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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 30, 2009
Kiwanis Club to move meetings to the Key Club

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key moves to a new location after more than 10 years at the Colony.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 30, 2009
Islander groin construction to begin next week

The town will begin construction on two groins behind The Islander Club, 2295 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Monday, Nov. 2. Punta Gorda-based Marine Contracting Group Inc. will perform the work for $899,898.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 29, 2009
Eagle Scout spreads his wings

One Out-of-Door Academy senior focused his Eagle Scout project on collecting school supplies for Booker Elementary.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 29, 2009
Persson advises commissioners not to attend Sleepy Lagoon meeting

Town Attorney David Persson sent an e-mail to Longboat Key Town Commissioners Wednesday, Oct. 28, advising them to consider 'politely declining' a Sleepy Lagoon Homeowners meeting next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • October 29, 2009
Man on the street: Snowbird survey

We asked residents returning to Longboat Key what they looked forward to the most.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 28, 2009
Anna Maria Island representatives urge opposition to offshore drilling

Vice Mayor Bob Siekmann and Commissioner Gene Jaleski discussed the impact of offshore oil drilling at a Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials meeting.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 28, 2009
Public service was Patterson's life

Retired Army general and former Longboat Key mayor, Major Gen. James 'Jim' Patterson, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, at age 78.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 28, 2009
Update: Key Club pushes project approval

The Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside renovation and expansion project hearing will continue Nov. 5 and Nov. 6, at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 28, 2009
Citizen of the Year played many roles on Key

"Overdone is lots of fun." That was Claudia Fuller's motto.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 28, 2009
Stolen boat recovered

Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle said patrol officer Dennis Silverio Jr. and two U.S. Coast Guard officers assisted the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Saturday, Oct. 24 in retrieving a 30-foot Grady-White boat from the hands of two burglars during a high-speed chase.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 28, 2009
Police officer disputes firing

Longboat Key police officer Jessica Anderson's attorney called her firing 'excessive and disparate in treatment.'

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 28, 2009
Public Tennis Center nears completion

The town hopes to complete the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center's $732,000 renovation project by Dec. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 28, 2009
Cops Corner

Police conducted fishing-license inspections in Overlook Park and only three people could not produce valid fishing licenses.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 28, 2009
Historic Homecoming

For nearly three decades, the sand-based seahorse sculptures at the Lido Casino were a Sarasota icon. Now, two of the sculptures have found a new home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kent Chetlain
  • October 28, 2009
Key Real Estate

Key real estate sees surge with 17 sales, which were the most since the same number of transactions registered in the first week of June.

  • Longboat Key
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