Commission will pick sand today
March 25, 2010
The Town Commission must select a type of sand to use for the town's 2011-12 beach renourishment project.
Senate passes resolution honoring Mote
March 24, 2010
Rep. Mike Bennett introduced the resolution in honor of Mote's 55th anniversary.
Will taxpayers fund a $70 million beach?
March 24, 2010
Sand to renourish Longboat's beach during its next renourishment starting in November 2011 could cost taxpayers $20 million to $70 million.
Spoll takes mayor's chair
March 24, 2010
Commissioner George Spoll becomes mayor for the first time, while Commissioner Jim Brown is elected as vice mayor.
Term-limit clarification needed
March 24, 2010
Town Attorney David Persson wants the newly reshaped Town Commission to allow him to draft an amendment to the town charter clarifying commission term limits.
Sand choices on display
March 23, 2010
Longboat Key residents can give input for the type of sand the town will use for its next beach project at the Town Commission's regular workshop March 25.
Obituary: Audrey Tompkins Ziesemer
March 23, 2010
Audrey Tompkins Ziesemer, 62, was a Longboat Key resident.
Spoll elected mayor
March 22, 2010
Commissioner George Spoll becomes mayor for the first time, while Commissioner Jim Brown was elected as vice mayor.
Mote uses Wii technology to explore shark mating behaviors
March 22, 2010
Motion sensors could help to determine where the sharks mate, allowing researchers to better protect those areas.
WEEKEND BEST BET: Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast
March 19, 2010
The event, which has been a Longboat Key tradition since 1981, takes place from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 20, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
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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.
