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Longboat Key

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  • August 27, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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This home at 570 Chipping Lane in Country Club Shores has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,585 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,649,000. Photo by Robin Hartill
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 27, 2014
Country Club Shores home sells for $1,649,000

A home in Country Club Shores tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 27, 2014
Obituary: William Brinton Weaver

William Brinton Weaver, 84, of Longboat Key and formerly of Lancaster, Pa., died Aug. 8.

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  • August 27, 2014
Obituary: Necdet Kadri Orhon

Necdet Kadri Orhon, 87, of Longboat Key, died Aug. 14.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 27, 2014
Obituary: Leonard Martin Mazur

Leonard Martin Mazur, 68, of Longboat Key, died Aug. 18.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 27, 2014
Longboat restaurants close during September slowdown

Longboaters typically have a lot on their plates for dining options, but in September, the pickings grow slimmer.

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Paul Caragiulo celebrates his win with departing County Commissioner Joe Barbetta.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2014
Caragiulo defeats Snyder

Two school board races, one in each county, result in general election runoffs.

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Dan Lobeck, Vern Johnson, Colin Snowball and Cindy Readnower at Lourdes Ramirez's watch party.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Primary Election Night

Observer staff captured local candidates at various watch parties around town.

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Click on the story to see the graphic.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2014
2014 Primary Election results

The Observer reports on the 2014 Primary Election results for state and local races.

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Angela, David and Lea Thierman filled their trays at the 2012 Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party. (File photo)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 26, 2014
Kiwanis Club reschedules Lawn Party to Dec. 6

Organizers opted to push the event back by four weeks due to concerns about conflicts with a St. Armands event scheduled for the original date.

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Janet Andres, a Manatee County resident from Longboat Key, casts her vote at the Longboat Island Chapel Tuesday morning.
  • By Caleb Motsinger
  • August 26, 2014
Sarasota and Manatee county voters turn out on Longboat

Primary elections for both counties see steady turnout at Longboat Island Chapel and Town Hall.

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The sky was slightly cloudy Monday, with highs in the low 90s.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 25, 2014
Longboat Key temperatures reach record highs

Temperatures reached a scorching 100 degrees over the weekend.

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    By
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  • August 25, 2014
Primary election takes place tomorrow

Longboat Key residents vote at two separate places on the island, depending on whether they live in Sarasota or Manatee county.

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Rio and Kaleb Rice found scallops while searching the grasslands with their parents.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 23, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Bay Watch Scallop Search

More than 130 volunteers searched for scallops with Sarasota Bay Watch Saturday, Aug. 23.

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Longboat Key reported just .28 violent crimes per 1,000 citizens in 2012.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 22, 2014
Longboat Key makes list of Florida's safest places

The town is the 10th safest city in Florida, according to Safe Choice Security's "20 Safest Cities in Florida."

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