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6960 Gulf of Mexico Drive is for sale.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • March 30, 2017
Property involved in failed Key referendum is for sale

The property is listed at $1.1 million.

  • Longboat Key
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A condo at L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club tops this week' s residential real estate transactions.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 30, 2017
L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club condo sells for $1.6 million

Residential real estate transactions for March 13-17.

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Clarification of referendum results will take place at the Town Commission meeting on Monday.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • March 30, 2017
Error in declaration of Colony referendum results will require clarification

The correction will be made at the Town Commission meeting on Monday.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 29, 2017
Temple Beth Israel honors Florence Katz

Katz was the music director at the temple for 22 years. She died in December 2015.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key has a variety of building heights along the beachfront.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • March 29, 2017
65 Feet: Is it high enough?

Town commissioners reject taller recommendations for new buildings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dave Brenner resigned from the Charter Review Committee on Tuesday.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • March 29, 2017
Brenner resigns from Longboat Key's Charter Review Committee

The former vice mayor was approved for the position by the Town Commission last week.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 29, 2017
Flip Sides: Eddie Tobin and Judy Renaud look to future

Tobin and Renaud have been performing at Amore for the past two years. With the restaurant closing, the two look ahead to their flip sides.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort has been shuttered for more than seven years.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 29, 2017
Judge affirms Colony rec lease decision

Judge Steven Merryday ruled March 16, that a recreational lease associated with a portion of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort did not transfer in a 2014 foreclosure sale.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Pat, Alan and Danielle Pollak of Serve to Protect
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 29, 2017
Alan Pollak gets locked up

Pollak did some jail time to support Muscular Dystrophy, ALS

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Proposed legislation would limit the town' s ability to regulate infrastructure of wireless communication providers.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • March 29, 2017
Town stands up to Tallahassee

Commission hires lobbyist over bills affecting regulation of planned utility project.

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Enjoy this week' s edition of Cops Corner!
    By
  • John McGuire
  • March 29, 2017
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 3.30.2017

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner!

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 28, 2017
Beachplace takes in Chicago

Connie Scardelli performed a rendition of "Chicago The Musical" for residents on March 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 28, 2017
Friends of Tennis say farewell to season

The members gathered at the Longboat Key Tennis Center on March 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota plans for Fruitville Road include three traffic circles where traffic lights now control the flow of cars, trucks and pedestrians.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • March 28, 2017
Key leaders address Sarasota officials about Fruitville Road plans

Sarasota officials attended a Town Commission workshop to discuss how the city's development plans will affect regional traffic.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
(Eric Garwood) Construction has begun at 545 Bay Isles Parkway.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • March 28, 2017
Longboat Key will soon have a new retail bank

Construction of the building began last week.

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Cindy Ritchell, Ann Quackenbush, Brenda Korthauer, Beverly Sutton and Kit Torchia all lend a helping hand in packing seeds to send internationally to farmers who need them. Quackenbush is a driving force behind Hope Seeds, a charitable ministry through Christ Church of Longboat Key.
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The library will be constructed on the light green area depicted on this map within Longboat Key's Town Center Green. The entire library would be around 11,230 square feet with the possible enhancements.
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Sue Wertman has rung the bell outside the Publix on Longboat Key on behalf of the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key since 2013.
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Keera Herbst, Donn Githens, Kim Verreault and Alexa Olivas help celebrate the opening of the new Longboat Key Goodwill bookstore and donation site on Dec. 18.
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