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  • John McGuire
  • March 31, 2017
One resident has applied for vacant seat on Town Commission

The Town Commission will consider applicants at a meeting on Monday evening.

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Sorry, your swan boat commute across Sarasota Bay will have to wait. Ringling Bridge, in the background of this composite image, awaits.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • March 31, 2017
Observer stories too wacky to be true ... weren't

Turns out, Obama isn't moving to Longboat Key

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Public hearing on the Key' s building height limit has been postponed.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • March 31, 2017
Longboat puts off height discussion after notification miscue

The decision comes after an advertising error.

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  • March 31, 2017
Longboat Key weather page photo: March 30

Claire Leininger captured this shot of a spectacular sunset on Longboat Key.

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B.J. Bishop pictured with husband Dave Bishop.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • March 31, 2017
Bishop chosen as Planning and Zoning chair

A vacancy on the board is expected to be filled in May.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 30, 2017
Save our Seabirds flies at Sunset Soiree

The 6th annual fundraiser took place on March 30 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 30, 2017
Bird Key models fashionable afternoon

The monthly style show took place on March 30.

  • Longboat Key
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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