Commissioners review town wish list
May 22, 2013
A community center and improved cellular communication service topped the list of goals for residents and town leaders this week.
Mar Vista project will be reviewed again
May 22, 2013
Commissioners are now determining if they will be able to review the project again before summer hiatus.
Beach project bid: $13.3 million
May 22, 2013
The town of Longboat Key finally received a bid for its summer beach renourishment project, but staff isn’t too happy with it.
Town manager seeks $300,000 in budget cuts
May 22, 2013
Town Manager Dave Bullock warned the commission to expect another year of revenue shortfalls and rising pension costs.
General employees don’t receive the DROP option
May 22, 2013
Town Manager Dave Bullock didn't offer some employees the chance to enter a DROP retirement program early.
BID agrees to pay $50,000 for a Circle parking study
May 22, 2013
The study would look at ways to address the parking shortage, including the possibility of a parking garage and valet service.
Seeds of remembrance
May 22, 2013
Inspired by a mission trip to Israel, Longboaters Ed and Betty Rosenthal helped start a fruit orchard at Temple Beth Sholom to honor Holocaust victims.
Your Neighbor: Brenton Cloud
May 22, 2013
You could say the saltwater resides in Brenton Cloud's blood.
Jordan House survived prior storm
May 22, 2013
The Mar Vista structure that's at the center of a controversial plan survived a 1921 hurricane that wiped out most of the island.
Lore: Market closed five years ago at Whitney Beach
May 22, 2013
Since the gourmet grocery store closed, businesses have flooded out of the north Key shopping center.
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20 Cafe L'Europe UnCorked!
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Jun
22 Dog Days of Summer - Adoption Event
11:00 am - 6:00 pm - Jun
27 Fresh Produce event: Live Life, Enjoy Color: A Coastal Affair
10:00 am - 9:00 pm
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Dance teams show off skills
06/13/13
Children from Imagine School and Gullett Elementary School showed off their hard work and dancing talents recently, during a special end-of-year dance team recital. -
John Saputo: Undercover boss?
06/13/13
Look closely: Who is that stock boy? -
Turtles head home after rehab at Mote
06/13/13
Tyler the turtle is back at sea.
