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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 38, NO. 32
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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016
TAKEDOWN, PART 2:
VOTERS PASS REFERENDUM Nearly 60% of Longboat electorate supports measure to bury utilities Keywide. SEE PAGE 3A
A+E An artist’s quest for depth leads her to sculpture. INSIDE
LUCKY CHARMS
YOUR TOWN
PRIMARY RESULTS
Easton Nock
Easton Nock turns 1 Longboat Key resident Easton Andrew Nock will celebrate his first birthday March 11. Nock is the son of Eugene and Jessica Nock and the younger brother of Garrett and Lauren-Taylor Nock.
Whom did your neighbors pick for the next president? SEE PAGE 2A
St. Paddy’s Day — minus the Lynch sisters Kristen Herhold
David and Judy Felts celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church on Saturday. SEE PAGE 2B
Pat Zunz brought accountability for education. SEE PAGE 6A
Commissioners reflect on service Lynn Larson was a voice for change. SEE PAGE 4A
This year marks Lynches Pub & Grub’s first St. Patrick’s Day after owners Ethna and Chris Lynch retired. The restaurant, however, will be keeping all its former traditions on the March 17 holiday. This year, the Lynch sisters will be enjoying St. Patrick’s Day in the Bahamas. “It’s going to be pretty much the same as last year and the year before,” owner Jason Burns said. “We have the bagpipers and the Irish dancers all the same.” The restaurant will be open from 11 a.m. to midnight or later.