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

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

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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.
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  • 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.

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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.
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  • 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.

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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.
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  • 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.

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Brian Kenney hopes to secure both national and local tenants for Whitney Beach Plaza.
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  • 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.

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

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

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Commissioner Phillip Younger proposed a new $15 million beach referendum question that will be reviewed Thursday.
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  • 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.

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

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

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The event will include an introduction to Key beaches, design principles, strategy and more.
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  • 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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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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Scott Hase and Al Tripodi
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  • 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.

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Brian Kenney is principal of Boston-based Juliani Kenney Investment Capital LLC.
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  • 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.

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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.
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  • 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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  • December 30, 2010
TOP STORY, AUGUST: Colony Collapse

The bankruptcy judge dissolved the 38 year partnership between Colony owner Murf Klauber and the unit owners.

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