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  • Observer Staff
  • October 13, 2010
Our View

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  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
A curve in the road north of Broadway makes it difficult for drivers turning left to see motorists heading south on Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 13, 2010
FDOT: No traffic light needed

A commissioner's request for possible speed limit changes and a traffic light at Broadway and Gulf of Mexico Drive is not warranted, according to an FDOT speed study.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee County Commissioner Joe McClash has an issue with a proposed plan to dredge the authorized boating channel of Longboat Pass.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 13, 2010
McClash dredges up Longboat Pass issue

The Town Commission believes allowing the Longboat Pass channel to drift closer to the Key will have detrimental effects on the island's north end.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lesley Blackner
  • October 13, 2010
My View: Amendment 4 sponsor makes case for a 'yes'

Today, politicians exclusively decide where development happens. Amendment 4 adds one new step to this process: the voter.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Bradford Saivetz
  • October 13, 2010
My View: Amendment 4 would protect our citizens

If a developer wants to change our comprehensive plan, our local 'constitution,' then it should require a public vote.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Renovations of the 6,000-square-foot space will start next month and include higher ceilings, new flooring and the addition of elevators and handicap-accessible restrooms.
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • October 13, 2010
Island Chapel to help seniors age gracefully

The Aging in Paradise Resource Center at The Longboat Island Chapel will be completed in Spring 2011.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Donna Swan
  • October 13, 2010
Deal Us In

Is it hopeless?

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 13, 2010
Cops Corner

Sept. 28 Scenic route 5:27 p.m. - 5300 block of GMD. Reckless Driving. An elderly woman apologized to police for driving too slowly and weaving on Gulf of Mexico Drive. She said she had not been on the Key in a while and was sightseeing.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
This five-bedroom home at 825 Longboat Club Rd. is listed at $17.5 million.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 13, 2010
Price of Paradise

The high end of Longboat Key real estate remains pricey, with the most expensive property priced at $17.5 million. But the low end of the market offers affordable options.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Brothers Brian and Chris Ragone are among the leaders on Out-of-Door Academy's football team.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • October 13, 2010
ODA football benefits from brotherly love

As a quarterback/receiver tandem, it's hard to do better than brothers Chris and Brian Ragone.

  • East County
  • Sports
This home at 3556 Fair Oaks Lane in Queens Harbour has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms, a pool and 5,007 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.18 million.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 13, 2010
Key Real Estate: Sales soar to 14 during final week of September

Key real-estate transactions jumped to 14 during the week of Sept. 27 through Oct. 1, more than double the previous week's total of six.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 13, 2010
Building Permits

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Oct. 1 through Oct. 7, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The $840,000 sale of the home at 345 Madison Drive was the sole single-family home sale in September on St. Armands Key.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 13, 2010
September Sales Snapshot

The following data is a summary of Key residential real-estate sales recorded during September at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses. Data from September 2009 is also listed for comparison.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 13, 2010
Sunset Strut

Tom Norton submitted this sunset photo, taken across from Bayfront Park, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Please send your sunset (or sunrise) photos to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228, or e-mail them to [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 13, 2010
Cops Corner 10.14.10

The complainant reported an unknown person stole six lawn sprinkler heads from her lawn.

  • East County
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