LONGBOAT
Observer Longboat Key’s weekly newspaper since 1978
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 39, NO. 47
Another try for gold.
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FREE
New & improved
THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017
YOUR TOWN
Courtesy photo John McGuire
Months and millions later, Bayfront Park is ready for you. PAGE 5A
Upward bound? Not yet
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NET GAIN Sea explorers find living treasures. SEE PAGE 2B
Proud to be an American On Dec. 13, 1956, Judy Hoover became a citizen of the United States. In honor of Independence Day, she shared this photo with the Observer. It was given to her the day of her naturalization. Hoover was born in a refugee camp in Germany following World War II. She was an orphan but was adopted by a couple who lived in Ohio. “My naturalization certificate is the most important document to me, and this pledge to the flag,” she said. “You know, so many people are in this country, and if they don’t know anyone that has come from a different place and different circumstances, they may not appreciate all the freedoms and all the opportunity.”
TURTLE TRACKS
Condo redevelopment must wait for town to write new regulations. SEE PAGE 3A
WEEK OF JUNE 25 TO JULY 1: Nests False Crawls
2017 2016 156 144 258 222
TOTAL, AS OF JULY 1: 2017 2016 Nests 884 716 False Crawls 786 806 Source: Mote Marine Laboratory Data for Longboat Key
A+E Dancing through life INSIDE
John McGuire
Bob Goodman would like to propose a plan for penthouses atop his condo, which would finance other updates.
Katie Johns
Landry Kidd checks her net for marine life on June 30 at New Pass during Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium’s Aqua Kids camp.