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Longboat Key

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 7, 2013
OUR VIEW: Priceless opportunity

As this was being composed, the scene at the Manatee County Convention Center rekindled memories - those tiring days of the Longboat Key Town Commission hearings over the Longboat Key Club and Resort's proposed $400 million redevelopment and expansion plan.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 7, 2013
Obituary: Marjorie Hammer

Marjorie Hammer, 94, of Longboat Key, died July 31.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 7, 2013
Obituary: Charles Van Winfree

Charles Van Winfree, 96, of Longboat Key, died July 31.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 7, 2013
NEWS BRIEFS

Potable water service meters will be replaced throughout the town starting this month at no cost to water customers.

  • Longboat Key
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The interior of Crab & Fin will receive a total transformation during two-and-a-half weeks of renovations in September. Robin Hartill
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 7, 2013
Crab & Fin seeks to raise the bar with renovations

The St. Armands Circle restaurant will close for two-and-a-half weeks in September for major renovations, including a reconfigured bar area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarah Olivero with a female black skimmer that recently lost part of its beak when a beachgoer struck it with a chair. Robin Hartill
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 7, 2013
SOS hospital administrator hears the call of wildlife

Sarah Olivero was recently promoted to the position of avian hospital administrator of Save Our Seabirds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The building at 571 St. Judes Drive has two units listed on Zillow.com for less than $1,000. Robin Hartill
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 7, 2013
Low-cost annual home rentals grow rare on the Key

More property owners are opting to rent their properties seasonally, which makes yearly rentals tougher to find than ever.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 7, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Boats should stay off front yards

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 7, 2013
COPS CORNER: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of COPS CORNER

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 7, 2013
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Venice surged ahead of Longboat in safety

Longboat Key had long held the distinction of being the safest city in Sarasota and Manatee counties. But, in 1999, Venice became the safest city.

  • Longboat Key
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Courtesy photo
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 7, 2013
REAL ESTATE REPORTS

A three-bedroom unit at the luxury Ritz-Carlton Beach Residences sold this week for $3.35 million - the highest amount paid for a unit in the building since February 2012.

  • Longboat Key
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This home at 642 Ranger Lane has six bedrooms, seven-and-a-half baths, a pool and 7,091 square feet of living area. It sold for $4.5 million. Heather Merriman
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 7, 2013
Six-bedroom home sells for $4.5 million

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

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The Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently awarded the Historical Society of Sarasota County a $3,770 grant for a security-camera system.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 6, 2013
Aug. 6: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: PHOTO GALLERY: First Monday; Landmarks fight vandalism with security cameras; PHOTO GALLERY: PLATO fundraising event; Sarasota's Nathan Benderson recommended for championships

  • Longboat Key
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Children participating in Harvest United Methodist Church's Music and Drama Camp shared the biblical story of Jonah, a prophet swallowed by whale, with friends and family, during a performance of "Go, Go Jonah" Aug. 2.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 5, 2013
Aug. 5: Daily Headlines

Walmart burglary thwarted; PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club 'Everything Must Go'; PHOTO GALLERY: Scallopalooza; PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Beach Olympic and Sprint Triathlon; PHOTO GALLERY: Harvest Music and Drama Camp

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The project will include Broadway and Lois Avenue in the Longbeach Village, along with other streets on the Key. (Robin Hartill)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 5, 2013
Town streets on the road to repavement

Several town streets will be repaved beginning next week.

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