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Matt Walsh
June 15, 2016

Progress at the Colony

Don’t get your hopes up too much. Nevertheless, come July 14 one of the combatants in the Colony soap opera is expected to be bought out — for $15 million to $25 million.

Longboat Key
Opinion

By Lenny Landau
June 15, 2016

Underground bills: Pay it all, or make payments?

Without knowing the total cost or interest rate, property owners can’t make an informed decision.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Observer Staff
June 15, 2016

Longboat Key: Letters

Contract approval was fiscally prudent; Hotel plans put property values at risk; Muhammad Ali, remembered

Longboat Key
Opinion

Observer Staff
June 9, 2016

Paid parking is our friend

Although Sarasota has tried and failed to charge for parking, it needs to persevere: It is needed to create a vibrant environment for businesses, residents and visitors.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Matt Walsh
June 8, 2016

Remember this vote

Four Longboat Key commissioners gave up a cap on firefighter pension payments in favor of obligating taxpayers to more risk and more cost. How did that work before?

Longboat Key
Opinion

Matt Walsh
June 8, 2016

Ill effects of limiting hospital competition

Imagine you’re ready to start a business

Longboat Key
Opinion

Matt Walsh
June 1, 2016

LBK firefighters light up

The town’s previous contract with its firefighters union was a model for Florida cities. It capped pension costs. The new contract, if approved, regresses on pensions and raises.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Observer Staff
May 26, 2016

Longboat Key weather page photo: May 26

Shelley Barker took this photo near the Longboat Key Post Office.

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Neighbors

Matt Walsh
May 25, 2016

Re-orient ourselves on turtles

Longboat Key’s proposed ordinance with stricter beach lighting requirements can be viewed as more government reach. But helping hatchlings can also be a selling point.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Observer Staff
May 25, 2016

REMEMBER THE FALLEN: MAY 30

Memorial Day was first observed May 30, 1868.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Observer Staff
May 16, 2016

Open letter: Don't forget horrors of Castro regime

Americans, as well as Cubans, have suffered in the decades following the Cuban revolution.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Matt Walsh
May 4, 2016

How the beat the traffic

Bike lanes, public transit and a narrower Fruitville won’t solve Sarasota’s traffic congestion. Fact is, expanding capacity on the most congested roads is the way to go.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Matt Walsh
April 27, 2016

It’s not a growth issue

When things go wrong, businesses immediately adjust. Government officials should be taking the same approach to traffic. We can’t let next season be like this one.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Matt Walsh
April 27, 2016

Why the Vue is so close to the road and the 5-year plan

We have some answers.

Longboat Key
Opinion

Matt Walsh
April 20, 2016

Town goal: Buy GMD

Longboat’s Town Commission appears emboldened to convince FDOT that the Gulf of Mexico Drive crosswalks should be removed. Why not go all the way?

Longboat Key
Opinion

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Progress at the Colony

Underground bills: Pay it all, or make payments?

Longboat Key: Letters

Paid parking is our friend

Remember this vote

Ill effects of limiting hospital competition

LBK firefighters light up

Longboat Key weather page photo: May 26

Re-orient ourselves on turtles

REMEMBER THE FALLEN: MAY 30

Open letter: Don't forget horrors of Castro regime

How the beat the traffic

It’s not a growth issue

Why the Vue is so close to the road and the 5-year plan

Town goal: Buy GMD

Annual fishing tournament casts for a cause

New creations, global voices, celebrations light up our cultural horizon

Innovative chef at Mar Vista honors tradition — and keeps reinventing it

Ivan Zunz recognized for a decade with LKPD

Longboat commissioner appointed to National League of Cities committee

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