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The Longboat Key Town Commission will approve the budget on second reading at a special meeting 5:01 p.m. Sept. 28.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 3, 2015
Town recommends using $389,675 to balance budget

A 5.33% increase in Longboat Key property values generated an additional $504,051 in additional ad valorem revenue at the current millage rate of 2.1763 mills.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • August 3, 2015
Children carve out fun with Sand Sculpture Camp

Sand Sculpture Camp takes place at Siesta Key Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Four bidders, including Delray Beach-based Ocean Properties Ltd. and Orlando-based Unicorp National Development, are making a play for the coveted $23 million judgment against unit owners.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 31, 2015
$23 million Colony judgment attracts four bidders

Four companies are making a play for a Colony Beach & Tennis Resort bankruptcy trustee’s $23 million judgment against unit owners. And the one offering the most money is a new player.

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  • News
Sisterhood for Good donated $2,500 in grants to four local nonprofit groups.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 31, 2015
Ranch Women's Giving Circle donates to local groups

Sisterhood for Good lives up to its name by donating $2,500 to four area nonprofit organizations — BioScent K9, We Care Manatee, the Mark Wandall Foundation and the Child Protection Center — this week.

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Gecko's Grill & Pub presents a check for $4,000 to Sarasota County 4-H Clubs & Foundation.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 31, 2015
Gecko's anniversary barbecue benefits Sarasota 4-H clubs

Gecko’s Grill & Pub celebrated its 23rd anniversary this month with a BBQ and party for customers and members of the community. The celebration was also a fundraiser that will benefit the Sarasota County 4-H Clubs & Foundation.

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Manatee County Sheriff's Office representatives, including Sheriff Brad Steube, wait ready to fight for additional funding.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 30, 2015
Manatee sets millage rate

Manatee County will not raise its millage rate to fund additional budget requests.

  • East County
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    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 30, 2015
In Bloom: President and CEO for Selby Gardens

Jennifer Rominiecki started as the new President and CEO for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in January.

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  • Neighbors
Whitney Beach Plaza is also home to Longbeach Café, Design 200 and other long-term tenants.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 30, 2015
Whitney Beach Plaza attracts kayak shop

A new store that offers offer new and used kayaks and paddleboards for sale is coming to Longboat Key.

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  • News
Once a hotspot for large gatherings of homeless individuals and drug dealers, the stretch of Central Avenue in front of the Salvation Army is clear today.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 30, 2015
Salvation Army helps clear Rosemary District streets

The Salvation Army has cleaned up the sidewalks in front of its Central Avenue facility, but Rosemary District stakeholders are still concerned about homelessness issues in the area.

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Downtown Improvement District board member Ron Soto thinks the Five Points Park benches, removed for good in 2012, should be brought back.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 30, 2015
Could benches return to Five Points Park?

A downtown leader is attempting to rally support to add benches at the downtown park. More than three years after benches were removed, can his proposal gain traction?

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Military personnel from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa arrived to retrieve the flare. Photo courtesy Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 29, 2015
Military flare found on Siesta Key

MacDill Air Force Base military personnel retrieved the item.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This rendering of the proposed building — ruled a major revision of the original site plan — shows the building, including the preserved facade of the DeMarcay Hotel building.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 29, 2015
DeMarcay highrise plans hit setback

A developer's plans to construct an 18-story mixed-use building at the site of the DeMarcay Hotel have been jeopardized following a city ruling this week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Manatee County school board Aug. 11 will discuss line item specifics of its 2015-2016 school year budget.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 29, 2015
Manatee County school board mulls over budget draft

A 4.37% increase in the Manatee County School District's property tax levy will help pump more dollars into the slated $600 million budget for the 2015-2016 school year.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 29, 2015
News Briefs: Longboat Key 7.23.15

St. Armands Circle clinic variance requests revived; Island mayors wary of mainland growth

  • Longboat Key
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Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock discusses Key issues with the Longboat Observer.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 29, 2015
Bullock bytes: Town manager sounds off

Dave Bullock sits down with the Longboat Observer monthly to discuss town issues.

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