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  • September 18, 2013
Our View: Flood insurance: catastrophe

Politicians do a lot of dumb things in this country.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By George Rauch
  • September 18, 2013
Market Watch: Government bonds: financial disaster

In the June Market Watch article, we discussed the possibility of a bond market crash. Since then, yields on bonds have zoomed.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 18, 2013
Back to business: Gail Loefgren

Gail Loefgren is back at the helm of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce. Her top priorities: a new location and website.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 18, 2013
Obituary: Constance 'Connie' Pla

Constance "Connie" Pla, of Sarasota, died Sept. 3.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 18, 2013
Obituary: Merle Warner Huntington Jr.

Merle Warner Huntington Jr., 92, of Longboat Key and Brevard, N.C., died Sept. 9.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 18, 2013
Obituary: Orville 'Ditto' Andrews III

Orville "Ditto" Andrews III, 78, of Longboat Key, died Aug. 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
"You can impact not only your children's generation, but your grandchildren's generation, so that one day, no one will have to hear the words, 'You have cancer.'"
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 18, 2013
The Good News: Dave Strickland of American Cancer Society

Dave Strickland is the board chairman of the Manatee County American Cancer Society. Read more about him and watch a video in this week's The Good News.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 18, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
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Unit K505 at L’Ambiance has two bedrooms, two-and-two-half baths and 2,634 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,725,000. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 18, 2013
L'Ambiance condo sells for $1,725,000

A condominium in L'Ambiance at Longboat Key Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Charles and Dorothea Barker, trustees, of Longboat Key, sold the Unit K505 condominium at 435 L'Ambiance Drive to Robert and Donna Seaman, of Atlanta, for $1,725,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
McKenzie Chadwell submitted this sunset photo, taken off Lido Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 18, 2013
Observer Weather: Longboat

McKenzie Chadwell submitted this sunset photo, taken off Lido Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
St. Armands Association Board Members Laurie Gomes, Steve Doster, Diana Corrigan, Cari Gardner, Matt Grover, Sheri Aiello, Bill Carman and Angela Johnston
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • September 17, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Armands Circle Association Meeting

The St. Armands Circle Association held a membership meeting Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Hotel Indigo.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Ice House is the exhibition space for Alfstad& Productions, and plans to launch a season of exhibitions and events beginning in November.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2013
Sept. 17: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: UPDATE: Bomb threat called in at Fruitville Elementary; City Commission requests new garage designs; School board votes to adopt budget tonight; Contemporary art exhibition space opens in Rosemary District

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  • News
The town's new police vehicles will have a different paint scheme than the current vehicles. (Courtesy Longboat Key Police)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 17, 2013
New vehicles drive canal discussion

The Longboat Key Town Commission took a turn into the merits of canal dredging when it debated a $356,000 budget item for new police cars.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 16, 2013
MONDAY NEWS MASHUP: Former Sand Cay manager sentenced

Judge sentences former Sand Cay manager to three years in jail; Police arrest man for abduction attempt; Dick Vitale accepts Sports Icon Award

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Tiny hatchlings emerge from nests and make their way to the water, then swim for three to six days out of the Florida current. (Courtesy Mote Marine Laboratory)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 16, 2013
Turtles finish 2013 with strong nest numbers

Loggerhead nest totals are just behind last year's record-breaking numbers, while green turtles set a local record for number of nests.

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The Citizen Tax Oversight Committee meets once a year to review expenditures of revenue brought in from the infrastructure surtax. The 2026 meeting lasted about 15 minutes on Thursday, April 2.
  • April 6, 2026
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Emi Frydman checks out the basket of Easter eggs her family members found at the April 4 egg hunt at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church. The Easter activities, open to the public, made their return for the first time since the early 2020s through the efforts of church members.
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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding welcomes guest speaker Longboat Police Chief Russ Mager to update members about his approach to leadership since he assumed the role last autumn at the April 2 meeting.
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St. Regis at Longboat Key is a gulf-facing resort and condo development on the barrier island of Longboat Key. The Unicorp-developed property opened in 2024 at the former site of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
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