-hour power outage on Longboat Key July 7 sheds light on the difficulty of repairing buried wires.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 22, 2015
OBITUARY | ​Herbert Kellner

Herbert Kellner died Jan. 21

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Fire Rescue Lieutenant and lead union negotiator Jason Berzowski spends a third of his life on Longboat Key with firefighter/paramedics he calls his brothers.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
A Conversation with Jason Berzowski

Longboat Key Fire Rescue Lieutenant and lead union negotiator Jason Berzowski, 37, is an eight-year employee of the town who trains rookies, sits at the negotiation table this summer to discuss contract negotiations and even cooks dinner at the fire house

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 21, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: July 23

Jeffrey Jones submitted this photo, taken on Longboat Key.

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