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Longboat Key

A section of Gulf of Mexico Drive just south of Bay Isles parkway will be repaired tonight.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 21, 2010
Paving repair scheduled for tonight

A construction crew will be repairing a section of Gulf of Mexico Drive tonight. Expect temporary lane closures.

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  • News
Town attorney David Persson is working to clarify the town's Comprehensive Plan.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 21, 2010
Comp Plan amendment moves forward

Town attorney David Persson and town special counsel Nancy Stroud presented a resolution that clarifies the uses, densities and intensities allowed in the land-use categories of the Comprehensive Plan this morning.

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  • News
Dr. Kumar Mahadevan is president of Mote Marine Laboratory.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 21, 2010
Mote receives $25,000 BOOST grant

The award is one of 38 grants from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

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About 75% of the 35,000-square-foot shopping center is currently vacant.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 20, 2010
Whitney Beach Plaza sells for $3.7 million

Juliani Kenney Investment Capital LLC purchased the plaza.

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  • Real Estate
Islandside Property Owners Coalition attorney Michael Furen submitted a petition challenge in July.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 20, 2010
Judge sets code amendment hearings

The Islandside Property Owners Coalition is challenging code changes made by the Town Commission.

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Leo and Margie Tonner
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • December 19, 2010
Gulfshore residents gather for good time

Gulfshore of Longboat Key residents gathered Dec. 19 at the clubhouse for a holiday party. Hosts for the evening were Nancy and Mike Freeland. For the festive occasion, Nancy Freeland adorned a tabletop display with a snowy village.

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Savannah and Michelle Gallatin
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • December 18, 2010
BKYC Holiday party brings cheer to children

Bird Key Yacht Club members had a merry time at their holiday party Saturday, Dec. 18.

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Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber President Tom Aposporos is leading efforts to improve Longboat's trolley system.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 17, 2010
Trolley group motors forward

A group seeking solutions for the Longboat Key trolley route hopes to form relationships with the town and Manatee and Sarasota counties.

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  • News
Gilly the Shark hangs out with Mote Public Relations Specialist Hayley Rutger.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 17, 2010
Santa Jaws program continues at Mote

Photo-ops with Gilly the Shark will take place from noon to 2 p.m., Dec. 18.

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  • News
Commissioner Phillip Younger discussed the island-wide beach project at the regular workshop Dec. 16.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 16, 2010
Commission chooses sand, structures

The Longboat Key Town Commission chose an option Thursday that will ask the voters two separate referendum questions for sand and north end structures in March.

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  • News
Cannons Marina owner David Miller also earned an award from Sarasota Bay Watch in June.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 16, 2010
Cannons wins fifth Florida DEP award

The Longboat Key marina was named a Florida Clean Boatyard and Clean Marina.

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  • News
The workshop will be at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 16, 2010
Commission considers beach options

The Longboat Key Town Commission will review a list of four scenarios involving its island-wide beach renourishment project at its regular workshop today.

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Town Manager Bruce St. Denis says the Islander groins installed last year are an example of an alternative technology that works.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 15, 2010
The Sand Man

On the eve of the Town Commission's decision on which beach renourishment project to choose, both the town manager, beach engineer and consultants back the town's decision to dredge.

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Welfonder
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 15, 2010
Welfonder doubles up on her latest novels

For the first time in her 10-year career, Longboat Key romance novelist Sue-Ellen Welfonder will release two books within one month.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 15, 2010
There's still time to show your holiday spirit

There's still time to get into the holiday spirit. The Longboat Observer's judges will finish making their lists of the island's best and brightest decorations for the annual "Light Up the Keys" contest this week and deliver special stocking stuffers to winners Friday, Dec. 17.

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