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Longboat Key

Longboat Massage owner Liz Yerkes and Ellen Cross
  • By Robin Hartill and Kristen Herhold
  • November 24, 2014
Business Briefs

Ellen Cross joins Longboat Massage; Sarasota Yacht Club announces board of directors; Realtors accept Team Renick challenge

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • November 24, 2014
Aerobic grandma: Time to give thanks for exercise benefits

It is the busy season. It is the eating, or shall we say overeating, season. All of that and more make it a time of year when it is too easy to make excuses not to exercise.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Yusuke Horiguchi
  • November 24, 2014
My View

Officials must work together for peak traffic relief

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 24, 2014
Our View

The 'why' of Thanksgiving

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Beachplace
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 24, 2014
Observer contest seeks bright, shining lights

We're making our list and checking it twice.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
John Clarke enjoys Longboat Key's beach at age 12 during a 1978 family vacation at the old Holiday Inn. Courtesy photos
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 24, 2014
Travel terror

John Clarke was visiting the Longboat Key Holiday Inn in 1978, when one of the Key's most notorious crimes unfolded.

  • Longboat Key
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Cumming, right
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 24, 2014
Cumming heads back to school

Where in the world is Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming?

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 24, 2014
Toys for Tots seeks holiday cheer

Toys for Tots needs help to make Christmas wishes come true for local children in need.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
New white parking spaces were painted last week on the south side of Broadway, where parking is permitted. Photo by Kristen Herhold
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 24, 2014
Villagers seek to curb new spaces

Some residents seek an alternate route to parking enforcement.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 24, 2014
Town seeks 911 dispatch answers

Costs and savings of dispatch decisions remain unclear, but a recent report shows the high cost of each 911 police call.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 24, 2014
News Briefs

Former Cannons bookkeeper pleads no contest to fraud; Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30; Town Hall to close for Thanksgiving

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sand loss around L'Ambiance, pictured, and other south end condominiums has drawn concern from residents. File photo
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 24, 2014
Commission nixes south end sand project

With groin construction underway to stop sand loss on the north end of the Key, south end erosion worries become the new focus.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • David Conway
  • November 24, 2014
City scraps plans for Circle events committee

After finalizing new regulations for special events at St. Armands Circle Park, the city will hold workshops next year to gather input on how to further refine its policy.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 24, 2014
Aging in Paradise will screen SILL lecture series

The organization's Global Issues lecture series will be available at Longboat Island Chapel beginning in January.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The newly renovated dock has 14 boat slips.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 24, 2014
Mar Vista anchors new dock

After eight weeks of construction, the north end restaurant has a new structure for diners who come to the restaurant by sea.

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