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Longboat Key

Shelia Marie Martin and Townsend Morey
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  • Kelsey Grau
  • February 14, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Republican Club of Longboat Key Luncheon

On Friday, the Republican Club of Longboat Key hosted a their monthly luncheon at the Islandside Dining Room. Armando Linde, former Deputy Secretary of the International Monetary Fund, spoke of his career in Washington to attendees.

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The fun runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 and Sunday, Feb. 16, along the Sarasota Bay shoreline in the historic fishing village of Cortez.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • February 14, 2014
WEEKEND BEST BET: 32nd Annual Cortez Fishing Festival

Come celebrate Florida's commercial fishing and maritime history at the 32nd Annual Cortez Fishing Festival! Drawing crowds for over 30 years, this event has grown into a two-day festival filled with live music, marine life talks, artist vendors, and a wide variety of seafood choices.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 14, 2014
Longboat Library to hold open house

The Longboat Library invites residents and visitors to stop by the library from 2 to 4 p.m. today.

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The severity of the north end’s erosion problem will not be fixed for more than a year.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 14, 2014
Groin permit approval has one more hurdle

A representative from Congressman Vern Buchanan's office informed a town official yesterday that a federal permit for groins needs one more bureaucratic stamp of approval.

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The Pierre is located at 455 Longboat Club Road. (Town of Longboat Key)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 13, 2014
ZBA approves Pierre tennis court expansion

The Longboat Key condominium plans to expand two courts by five feet in May.

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Samantha Bisceglia submitted this sunrise photo, taken on Siesta Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 13, 2014
Submit your weather photos!

We want your best weather photos - sunrises, sunsets, rainbows, etc!

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Cafe Baci serves classic Italian dishes with specialties in Roman and Tuscan cuisine.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 12, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Cafe Baci

Join us in the kitchen at Cafe Baci with owner Roberto Mei and chef Eldis Rodriguez as they prepare tomato risotto with seared diver scallops.

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Lauren-Taylor Nock
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 12, 2014
Nocks celebrate Valentine's gifts

For Eugene and Jessica Nock, of Sleepy Lagoon, there's a lot to love about the month of February.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 12, 2014
Better late than never for couple

A friend fixed up Howard Temkin and Barbara Koren back in 1975 in Massachusetts. They became friends, went out again in 2001, then officially became a couple in December 2012.

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Courtesy photos
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 12, 2014
St. Mary men swing in for tee time

The St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Men's Club held its first golf outing Jan. 20 at Manatee County Golf Course in Bradenton.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 12, 2014
Longboat Key lures more than 1,000 book buyers

Longboat Key photographer Mary Lou Johnson's photography book, 'The Lure of Longboat Key,' is luring many readers.

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Judy Graham, Mote trustee, with John and Deborah Dart. Courtesy
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 12, 2014
Mote VIPs enjoy first look at 'Survivors'

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's new limited-time exhibit, 'Survivors: Beautiful and Extreme Adaptations,' features special guests from the animal kingdom such as the peacock mantis shrimp, blue-ringed octopus and the Vietnamese mossy frog.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 12, 2014
New mall shops for Circle merchants

St. Armands BID Chairman Marty Rappaport said Benderson officials are willing to buy Circle merchants out of their leases if they commit to moving to the Mall at University Town Center.

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Kurt Schultheis Longbeach condominiums is considering extending its seawall to protect the Periwinkle building. Gulf water is eroding the property near that building at high tide.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 12, 2014
Town focuses on two sand structures

The town can't build a groin on Beer Can Island - and that's fine by town officials, who never wanted to build a third sand-holding structure in Longboat Pass.

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Kurt Schultheis A sign appeared over the weekend in Whitney Beach Plaza announcing a new liquor store.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 12, 2014
Liquor store on tap for Whitney Beach

North end residents could get a liquor store within 60 to 90 days, leaving just one question: What about the bar?

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