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Longboat Key

    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2012
Light up our lives and the Key

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 28, 2012
FIVE FAST FACTS: Sea lions

Read up on sea lions before Stella, Rose and Kitty make their debut in Mote's "Sea Lions: On the Water's Edge" exhibit.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 28, 2012
Code changes to stall redevelopment

Applicants seeking redevelopment and some of the town's pool of 250 tourism units will have to wait until the town makes changes to its codes and Comp Plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Whitney Plaza LLC plans for a complete renovation of the interior and exterior of the existing buildings, and a building permit for portions of a new roof is currently under review.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 28, 2012
Whitney Beach renovation to begin

A $2 million renovation investment for Whitney Beach Plaza will start next week, according to members of a new corporation in control of the dilapidated plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 28, 2012
Town promotes healthy behavior

A new wellness program at Town Hall promotes walks over area bridges and provides employees with incentives for getting fit.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 28, 2012
Current mission: rip tide awareness

Key firefighters are working to spread awareness about the threat of rip tides.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Marilyn Bendell's artwork included many portraits in her Arts Center years but expanded into more abstract styles after moving to Santa Fe, N.M.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 28, 2012
Historic art-ifacts

Village residents Winnie Nelon and Carol Weiss have gathered an exhibit that focuses on four key figures in the Arts Center's 60-year history.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Longboat Key Center for the Art's courtyard as it looks today. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 28, 2012
Longboat Key Arts Center journeys ahead

As the Longboat Key Center for the Arts celebrates its 60th birthday Dec. 2, it looks back on its future and prepares for the journey ahead.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2012
Tennis Center nets 13th annual Observer Challenge

The 13th annual Observer Challenge tennis tournament kicks off Dec. 6, at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Stella
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 28, 2012
Sea lion exhibit is furry first for Mote

Patagonian sea lions Stella, Rose and Kitty will be the first furry marine mammals to be featured at Mote's aquarium.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The royals totally created with Legos in Hamleys Toy Shop.
  • By Stuart and Lois Scheyer
  • November 28, 2012
London and Paris Revisited

The Observer travel editors share outtakes from their recent travel log.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jo Ann Mixon, Rita Mazza, Traci Moore and Sandi Henley were still relishing their win Monday, Nov. 19, at Longboat Key Town Hall. Photo by Robin Hartill.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 28, 2012
Lawn party cashes in for local children

The Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party raised about $65,000, after event expenses, for local children.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • November 28, 2012
Season of Sharing kicks off 13th year of community philanthropy

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County will partner with local nonprofits this holiday season to benefit at-risk families in Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2012
Our View: Firefighters' delusion

Thanks to this tiring saga, Longboat Key Town Manager David Bullock recently graded his first-year performance with a "C." He had hoped to have this matter resolved by now.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • November 28, 2012
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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