• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Holiday Gift Guide
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • LWR Life
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • LWR Life
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Holiday Gift Guide
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Longboat Key

    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 4, 2010
Dora takes a much knee-ded vacation to Georgia

Dora takes a much knee-ded vacation to Georgia

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 4, 2010
Home set for demolition stripped of valuables

Home set for demolition stripped of valuables

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 4, 2010
Christ Church honors facilities manager

Christ Church honors facilities manager

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 4, 2010
Interview process begins for Longboat residents

A subcommittee formed to review town operations at Town Hall interviewed two potential candidates last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 4, 2010
Subcommittee meeting sparks tourism debate

The Vision Plan Subcommittee debated whether tourism will influence or sustain Longboat Key's growth.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 4, 2010
OUR VIEW: Tax exemption is flawed

OUR VIEW: Tax exemption is flawed

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 4, 2010
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 4, 2010
Cops Corner

July 21 "Portable picnic" 9:11 a.m. - 500 block of Bay Isles Road. Larceny. A Longboat Key Public Tennis Center employee noticed that a redwood picnic bench was swiped from the picnic area of the tennis center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 4, 2010
Volunteers to bring scallops out of their shells at search

This year, participants will meet up at Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub for search.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 4, 2010
Mystery Florida conference reaches new chapter here

The two-day event will feature publishing and film insiders, along with crime-scene investigation experts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 4, 2010
Building Permits

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of July 23 through July 29, in order of dollar amounts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 4, 2010
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $1.8 million

Sharon Catallo, of Wetumpka, Ala., sold her home at 6417 Gulfside Road in the north-Key Sleepy Lagoon subdivision to Sunset 55 LLC, a Florida limited-liability company registered to Jim Allen, also of Wetumpka, for $1.8 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 4, 2010
WEATHER: Moonlit Morning

Rebecca Goldthwaite submitted this sunrise photo, taken at Beachplace, 1109 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Please send your sunset (or sunrise) photos to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228, or e-mail them to [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 3, 2010
Gault presents vision suggestions

Key resident Bob Gault believes the town needs to acquire input from potential visitors to see how Longboat Key is perceived.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Stephanie Hannum
  • August 3, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: FantaSea

Located on St. Armands Circle, FantaSea is a peaceful haven with a calming aroma.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
« 1327 1328 1329 1330 1331 1332 1333 1334 1335 1336 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Latest in Longboat Key

1
Sue Wertman has rung the bell outside the Publix on Longboat Key on behalf of the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key since 2013.
  • December 21, 2025
Longest-serving Longboat bellringer attributes motivation to family
2
Keera Herbst, Donn Githens, Kim Verreault and Alexa Olivas help celebrate the opening of the new Longboat Key Goodwill bookstore and donation site on Dec. 18.
  • December 20, 2025
Longboat Goodwill officially celebrates grand opening
3
Traffic cleared after fire, bridge malfunction in Sarasota, Longboat
  • December 19, 2025
Traffic cleared after fire, bridge malfunction in Sarasota, Longboat
4
Artist JC Wayne hangs the ninth and final piece in her series "Atomic Universe," the latest installation at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church. The display will be up throughout the holiday season.
  • December 19, 2025
Artist delves into ideas of existence at Longboat exhibition
5
Locations of the new St. Armands speed tables are marked in red.
  • December 19, 2025
St. Armands speed humps will be replaced with permanent speed tables

App

Download the Your Observer app

Stay in the know with the latest local news. Any device, anytime, anywhere.

DOWNLOAD NOW

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2025 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.

The Your Observer App is Here!

Get local news you can trust — now on your phone, tablet or laptop. Fast. Free. Easy to Use.
Stay informed, wherever you are.

Download Now