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Longboat Key

File photo Unit M-908 at L'Ambiance condominium has three bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths and 3,220 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.8 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 6, 2014
L'Ambiance condominium sells for $2.8 million

A condominium in L'Ambiance at Longboat Key Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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Courtesy photo Hayley Rutger and Aly Busse, of Mote Marine Laboratory, receive a check from Brian West, of Publix.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 6, 2014
Business Briefs

Mote receives Publix marine science grant; MSC Foundation awards charitable grants; Harry's Continental Kitchens to close for summer break

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Arbomar is located at 4485 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 5, 2014
Legal battle continues at Arbomar condo

Resident Pete DiNicola added new allegations to his original complaint in an Aug. 1 motion filed in Manatee County Court.

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A community document-shredding event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 15, in the Town Hall parking lot.
  • By Caleb Motsinger
  • August 5, 2014
Town Hall to host document shredding event

Longboat Key residents will have an opportunity to shred their unwanted documents for free.

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Gulf-front home property owners with a median value of $1.3 million will see a $1,104.98 change in their total tax bill for 2015.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 4, 2014
Town recommends combined $954,397 tax increase

Town Manager Dave Bullock seeks tax increases to the operating budget and beach millage districts to offset declining revenues and brace for pricey beach projects next summer.

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Renovations to the Key Club's Islandside and Harbourside golf courses are ongoing. (File photo)
  • By Caleb Motsinger
  • August 4, 2014
Renovations ongoing at Longboat Key Club golf courses

Plans to resurface the greens at the Harbourside and Islandside golf courses are currently underway, with new, saltwater tolerant grass being used to give the course a more natural look.

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This week's FYI Friday features a story about snakes that might make your skin crawl.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 1, 2014
FYI Friday - Your weekly news roundup

Catch up on the week's most important and most interesting news stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County with FYI Friday.

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Last year’s Longboat Key Triathlon drew more than 400 people. (File photo)
  • By Caleb Motsinger
  • August 1, 2014
Registration open for Longboat Key triathlon

The race takes place Oct. 19, beginning at the Resort at Longboat Key Club's Islandside golf course.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 1, 2014
Mote scientists study red tide bloom

The recent red tide bloom has been reported offshore of Hernando County in the area of a large fish kill.

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Longboat Island Chapel’s Thanksgiving Dinner Co-Chairs Bruce and Susan Schaefer
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 31, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Island Chapel 'Thanksgiving Dinner'

Longboat Island Chapel hosts a summer social 'Thanksgiving Dinner' Thursday, July 31, at Longboat Island Chapel.

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Longboat Key police responded to 2,977 calls for service between January and June.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 31, 2014
Police calls down 3.3% in first half of 2014

Calls to Longboat Key police were down 3.3% compared to the first six months of 2013.

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Traffic flow will be maintained during the entire length of the Broadway road improvement project.
  • By Caleb Motsinger
  • July 31, 2014
Broadway resurfacing project begins

The town has contracted with Superior Asphalt to conduct a street resurfacing project on Broadway

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Photo by David Conway Army Corps officials explain in detail the findings of their report, which presents models that show the dredging of Big Pass would have negligible effects on Siesta Key.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 31, 2014
Siesta residents skeptical on dredging

Lido Key residents are beginning a public push for a proposed project to renourish the Lido shoreline, while Siesta Key residents want more evidence it won't harm their beaches.

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Cafe Venice Restaurant and Wine Bar is located on Venice island and offers a menu of continental cuisine with an emphasis on homemade items.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Cafe Venice

This week we went in the kitchen with chef Scott Raiche, of Cafe Venice, while he prepares chicken scaloppine marengo. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's "In the Kitchen."

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Mzee Dahms, Courtesy photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2014
Durante dog, owner well after raccoon run-in

Last week, we reported on a scuffle between a black dog and a group of raccoons that occurred at dusk near Joan Durante Park.

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