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Longboat Key

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2015
Obituary: Margaret ‘Jackie’ Schwalbach

Obituary: Margaret ‘Jackie’ Schwalbach

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2015
Christ Church laces up for Turning Points

Christ Church laces up for Turning Points

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ralph Hunter, right, with daughter, Janet
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2015
Ralph Hunter observes 95 years and counting

Ralph Hunter observes 95 years and counting

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
New Lynches Pub & Grub owners Jason and Lisa Burns with longtime owners Ethna and Chris Lynch, who opened Lynches Landing on Longboat Key in 1986, and then closed the restaurant to open Lynches Pub & Grub on St. Armands Circle.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 1, 2015
Lynches cash pot of gold for retirement

It’s not the end of the rainbow: The famous sisters behind Lynches Pub & Grub have their Irish eyes set on the easy life after 28 years as restaurant owners.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2015
Customers submit to ‘50 Shades’

Customers submit to ‘50 Shades’

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2015
Longboat Blue or Sunset Gold?

Longboat Blue or Sunset Gold?

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2015
Peacock population: endangered status

Villagers turn up the volume to encourage peacocks to remain abstinent as DEP asks residents to show the birds some love.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 1, 2015
Town dials into VIP 411/911 service

Town dials into VIP 411/911 service

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 1, 2015
Can St. Armands keep up with the Kardashians?

As Kim Kardashian and her entourage DASH to their St. Armands store opening, officials worry the addition will add to the headaches they already get from traffic and watching the family’s reality show.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 1, 2015
Commissioners used private email for convenience

‘I thought it would be easier to carry just one device for my commission duties and my personal emails instead of two,’ a commissioner tells the Longboat Observer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 1, 2015
Call Waiting

The delay wasn’t quite as long as it felt — but it still highlights inefficiencies in the town’s current emergency dispatch system.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 1, 2015
Proposed Circle traffic solution: Crossing guards

St. Armands is circling back to a nearly 4-year-old plan to station crossing guards throughout the shopping district to mitigate traffic problems.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Hola Taco Shack makes a run for the border — of its Village parking space, that is. The food truck received a parking ticket from police, who warn that food trucks must abide by parking restrictions.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 1, 2015
Food trucks on the menu for Village parking spaces

Foodies, take note: The Longbeach Village is the place to be, with food trucks adding to the growing restaurant scene.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A sandbar near Jewfish Key has become a popular spot for boaters, particularly during weekends. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 1, 2015
Jewfish boat noise pollution irks residents

A popular sandbar for boaters who frequently play loud music has residents sounding off against noise pollution.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Fred Kagi enjoys his time in the Longbeach Village during the winter months. He spends mid-May through mid-October in Steamboat Springs, Colo.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 1, 2015
Q+A with Fred Kagi

He has only lived on Longboat for three years, but Hawaiian-shirt-wearing, bike-riding Fred Kagi is ready to embrace his new role as Longbeach Village Association’s president.

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