LONGBOAT
Observer Longboat Key’s weekly newspaper since 1978
A firsthand account of floating fun. PAGE 10
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 39, NO. 51
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2017
A+E
Familiar problems in a new world. INSIDE
TURTLE PATROL
Group, town team up for hatchlings.
SEE PAGE 3
YOUR TOWN
Katie Johns
Happy 90th, Gloria! For St. Armands Circle shoppers, and specifically devotees of the Olivia Boutique, a familiar face hit a big milestone over the weekend. Gloria Kaplan, who worked as an employee and manager at the clothing store for 20 years, turned 90 on July 30. Kaplan worked at the store with owners Ulf and Annika Sandstrom, who are originally from Sweden. It was Kaplan, the Sandstroms say, who taught them how to sell to American customers. “She’s the reason we’re still here,” Ulf Sandstrom said. Kaplan, who said she feels the same as she did being 89, said the Sandstroms are what made her time at Olivia great. “The kids, Ulf and Annika,” she said. “We had the best time.” The group celebrated Kaplan’s birthday with cake at the store.
TURTLE TRACKS WEEK OF JULY 23-29: Nests False Crawls
2017 2016 49 63 31 32
TOTAL, AS OF JULY 29: 2017 2016 Nests 1,236 1,100 False Crawls 1,140 1,524 Source: Mote Marine Laboratory Data for Longboat Key
John McGuire
Turtle Watch volunteers Susan Gaillard and Cyndi Seamon are among the volunteers on the lookout for anything that could harm turtles.
Still too much?
Residents slam plan Bird Key neighbors volley back against club’s pickleball idea. SEE PAGE 2
Scaled-down Colony plan doesn’t please community group. SEE PAGE 4 Chuck Whittall