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Commissioners are holding a Goals and Objectives workshop, its first budget workshop and its 1 p.m. regular workshop today at Town Hall.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 20, 2013
Mar Vista approval to be reconsidered today

Commissioners will decide whether they want to take back its approval of a Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub project at a special meeting scheduled for 4 p.m. today.

  • Longboat Key
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Commissioner Terry Gans said he didn't see Ray Rajewski "soon enough" before he struck him with his vehicle last week.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 20, 2013
Gans hits Rajewski with SUV

Commissioner Terry Gans struck former commission candidate Ray Rajewski with his sport utility vehicle last week.

  • Longboat Key
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Jack Black and Melanie Massell
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Republican Club Barbecue

Members of the Longboat Key Republican Club met Sunday, May 19, at the Sarasota Yacht Club, for their regular meeting. Members mingled poolside and enjoyed food and beverages, as well as live music.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Attrition won't cover all Manatee School staff cuts
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 17, 2013
May 17: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Chapman, Atwell sworn in today at City Hall; Attrition won't cover all Manatee School staff cuts; Heritage Harbour ends lawsuit; Crosby begins Mote leadership role; Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 17, 2013
OBITUARY: Marcelyn Jean Henrikson

Marcelyn Jean "Marcy" Henrikson, 79, of Elgin, Ill., and Longboat Key, died May 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
President Emeritus Dr. Kumar Mahadevan, outgoing board chairman Robert Carter, incoming board chairman Gene Beckstein, and Mote President/CEO Dr. Michael Crosby
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 17, 2013
Crosby begins Mote leadership role

Dr. Michael Crosby took the helm of Mote yesterday following the retirement of Dr. Kumar Mahadevan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Willis students duct tape principal
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 16, 2013
May 16: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Truck drives through mangroves on Longboat Key; CONA opposes changes to Sarasota 2050 plan; Bay Isles home sells for $4.75 million; Willis students duct tape principal

  • Longboat Key
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Dawn Mims and Debra Fortosis
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: LBKC Networking Luncheon

More than 40 people attended the monthly Longboat Key Chamber networking lunch Thursday, May 16, at the Sand Dollar Rooftop Restaurant in the Holiday Inn on Lido Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Police Department officers reported a man lost control of his truck in the middle of the Key Thursday morning.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 16, 2013
Truck drives through seagrapes on Longboat Key

A white pickup truck lost control on Gulf of Mexico Drive Thursday, putting two holes in a stretch of seagrapes that sit across from the town's two mobile home parks.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 15, 2013
Bay Isles home sells for $4.75 million

The two-year-old home at 560 Harbor Point Road closed today.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Foodie feasts in Southside Village
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 15, 2013
May 15: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Atwell, Chapman win runoff election; Mar Vista approval attracts opposition; Desoto Speedway welcomes new owners, name; Foodie feasts in Southside Village

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Sheri Hennard, Laurie Gomes, Kim Davis and Jamie Aymerich were honored multiple times throughout the meeting for being such active volunteers.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Armand's Circle Annual Meeting

The St. Armand's Circle Association held its annual meeting Tuesday, May 14, in the "Sunset Room" at The Lido Beach Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Commissioners have heard fed-up residents say it whenever the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is discussed.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 15, 2013
The Colony question mark

The shuttered resort represents an unknown for potential buyers of Longboat Key properties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles, third from left, hosted a small gathering Tuesday at his Longboat Key restaurant to discuss issues some Village residents have with his project.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 15, 2013
Mar Vista approval attracts opposition

Longbeach Village residents flooded commissioners' inboxes over the weekend. Dozens of residents asked the commission to reconsider the restaurant's site-plan amendment.

  • Longboat Key
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Lee Fox
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 15, 2013
Fox, board disagree on SOS departure

Lee Fox says the Save Our Seabirds Board fired her, but board officials insist she rejected an extension of her contract.

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The Citizen Tax Oversight Committee meets once a year to review expenditures of revenue brought in from the infrastructure surtax. The 2026 meeting lasted about 15 minutes on Thursday, April 2.
  • April 6, 2026
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Emi Frydman checks out the basket of Easter eggs her family members found at the April 4 egg hunt at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church. The Easter activities, open to the public, made their return for the first time since the early 2020s through the efforts of church members.
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Lydia Lardner, 3, makes an impressive start filling up her Easter basket with Kelly Lardner and family at the April 3 Sand Cay Condominiums Beach Resort's Easter egg hunt, a beloved tradition at the resort for more than a decade.
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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding welcomes guest speaker Longboat Police Chief Russ Mager to update members about his approach to leadership since he assumed the role last autumn at the April 2 meeting.
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St. Regis at Longboat Key is a gulf-facing resort and condo development on the barrier island of Longboat Key. The Unicorp-developed property opened in 2024 at the former site of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
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