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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 39, NO. 16
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2016
Zota opening delayed
YOUR TOWN
Resort construction isn’t in a holiday homestretch as planned. PAGE 2A
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Act of interfaith Key gives thanks. SEE PAGE 1B
Light up our lives
Is your neighborhood beginning to look a lot like Christmas? If so, we need your help. We’re on the hunt for lights that are both merry and bright to highlight in our map featuring the jolliest decorations around town. We’re making our list and checking it twice, but we need some advice. Send us photos of your favorite holiday lights around town. It could be featured in our Christmas issue. Submit photos by Dec. 14 to kjohns@yourobserver.com or post them on Instagram using #lightupthenightLBK. Please include the address.
Give the gift of holiday cheer The Cortez Yacht Club’s “Light it Up” 2016 Toy Drive Holiday parade starts at 5 p.m. Dec. 10 at Annie’s Bait and Tackle, 4334, 127th St. W., Cortez. The event benefits Toys for Tots. Two Longboat Key sites are accepting toys: Design 2000 Hair & Nails in Whitney Beach Plaza and the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce at the Centre Shops. Katie Johns
The choir sings “America the Beautiful” as the recessional hymn at the 36th annual Thanksgiving Interfaith Service on Nov. 22 at Longboat Island Chapel.
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A VISION REALIZED A local Sinologist’s legacy INSIDE
Holiday scam alert What fraudsters don’t want you to know. SEE PAGE 3A
Pettingell’s sweet tradition continues Nothing says the holiday season more than sweets, and Roger’s Great Pie Extravaganza was no exception. For more than 10 years, Coldwell Banker International sales agent Roger Pettingell has been handing out pies to customers and charities for Thanksgiving. This year, Pettingell donated 130 pies from Yoder’s Restaurant.
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