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Executive recruiter Colin Baenziger said the executive director position requires a wide set of skills.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 2, 2011
Baenziger continues search for director

Colin Baenziger, of Colin Baenziger & Associates, already has received about 40 applications for the IDA's vacant Lakewood Ranch Town Hall executive director position.

  • East County
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Longboat Key resident Andrew Aitken believes flight-pattern procedures are not being followed and are leading to noisy airplanes flying directly over the north end of the Key.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 2, 2011
Resident questions flight patterns

Retired Navy pilot Andrew Aitken made a presentation to the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport last month that questioned flight-pattern procedures.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 2, 2011
Investigator releases findings

An interim report by Firefighters Pension Board-hired investigator Edward Siedle reveals all three town pension plans could have lost millions of pension dollars.

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Town pension attorney James Linn addressed the Longboat Key Town Commission at a special pension workshop last month.
  • By Jay Brady
  • March 2, 2011
Longboat pension ranks among worst in state

Government employee pension plans are the time bomb for cities and counties on the Gulf Coast. The recession has lit the fuse.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 2, 2011
Beach project in voters' hands

Town of Longboat Key registered voters will vote on a $16 million beach project and a charter amendment that clarifies commissioners' partial terms.

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Community Haven’s Barry Gradert, front, couldn’t stop smiling as he rowed with coach Alex Alexandru.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 2, 2011
Sarasota debuts adaptive rowing

As part of the Sarasota Invitational Regatta, organizers hosted an inaugural adaptive rowing program for clients of Community Haven for Adults & Children with Disabilities and for Easter Seals on Feb. 25.

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Honor Animal Rescue President Rob Oglesby said each of the cottages costs $15,000.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • March 2, 2011
Rescue reveals first cottages

Honor Animal Rescue's Ranch features buildings similar to the structures used following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

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U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan and Dave Aaronberg, a former state senator
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 2, 2011
Buchanan promises support in drug fight

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan hosted a public forum about Florida's prescription drug abuse problem Feb. 28 in Sarasota.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 2, 2011
News Briefs

Beach presentation now online at town website; Beach project scheduled to begin this week

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Bill Sceva puts together the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key newsletter each week.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 2, 2011
Kiwanian of the Year always makes headlines

Bill Sceva has been named the 2010 Kiwanian of the Year.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 2, 2011
Colony unit inspections begin

The town is inspecting approximately 80 to 90 units that the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owners wish to re-open this year.

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  • By George Rauch
  • March 2, 2011
Market Watch

Is there a future for gold and silver?Â

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 2, 2011
News Briefs 03.03.11

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is continuing to patrol the Summerfield section of Lakewood Ranch more frequently following a Feb. 18 incident during which a driver of an unmarked van got out of his vehicle several times to speak to children.

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Eve Wickwire, Susan Singer, Patti Ostroski and Laurin Goldner were excited to sell their first raffle ticket to Larry Panza Feb. 24, at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • March 2, 2011
Key tennis event supports SMH Breast Health Center

The Breast Cancer Awareness Women's Round Robin will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at the Public Tennis Center, 590 Bay Isles Road.

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Former Longboat Key Mayor Bob Drohlich has authored his first fiction book, "The Finding."
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • March 2, 2011
Former Longboat mayor authors first fiction novel

Bob Drohlich recently published his first fiction novel, 'The Finding.'

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Cindy Ritchell, Ann Quackenbush, Brenda Korthauer, Beverly Sutton and Kit Torchia all lend a helping hand in packing seeds to send internationally to farmers who need them. Quackenbush is a driving force behind Hope Seeds, a charitable ministry through Christ Church of Longboat Key.
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Andrew Carrillo poses for a photo on Dec. 16 at Out-of-Door Academy. He's been the go-to guy on attack for the Thunder throughout their 2025-26 season.
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Manatee County commissioners approve reducing speed limits throughout the county.
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Speed limits reduced on nine roads in Manatee County
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The library will be constructed on the light green area depicted on this map within Longboat Key's Town Center Green. The entire library would be around 11,230 square feet with the possible enhancements.
  • December 22, 2025
Buchanan's $1 million donation formally accepted for library
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