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Longboat Key News

Local news for Longboat Key, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

8 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

Bad blood hard to avoid in 13th District

Published Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 1:48 p.m. Last updated Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 1:53 p.m. At least on the surface, political experts say there is nothing surprising about the District 13 race turning ...

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

HeraldTribune.com

Little things help cut big fuel costs

Published Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 2:38 a.m. A letter to the editor awhile back has been bugging me: By driving 35 mph in the city and 65 mph on highways, the ...

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Related Topix: Sarasota Metro

Tue Jul 01, 2008

HeraldTribune.com

Origin of beach bones unknown

The Robinsons were just walking along the beach one day when there, in the sand, was the strangest-looking skeleton they ever did see.

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Related Topix: St. Petersburg, FL, Tampa Metro, Oceanography, Sarasota Metro

Sun Jun 29, 2008

HeraldTribune.com

With no clear ID on bones, there's always imagination

Published Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 5:06 a.m. The mystery is still unsolved.

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Fri Jun 27, 2008

WSRZ

Task Force to Crack Down on Illegal Fireworks in Manatee County

Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key officials have joined forces with local cops and the West Manatee Fire District to put out one simple message: Don't use illegal fireworks in Manatee County.

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Related Topix: Anna Maria, FL, Manatee County, FL

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Tampa Bay Online

Identity Of Bones In Longboat Key Still A Mystery

A set of bones found on the beach by Tiffany Robinson and her children could be a deep-sea snake or an eel, a taxidermist told the family.

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Related Topix: Dinosaur, Science, Paleontology, Sarasota Metro

Wed Jun 25, 2008

HeraldTribune.com

Project not Longboat Key's business

Regarding "Longboat Key worries about Sarasota project": After reading the concerns about the proposed Proscenium "Hospitality Regional Activity Center" project in downtown Sarasota, at U.S. 41 and Boulevard of ...

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Related Topix: Sarasota, FL, Sarasota Metro, Opinion

Mon Jun 23, 2008

HeraldTribune.com

Biz Buzz: CityScapes opens second office

Published Monday, June 23, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Monday, June 23, 2008 at 3:37 a.m. Gregg A. Binford's 10 years of experience in the Sarasota real estate industry appear to be paying off: his ...

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Related Topix: Costa Rica, World News, Central America, Gulf Breeze, FL, Real Estate, Siesta Key, FL

Sat Jun 21, 2008

HeraldTribune.com

Snook are pleasing those fishing the surf

Published Friday, June 20, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Friday, June 20, 2008 at 6:19 a.m. Don't tell anyone, but snook are in the surf.

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Related Topix: North Port, FL, Terra Ceia, FL, Anna Maria, FL, Venice, FL, Sarasota Metro

Thu Jun 19, 2008

HeraldTribune.com

Tuesday, June 3

Heliport owner says deputies nearly caused two accidents. Auto industry urged to save energy Longboat Key Rep.

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Related Topix: Sarasota County, FL, North Port, FL, Venice, FL, Bradenton, FL, Manatee County, FL

Tue Jun 17, 2008

HeraldTribune.com

The HSSC's mobile adoption unit is coming

Published Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 9 a.m. Last updated Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 9:13 a.m. The new adoption van from the Humane Society of Sarasota County is coming to your neck of the woods.

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Related Topix: Sarasota County, FL

Sun Jun 15, 2008

WWSB

SCAT boosts services, revises schedule

This Saturday, Sarasota County Area Transit will offer new services, including a new Route 40, Sunday service on Routes 6 and 12, and 30-minute trolley service connecting with Manatee County Area Transit on ...

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Related Topix: Manatee County, FL, Sarasota County, FL, Siesta Key, FL, North Port, FL, Sarasota, FL

Fri Jun 13, 2008

HeraldTribune.com

The 'north gate' is at its prettiest

Published Monday, June 9, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Monday, June 9, 2008 at 4:09 a.m. Funny how things that go around come around.

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Related Topix: Bradenton Beach, FL

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Bradenton.com

Creating Life from Death

A piano plays slowly in the background on a DVD showing a family on a boat heading out to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Related Topix: Manatee County, FL, Sarasota Metro, Sarasota, FL

Mon Jun 09, 2008

HeraldTribune.com

Label beach accesses for 911 calls

Published Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 3:18 a.m. Gilbert Castelo drowned in the Gulf of Mexico on May 24.

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Related Topix: Opinion

Sat Jun 07, 2008

HeraldTribune.com

Nearing the end of the fight

Published Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 2:01 a.m. 'Design With a Conscience" is the theme of this year's Sarasota Design Conference, a meeting of architects going on ...

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Related Topix: Sarasota Metro, Sarasota, FL, Sarasota County, FL, Riverview, FL

Thu Jun 05, 2008

HeraldTribune.com

Get the numbers, then hire a lawyer

Published Monday, June 2, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Monday, June 2, 2008 at 4:12 a.m. One thing I learned during 60 years in the newspaper business is the value of counting.

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Tue Jun 03, 2008

HeraldTribune.com

Taxable values fall 17 percent

More than $10 billion bled from the county's tax base last year, a decline that translates into a tax cut for many, but more layoffs and a $40 million budget shortfall for the county.

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Related Topix: North Port, FL, Sarasota Metro

Sun Jun 01, 2008

Bradenton Herald

Bridge Street fair kicks off holiday

Recent Cincinnati transplants Phil and Sally Greytak were drawn to the sight of crowds strolling along historic Bridge Street on Sunday during the first Bridge Street Memorial Day Celebration.

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Related Topix: Sarasota Metro, Bradenton, FL

Fri May 30, 2008

HeraldTribune.com

On the frontburner

Published Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 5:26 a.m. BEACH BACCHANAL The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's Beach Bacchanal will be held June 5 at 7 p.m. on the ...

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Related Topix: South Sarasota, FL, Potatoes, Life, Food, Vegetables

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