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  1. Longboat chief hires new officers12/15/09 Longboat Key Police Chief...Read the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Longboat Observer

    Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle said he has plans to hire one more officer this week.

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    Related Topix: Bradenton, FL, Sarasota, FL

  2. Bike lanes on key aren't off-limits to careful drivers

    18 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:18 p.m. For years I have been breaking the law - like just about every other driver on Longboat Key -- and happy to do so.

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    Related Topix: Bradenton Beach, FL

  3. Fundraiser set for center for the elderlyRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Bradenton Herald

    ... from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at a wine tasting event at Harry's Continental, 525 St. Judes Drive, Longboat Key. Admission is $10 a person and entertainment will be provided by the chapel's choir and music- al director Russell Kennedy. A ...

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  4. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson dies at 9412/14/09 The...Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday | YourObserver

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Paul Samuelson, of Belmont, Mass. and Longboat Key, died Dec. 13. He was 94. Samuelson was the first American to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1970. According to a statement ...

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  5. Obituary: Dorothy Mylan Rooney12/14/09 Rooney, 102, was a former...Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday | YourObserver

    Dorothy Mylan Rooney, 102, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key, died Dec. 12. Born Jan.

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  6. A Bird's Eye View: December 11, 2009Read the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | Syosset Jericho Tribune

    In two weeks, my wife and I will be going to Longboat Key on Floridaa s west coast for the fifth consecutive winter.

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    Related Topix: Opinion

  7. Rothenberg qualifies for fourth term12/11/09 The town of Longboat Key ...

    Friday Dec 11 | YourObserver

    Mayor Lee Rothenberg qualified for another two-year term in office Thursday, Dec.

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  8. The WilliesFROM the Slasher Himself, a Few Words About ViolenceRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | American Reporter

    I found a three-day old email a few hours after Mass tonight from Rochelle Herman, a lovely publicist here on Florida's Gulf Coast, about an event that was already in progress at a huge home on Longboat Key.

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    Related Topix: Public Relations, Jerry Seinfeld

  9. Longwood Classic expects strong fieldRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | HeraldTribune.com

    ... 371-0162 for more information. ... The Longboat Observer Challenge will be played today through Sunday at the Longboat Key Tennis Center. It features teams of two men and two women in three (3.0, 3.5, 4.0) divisions. Contact 316-8367 for more ...

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  10. Planning and Zoning board approves plans to expand Longboat Key Club & ResortRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | HeraldTribune.com

    An ambitious plan to expand the Longboat Key Club & Resort Islandside passed its first major hurdle Thursday when the town's Planning and Zoning board narrowly approved the project.

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  11. Longboat Key Club expansion OK'dRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | HeraldTribune.com

    Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 3:16 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 3:16 p.m. An ambitious and expensive plan to expand the Longboat Key Club & Resort Islandside passed its first hurdle today when the town's Planning & Zoning board narrowly approved the project.

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  12. P&Z moves Islandside project forward12/10/09 The planning board voted ...Read the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 10 | YourObserver

    More than 150 people attended the final Planning and Zoning Board hearing. After eight days of hearings and public testimony that took more than one-and-one-half months to complete, The Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board moved The Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside renovation and expansion project forward to the Town Commission for its ...

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  13. Planning board approves Longboat Key Club expansionRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | HeraldTribune.com

    An ambitious and expensive plan to expand the Longboat Key Club & Resort Islandside passed its first hurdle today when the town's Planning & Zoning board narrowly approved the project.

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  14. Letter to the editor12/10/09 Readers give opinions about the firing...Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Longboat Observer

    ... exico, and that could really screw up the Florida tourist industry. Weldon G. Frost Retired petroleum geologist Longboat Key

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    Related Topix: Sarasota, FL, Opinion

  15. Wrong address causes paramedic delay12/09/09 Longboat Key Fire Rescue ...Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Longboat Observer

    Key residents are being asked to confirm the exact address of their emergency before alerting paramedics. Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Rich Dickerson said firefighter paramedics were late in arriving to a 911 call at the Longboat Key Club and ...

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    Related Topix: Fire

  16. IPOC proposes settlement offer12/09/09 The Islandside Property Owners ...Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Longboat Observer

    ... and expansion hearing, the Islandside Property Owners Coalition proposed a settlement in which it urges The Longboat Key Club and Resort to build more of the residential units it needs to finance the hotel within the hotel itself. By doing so, even ...

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  17. Our view: Beware of the tipping point12/09/09

    Wednesday Dec 9 | YourObserver

    Everyone knew it would come to this: the town trying to extract some ridiculous monetary concessions from the Longboat Key Club and Resort in return for approval of its expansion.

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    Related Topix: Sarasota, FL, Opinion

  18. Letters to the editor12/09/09 These letters express readers' opinions ...Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 9 | YourObserver

    ... Editor: We bought our property about 20 years ago just when Arvida was just transitioning out. We decided on Longboat Key largely because of the Longboat Key Club (we are golfers), but also because of the amenities on the Key, including the many ...

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    Related Topix: Canada, Toronto, ON, Ontario, Opinion

  19. Gilbert gives his farewell recommendations for LBK12/09/09 Longboat...

    Wednesday Dec 9 | YourObserver

    As some of you know, Emmy Lou and I are leaving Longboat Key to live in East County.

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    Related Topix: Sarasota, FL, Opinion

  20. The WilliesFROM the Slasher Himself, a Few Words About ViolenceRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | American Reporter

    I found a three-day old email a few hours after Mass tonight from Rochelle Herman, a lovely publicist here on Florida's Gulf Coast, about an event that was already in progress at a huge home on Longboat Key.

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    Related Topix: Public Relations, Jerry Seinfeld

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