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Longboat Key | Trending

If no objections are filed and acted upon by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a Longboat Pass dredging project, the project could begin later this year.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 13, 2015
Longboat Pass dredging permit moves forward

A permit period for filing objections to a Longboat Pass dredging project is over and the state is likely to issue a permit soon. But the project still needs a federal permit to proceed.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 13, 2015
Longboat Key Republican Club

Longboat Republicans learned about fraud at the Longboat Key Republican Club’s monthly meeting on March 13.

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This home at 65 Lighthouse Point Drive has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,933 square feet of living area. It sold for $3,012,500. (Courtesy photo of Matthew Morris Premier Sotheby’s International Realty)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 13, 2015
Lighthouse Point home sells for $3,012,500

A home in Lighthouse Point tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2015
Longboat Cops Corner 3.12.2015

Please enjoy this week's issue of the Cops Corner.

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  • Cops Corner
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort has been closed since 2010.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 13, 2015
Sanctions likely for Colony Lender

A judge said he will rule that Colony Lender violated an automatic bankruptcy stay.

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    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • March 12, 2015
3 Things: $2 million homes

If you’re able to spend $2 million on a home, Sarasota has some great options — and lots of them.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 12, 2015
Longboat Key Turtle Watch's Cheezeburgers in Paradise

Turtle lovers and supporters enjoyed Cheezeburgers in Paradise on March 11.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 12, 2015
Longboat Island Chapel fashion show

One hundred and ninety-five people enjoyed Longboat Island Chapel’s annual Lord’s Warehouse fashion show and luncheon on March 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 12, 2015
"Our Watery Selves" with Stephen Spotte and Mary Lou Johnson

Marine scientist and author Stephen Spotte spoke at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium with special guest photographer Mary Lou Johnson on March 12.

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  • Neighbors
Although Madelyn Spoll does not have an abundance of plants in her home, she enjoys the look of gardens and artwork portraying it.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 11, 2015
Q&A: Madelyn Spoll

Read our candid Q&A with Garden Club President Madelyn Spoll

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  • News
Lenny Landau will give a water and wastewater presentation on March 23.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 11, 2015
Landau pipes up about wastewater flow

Can the town stop the flow of saltwater and excess tax dollars across the bay for treatment?

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Dave Bullock
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 11, 2015
Commission confident Bullock isn’t leaving town

Who will be Longboat Key’s next town manager if Dave Bullock opts to retire? Commissioners don’t think they need to start the search just yet.

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  • News
Bayfront Park plans are moving forward as cost estimates are reduced.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 11, 2015
Project Longboat: A town timeline

The following projects are on the town’s agenda for the next two years.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 11, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 03.12.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Beachgoers have no recreational beach to walk on behind L’Ambiance at high tide.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 11, 2015
Beach loss erodes property owners’ wallets

L’Ambiance’s vanishing beach could also cause a $465,000 insurance credit to disappear.

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