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Longboat Key, Florida is located in Manatee County. Zip codes in Longboat Key, FL include 34228. More Longboat Key information.

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5 hrs ago | Bradenton.com

Names and Faces

Mary Ellen Fortier, president and founder of Decorative Interiors by Mary Ellen and Julie Martelo, president and founder of Time to Redesign, attended the third annual Real Estate Staging Association Conference in Las Vegas.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

YourObserver

Photo Gallery: Clyde Butcher at Longboat Key Center for the Arts

One of the 125 limited edition Clyde Butcher books was on display, Thursday, Feb.

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MyFoxTampaBay

Suspect retreats to house in Venice

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has closed several roads in Venice as they attempt to apprehend an armed suspect.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

YourObserver

Longboat Key-Bullock gets high marks from commission

Longboat Key Town Commissioners gave Town Manager David Bullock high marks in his first quarterly evaluation.

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FEB. 10: Daily Headlines Video02/10/12 Join us as we observe and...

Most were happy, some were funny, but all had one element: lots of love. +Neighbors: Janice Howle Janice Howle, better known as Miss Janice, opened the Key's first day-care center in 1950.

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Valentine's Day stories

LONGBOAT KEY: Readers share their love stories From buses to dog parks, residents have met their soul mates in many places.

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Sarasota County seeks medical board volunteers02/10/12 An emergency...

The Sarasota County Fire-Rescue and Emergency Medical Services District Advisory Board is looking for members to serve.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

YourObserver

Siesta Beach alcohol ban sought

Although alcohol consumption is banned on many public beaches, it is legal on Siesta Key and other Sarasota County beaches.

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YourObserver

Town releases alcohol violation statistics

The town compiled statistics about alcohol-related violations over the past two years in response to a request from Roy MacPhail, the brother of Donna Chen, the Siesta Key woman who died last month after being struck by an alleged drunk driver while she was jogging.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

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Longboat Key-Bullock talks Key issues to Pic

David Bullock spoke about his first 100 days as Longboat Key town manager last night at a Longboat Key Public Interest Committee forum.

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Mon Feb 06, 2012

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Photo Gallery: Bird Key Yacht Club Super Bowl Party02/06/12 Bird Key...

Special Exhibition Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings 8:00 am - 1:00 pm International exhibition on display 02/01/12 Longboat Key resident and photographer Mary Lou Johnson's work was displayed in the collection of Professional Photographers of America's 2011 International Photographic Competition.

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Longboat Key-Commission to vote on Publix tonight

Publix could get the go-ahead to make shopping more of a pleasure on Longboat Key tonight.

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

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Photo Gallery: Garden Club Jan. Meeting02/02/12 The Longboat Key...

Special Exhibition Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings 8:00 am - 1:00 pm International exhibition on display 02/01/12 Longboat Key resident and photographer Mary Lou Johnson's work was displayed in the collection of Professional Photographers of America's 2011 International Photographic Competition.

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Houston Chronicle

Burns: 'The good life' is also a long life

SARASOTA, Fla. - There are, roughly, three kinds of elderly people in America. There are the people who already have run out of money; they live on their Social Security checks.

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Tue Jan 31, 2012

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Longboat Key-Update: Pedestrian, 73, dies in GMD crash

Longboat Key firefighters and police responded to the scene about 6:30 p.m. Jan.

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Anna Maria Islander Newspaper

Cafe reapplies for market permit

The Gulf Drive Market at the Gulf Drive Cafe & Tiki, 900 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach, is well attended Jan.

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Mon Jan 30, 2012

Waco Tribune-Herald

BURNS: The A'good lifeA' is also a long life

There are the people who have already run out of money; they live on their Social Security checks.

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Stakeholders participate in planning charrette01/30/12 Approximately...

Longboat Key residents, business owners and other stakeholders came together Saturday for a workshop and planning charrette at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design.

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Patch.com

Restaurants Adjusting To Customers' Tastes

During a tough stretch the last few years for restaurants, chefs and owners had to figure out how to get customers in the door.

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Patch.com

Adoptable Cat of the Week: Cleo Needs a Loving Home

This week's adoptable pet is Cleo, a quiet cat who loves to sit back and assess the situation.

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