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This home at 444 Meadow Lark Drive recently sold for $2,175,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 6, 2017
Meadow Lark Drive home sells for $2,175,000

Residential real estate transactions for Nov. 20-24.

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File photo
    By
  • Kat Wingert
  • December 6, 2017
Observer Challenge postponed

With thunderstorms and strong winds in the forecast, this weekend's tennis tournament has been postponed until January.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tom Harmer begins working at Longboat Key Town Hall on Dec. 11.
  • By Bret Hauff and Cassidy Alexander | Staff Writers
  • December 6, 2017
Tom Harmer prepares to take over as Longboat Town Manager

The former Sarasota County Administrator doesn't start till Dec. 11, but he's spent the last five months getting to know the island.

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  • News
The condo at 623 Cedars Court that Longboat Key Police Department have seized.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • December 6, 2017
Longboat's pursuit of property doesn’t sit well with everyone

Some Longboat Key residents don’t like the town’s move against voyeurism suspect’s condo on Cedars Court.

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  • News
Snookie and Cash Register and 48 of their Emerald Harbor neighbors took up five tables at this year's Lawn Party.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 6, 2017
Tasty tidbit

Snookie and Cash Register and 48 of their Emerald Harbor neighbors took up five tables at this year's Lawn Party.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tessler said people often use the bike lane as a turn lane or construction and landscaping trucks use it as a parking spot.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 6, 2017
Cycling group rolls toward safety fixes

Two part-time residents hope this new group will increase safety on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Reindeer, a snowman and a present highlight the entrance way to Spanish Main Yacht Club.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 6, 2017
Longboat Key neighborhoods light up for the holidays

Local landscaper says holiday decorations won't permanently damage grass, flowers and other greenery.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 6, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: Dec. 7, 2017

Patricia Ericson and Blair Wolfson died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
FIle photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 6, 2017
Observer columnist had a knack for people

Kent Chetlain II, 90, died Dec. 4.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Latest rendering of the proposed development at the site of the former Colony Beach and Tennis Resort.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • December 6, 2017
Ex-Colony Lender leader says he won’t vote on new resort issues

District 5 commission candidate and former Colony hopeful developer says voting on Unicorp's proposed development would be a conflict of interest.

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  • News
Langley, a Florida native, has qualified for the District Five Town Commission election.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • December 6, 2017
Former Colony stakeholder qualifies for Longboat election

Randy Langley, 51, has lived on Longboat Key for 10 years, most of which he’s been involved in island developments.

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  • News
585 Halyard Lane in June, 2017
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • December 6, 2017
Yearlong height fight nearly over

It's been nearly a year since the town first considered new height restrictions: so what's taken it so long?

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  • News
The home, built in 1982, has gone through more than a decade of renovations and expansions.
    By
  • Ryan Butler
  • December 5, 2017
Longboat home listed for $12.5 million

The 12,752-square-foot gulf-front property features six bedrooms and six full bathrooms.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
 Steve Herich holds up his client's unusual inshore catch.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 4, 2017
Fish out of (deep) water

Unusual catch makes fisherman's day.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Australian pines are resistant to salt water spray and need little soil nutrition, allowing them to thrive on beachfronts.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • December 4, 2017
Australian pines in Longboat's crosshairs

Commissioners approved town reimbursement for removing Australian pine from private property.

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