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Jen Blanco
May 11, 2011

Lady Mustangs take home hardware

The Lakewood Ranch High girls 3,200-meter relay team finished second at the Class 3A state meet May 6 in Winter Park. Olivia Ortiz and Devin McDermott also captured individual medals.

East County
Sports

Kurt Schultheis
May 11, 2011

Whitney Beach owner welcomes modifications

The Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board reduced a proposed height modification for Whitney Beach Plaza from five stories to four stories.

Longboat Key
News

Robin Hartill
May 11, 2011

Demographic makeup

According to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 67.3% of Longboat residents were 65 or older as of April 2010.

Longboat Key
News

Observer Staff
May 11, 2011

News Briefs

Commission schedules beach meeting; Village peacocks deemed sanitary; Retirement center concept gains traction; Meetings and Agendas.

Longboat Key
News

Robin Roy
May 11, 2011

Circle to see stricter code enforcement

The city will send a code enforcement officer to St. Armands Circle once a month to catch violations of the city code, such as cafe tables on the sidewalk and excessive business signs.

Longboat Key
News

Kurt Schultheis
May 11, 2011

Resident hedges his bets against grass issue

A Longboat Key resident thinks the 20-foot-tall bamboo stalks beside his home are not a hedge and should be trimmed to adhere to the town's grass-height code.

Longboat Key
News

Observer Staff
May 11, 2011

Our View: Right turns in the Legislature

Gov. Rick Scott, a Tallahassee outsider despised in the media and willing to take unpopular stands on principle, had a surprising amount of success during his first legislative session as governor.

Longboat Key
Opinion

By Rod Thomson
May 11, 2011

Purchase audit a wise precaution

Considering all that is unfolding in Sarasota County government - its reputation firmly stained by scandal - Town Manager Bruce St. Denis is smart to be conducting a purchasing audit of his operation.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Kurt Schultheis
May 11, 2011

Town creates wildlife nuisance brochure

The town of Longboat Key has created a brochure called "A Citizen's Guide to Nuisance Wildlife," in an attempt to inform residents how to keep critters away from their neighborhoods.

Longboat Key
News

Dora Walters
May 11, 2011

Volunteers make clean sweep on Sister Keys

The third annual Sarasota Bay Watch Sister Keys Cleanup was Saturday, May 7.

Longboat Key
News

Observer Staff
May 11, 2011

Turtle Tracks

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
May 11, 2011

St. Mary holds crowning event

The St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Women's Guild celebrated Mother's Day with its annual crowning ceremony of the blessed Virgin Mary statue after Sunday Mass.