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Longboat Key

Town Hall will host three separate Longboat Key Town Commission meetings today.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 24, 2012
Commission reviews Colony this morning

Longboat Key commissioners have three meetings today to discuss the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, a future sand project and the budget.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Richard Stepp, Rebecca Taylor with Jamo and Kathleen Powell
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 23, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: BKYC Luau Party

Members of the Bird Key Yacht Club enjoyed a night of luau fun Saturday, Sept. 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Herb Berman and Jym Agem
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 23, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: SYC Dock Party

The 106 Slipholders at the Sarasota Yacht Club were treated to a party on the dock Saturday, Sept. 22. The slipholders were thanked by the club with a party for preparing their boats for Tropical Storm Isaac.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jacqueline Daly, Mayor Suzanne Atwell and Krista Karnis pose in front of a Fisker Karma Saturday, Sept. 22 during the Electrify the Circle Pre Party at The Met on St. Armands.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 23, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Electrify the Circle Pre Party

A group 60 guests enjoyed an evening at The Met on St. Armands learning about and driving high-end electric cars Saturday, Sept. 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Town Manager Dave Bullock, Vice Mayor David Brenner and town attorney David Persson hold a discussion after a court hearing at the Judge Lynn N. Silvertooth Judicial Center Thursday in Sarasota.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 21, 2012
Town, IPOC spar over code changes

Sarasota County Clerk of the 12th Circuit Court Judge Lee Haworth will wait to make a ruling on a code change declaratory relief case that was debated Thursday in his courtroom.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Join Alex Mahadevan and Mallory Gnaegy as they report today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 20, 2012
Sept. 20: Daily Headlines Video

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  • Siesta Key
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Circle Books owner Eric Lamboley, pictured in 2006.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 20, 2012
Circle Books closes after 13 years

The independent St. Armands book store was popular with both local and national authors.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 20, 2012
Sentry Management opens LBK office

The company's Sarasota division has opened a satellite office in Mediterranean Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
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Phyllis Black, president of the Longboat Key Republican Club, poses with John Dent and guest speaker Kathy Dent, Supervisor of Elections Wednesday, Sept. 19 at Longboat Key Republican Club’s meeting at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 20, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Republican Club

The Longboat Key Republican Club held an event Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the Sarasota Yacht Club. The 60 guests enjoyed a cocktail hour, dinner and guest speaker Kathy Dent, the supervisor of elections.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 19, 2012
Sept. 19: Daily Headlines Video

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 19, 2012
Great white named for original Shark Lady

A 2,500-pound great white shark was tagged and named for Mote founder Dr. Eugenie "Genie" Clark.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2012
Les Ciseaux staying on Circle

There's a salon on St. Armands that's up for sale, but it isn't Les Ciseaux Luxury Hair Salon and Spa.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
"I don't feel that we got bad legal advice. The saying always goes that you get two lawyers in a room and end up with three opinions ... " Mayor Jim Brown said.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 19, 2012
Town officials defend legal advice

The majority of the Longboat Key Town Commission feels it received proper legal advice regarding the Longboat Key Club's Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Building Official Wayne Thorne sent a letter to affected Colony Beach & Tennis Resort officials Sept. 12, informing them that ProNet Group Inc., a firm hired by Citizens Property Insurance to inspect the building, discovered major concerns.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 19, 2012
Engineer labels mid-rise 'unsafe'

After an engineering firm discovered corroded beams at the Colony, the PZ&B Department posted warning signs at mid-rise hotel tower.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Currently, the highest steeple on the Key is Longboat Island Chapel at 67 feet high, when calculated from ground level. File photo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 19, 2012
Church steeples on the Key won't soar to new heights

Town planning staff discovered the structure height loophole when it was making changes to its Comprehensive Plan.

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