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  • April 23, 2009
Real Estate Transactions

Fishermens Bay home sells for $910,000

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  • April 23, 2009
Go for it: Sell the stadium

Go for it: Sell the stadium

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  • April 23, 2009
NEIGHBORS: Tom Buchter

As the new CEO of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Buchter is up for the challenges ahead.

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  • April 23, 2009
Deal us in

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Scoreboard

Scoreboard

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Key Club holds golf championship

Key Club holds golf championship

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  • April 23, 2009
Public Tennis Center hosts senior tournament

Public Tennis Center hosts senior tournament

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  • April 23, 2009
Business Observer

Business Observer

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KEY REAL ESTATE: Cedars West condo sells for $515,000

KEY REAL ESTATE: Cedars West condo sells for $515,000

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Cedars West condo sells for $515,000

Cedars West condo sells for $515,000

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  • April 23, 2009
NEIGHBORS: Tom Buchter

As the new CEO of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Buchter is up for the challenges ahead.

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  • April 23, 2009
Mote aquarium rolls out library fundraiser

Mote aquarium rolls out library fundraiser

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  • April 23, 2009
My View

Churches not immune With Donations falling, church leaders must examine every category of expenses and ministries.

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  • April 23, 2009
All Angels by the Sea looks back on 30 years

All Angels by the Sea looks back on 30 years

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  • April 23, 2009
Community Calendar

Community Calendar

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  • April 23, 2009
Garden Club blooms at annual bash

Garden Club blooms at annual bash

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  • April 23, 2009
Tennis Center signs off at tournament

Longboat Key Code Administrator Randy Fowler saw the sign. And, according to the town's sign code, that means the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center's banner was improperly placed.

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  • April 23, 2009
Gilbert says goodbye to P&Z

Planning and Zoning Board member Sandy Gilbert will not apply for a third, three-year term, opening up another vacant planning board spot to be filled next month by the commission.

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  • April 23, 2009
Mexican stimulus package

Live Free or Die: An Ongoing series

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  • April 23, 2009
FDOT presents plans for Longboat's roadway

Several construction improvements for Gulf of Mexico Drive were presented at an open house last week.

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  • April 23, 2009
Longboat Key business adds insurance policies

Longboat Key Financial and Insurance Group will offer auto, homeowners and commercial insurance to its existing services.

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  • April 23, 2009
In Brief

Community News and Notes

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  • April 23, 2009
Latest novel seduces Scottish romance fans

Latest novel seduces Scottish romance fans

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  • April 23, 2009
Party gathers food bank donations

Party gathers food bank donations

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  • April 23, 2009
Positive Change draws Key Club plan support

More than 75 people attended the second Positive Change for LBK meeting Tuesday, April 14, at the Key Club's new tennis facility, The Tennis Gardens.

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  • April 23, 2009
Birthday girls celebrate together

Birthday girls celebrate together

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  • April 23, 2009
Cops Corner

Cops Corner

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  • April 23, 2009
Cops Corner

Cops Corner

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  • April 23, 2009
Softball Steamroll

Softball Steamroll

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  • April 23, 2009
Little league squads enjoy major league treatment

Manatee Navy withheld Manatee Orange's seventh-inning rally to preserve a 10-9 victory April 18 at McKechnie Field.

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  • April 23, 2009
Asolo gets chummy with alums

Asolo gets chummy with alums

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  • April 23, 2009
Freshman powers Lady Mustangs

Cari Berry earned an automatic bid to the state tournament after winning district titles at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles with Katherine Pyne.

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  • April 23, 2009
Most improved students recognized

Most improved students recognized

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  • April 23, 2009
Brides make a run for it

Brides make a run for it

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  • April 23, 2009
Walkers rally for autism event

Walkers rally for autism event

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