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  • January 5, 2011
WEEKLY WINNER: Sunset Strip

Stanley L. Brown submitted this sunset photo, taken at Beachplace. Enter your sunset or sunrise photos for The Observer's weather photo contest, sponsored by Cool Today. Each week's winner will receive a $50 restaurant gift card. Please send your photos to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228, or e-mail them to [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Susan Landau hopes the inaugural "A Taste of the Keys" event will become one of the Longboat Key Garden Club's biggest fundraisers.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 5, 2011
7 in 11: Susan Landau

The self-proclaimed foodie plans to spice things up with a new event this season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon believes Colony unit owners should not rush into a renovation of the historic resort that shuttered its doors in August.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 5, 2011
7 in 11: Jay Yablon

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon believes a historic renovation of the resort can be accomplished.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key resident Jim Eatrides is confident a cellular tower will fix the communication issues that exist on the north end of the island. The tower he proposes would sit behind the Longboat Island Chapel, which is visible in the background.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 5, 2011
7 in 11: Jim Eatrides

The Longboat Key resident and business owner must face a group of citizens this year who are against placing a cell tower on the north end of the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles is investing in Longboat Key's future by adding a second story to his Longboat Key restaurant.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 5, 2011
7 in 11: Ed Chiles

The longtime Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key restaurant owner thinks a pro-business attitude will bring a sense of community to the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Brian Kenney hopes to secure both national and local tenants for Whitney Beach Plaza.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 5, 2011
7 in 11: Brian Kenney

His company purchased the struggling Whitney Beach Plaza for $3.7 million. Now, Brian Kenney will work to bring traffic back to the north end of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The opening class, which begins at 9:30 a.m., Jan. 5, will be held at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 4, 2011
Registration still open for goverment class

Longboaters still have time to register for the Academy of Government, which begins tomorrow.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Commissioner Phillip Younger proposed a new $15 million beach referendum question that will be reviewed Thursday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 3, 2011
Commission delays beach decision

The Town Commission will meet again 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, to consider a new beach project option.

  • Longboat Key
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The commission also will approve $41,000 in funding for the Manatee portion of the island's trolley route.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 3, 2011
Commission makes beach decision tonight

The Town Commission must approve March 15 ballot questions for its island-wide beach project tonight.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The event will include an introduction to Key beaches, design principles, strategy and more.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 3, 2011
PIC to host beach forum

The Longboat Key Public Interest Committee's event will provide a discussion of current beach issues.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 3, 2011
TOP STORY, DEC.: The Sand Man

On the eve of the Town Commission's decision on which beach renourishment project to choose, both the town manager, beach engineer and consultants back the town's decision to dredge.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 2, 2011
TOP STORY, NOV.: Longboat Ranks No. 2

For the first time, Longboat Key made Conde Nast Traveler magazine's Readers' Choice Survey. But Kiawah Island, S.C., still holds the top island-destination spot.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Scott Hase and Al Tripodi
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • January 1, 2011
Public Tennis Center courts the new year

The weather was chamber-of-commerce perfect for the 10th annual New Year's Day round-robin tournament at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center. Forty players turned out for the event, which was organized by Jay Greenblatt.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Brian Kenney is principal of Boston-based Juliani Kenney Investment Capital LLC.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 1, 2011
TOP STORY, OCT.: Plaza Plans

The Whitney Beach shopping center is under contract with Juliani Kenney Investment Capital LLC, which plans to bring a mix of national and local retail stores to the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The town of Longboat Key received a permit last week to restore its severely eroded north end whenever needed for a period of 10 years.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 31, 2010
TOP STORY, SEP.: North-end receives beach project permit

The town of Longboat Key received a permit for an emergency beach project that will bring 133,000 cubic yards of sand to the north end next year.

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