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Longboat Key

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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 14, 2012
Village district makes date with history

April 2009 was history-in-the-making for the Longbeach Village. So, how did everyone miss it?

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 14, 2012
Association pushes back unit-owner vote

The Longboat Key Town Commission had a stern warning for the interests in the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort last week: Work out a resolution or risk losing more than half of the resort's 237 units.

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Architect Gary Hoyt presented the sketches at Wednesday’s meeting.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 14, 2012
North end enters discussion zone

The Longbeach Village Association heard ideas recently generated as part of a community-based planning exercise for the north end.

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  • By Rod Thomson
  • March 14, 2012
Bondi. Pam Bondi.

Attorney Gen. Pam Bondi will give the keynote presentation at a breakfast co-hosted by the Republican Club of Longboat Key Friday, March 16 at Sarasota Yacht Club.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 14, 2012
News Briefs

Town will hold public information meetings; Three-car crash delays traffic on GMD; Inlet Management Plan discussion rescheduled; Early voting ends Friday

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 14, 2012
Our View: Colony needs a new knight

There is a simple solution to the legal morass that is killing the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort: Money.

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Nosh-A-Rye Manager Marlene Zobel, server Sharon Jagger and owner Barbara Bowman. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 14, 2012
Nosh-A-Rye to close in April

The owner of Nosh-A-Rye describes the decision to close the 15-year-old Longboat Key restaurant as 'bittersweet.'

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A recent string of incidents has prompted Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle to ask officers to increase their visibility and provide extra patrol at the shuttered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort and the largely vacant Whitney Beach Plaza.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 14, 2012
Police increase patrols of Colony, Whitney Beach

Police Chief Al Hogle told officers to provide extra patrols at the Colony and Whitney Beach Plaza after a string of vandalism and incidents was reported.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 14, 2012
Voters supply questions, demand answers at debate

Vice Mayor David Brenner and challenger Ray Rajewski debated for the first time Monday night. The Longboat Key Club's plan was the $400 million question.

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An architectural rendering depicts the view of Dry Dock Waterfront Restaurant with its second-floor dining area extended toward Sarasota Bay. Courtesy rendering.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 14, 2012
Dry Dock owner suggests overlay district is needed

Eric Hammersand wrote to the mayor that the idea could enhance waterfront dining for Key restaurants.

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Like the Naples hybrid store, the Longboat Key Publix will offer an enhanced selection of artisan cheeses and will have a cheese specialist on staff. Photo courtesy of Publix.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 14, 2012
Publix plan nears checkout time

The Lakeland-based supermarket chain still aims to close its existing Publix in April to re-open by the end of this year.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 14, 2012
Letter to the Editor

Rajewski responds: "Here are a few observations concerning your 'Profile in leadership: Brenner'"

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 14, 2012
Town manager drafts questions for zoning, Comp Plan review

The Longboat Key town manager has put together a draft list of five categories of framing questions to serve as a starting point for discussion about what the town seeks in a possible review of its Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 14, 2012
Commission to discuss community center concept

The Longboat Key Town Commission will discuss a proposed community center for Bayfront Park Recreation Center Thursday.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 14, 2012
Circle will seek BID extension

St. Armands Business Improvement District Chairman Marty Rappaport is proposing a 10-year extension of the BID more than two years after a referendum for such a measure failed.

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