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5871 Gulf of Mexico Drive
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 22, 2015
Luxury market

The Longboat Observer counts down the top 10 Longboat Key sales for the first six months of 2015.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 7.23.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Portions of the middle portion of Longboat Key’s shoreline will see sand come to the shore via dump trucks first. (File photo)
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
Town seeks to bid adieu to erosion

With state permits in place, pending federal permits are the only hurdle standing between the town of Longboat Key and millions of dollars worth of sand.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners will decide in August whether they want to assess themselves an extra $15,000 per unit .
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
Colony unit owners will vote on settlement assessment

Fifty-one percent of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s 237 unit owners are needed to approve a $15,000 per unit special assessment that raises $3.5 million in settlement cash.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
News Briefs: Longboat Key 7.23.15

Manatee and wildlife protection; Bullock provides transportation update

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Patricia Finnan of Country Club Shores walks her Akita, Yoshi, 5, along Bogey Lane before a storm July 16.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
Town takes lead on tougher island leash laws for pets

Who let the dogs out of their leashes? Not the Longboat Key Town Commission, which seeks to be tougher than other municipalities about leads.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Florida Power & Light Co. workers spent hours digging up and fixing a buried power line July 7 in the 2100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. (Kurt Schultheis)
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
Power outage sparks concern

A 10-hour power outage on Longboat Key July 7 sheds light on the difficulty of repairing buried wires.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Sarasota Heat 16U softball team will compete in the ASA National Championships July 26 through Aug. 2, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 22, 2015
Setting the Stage

The Sarasota Heat 16U travel softball team will compete in the ASA National Championships for the first time July 26 through Aug. 2, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Don Olinger and Tracy Rhodes moved into their two-bedroom apartment in May with dogs Ralphie and Gary.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 22, 2015
Dogs help roommates see eye to eye

Don Olinger and Tracy Rhodes' service dogs guide them to independent living and a lasting friendship.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Manatee County School District is one member short on its school board.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 22, 2015
Manatee County School Board awaits appointment for District 5

Gov. Rick Scott will decide who will fill the seat on the Manatee County School Board held by Mary Cantrell, who died July 12.

  • East County
  • News
The exterior of the home at 5762 Carriage Drive is pristine—even the lawn has been kept up. Inside, however, fell into ruin.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 22, 2015
Nightmare on Carriage Drive

A Mote Ranch house is undergoing an extreme home makeover.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
At 6'5, Chris Loftus says he's the "shrimp" of his cousins, all of whom are 6'8 and taller.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 22, 2015
Conversation with Chris Loftus

​After a career on the soccer field, Chris Loftus traded his cleats for a career in the medical field. He is now the new chief operating officer of Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

  • East County
  • News
This Country Club East home at 15324 Helmsdale Place sold for $647,000. It has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,478 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 22, 2015
Richmond Park home sells for $860,000

See the top transactions in your neighborhood.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Bashaw Elementary Principal Josh Bennett hopes the renovation and implementation of STEAM curriculum will bring the East County school up to speed with other area schools.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 22, 2015
Bashaw Elementary prepares for first-class makeover

An expanded cafeteria and a possible building addition that would house 10 classrooms are part of a $10 million renovation.

  • East County
  • News
San Marco Plaza President Barb Smith said the plaza may host a "Rock Around the Clock Tower" event, as it did Christmas 2011, once the plaza's anchor space secures a new tenant.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 22, 2015
San Marco gains momentum

The summer has proved an eventful time for tenants in San Marco Plaza.

  • East County
  • News
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