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Longboat Key

The community center and library's set-aside location is roughly that occupied by the former Amore restaurant. The conceptual building is placed to show scale, not design.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 30, 2022
Sarasota County adds $1 million for town library development

Addition to Sarasota County's capital budget paves the way for the first step in building a facility in town.

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Sarasota Bay, under which the town of Longboat Key's sewage flows in a 20-inch pipeline, is designated a Class II waterway by the state, only behind waterway that supply drinking water.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 27, 2022
Longboat Key builds funds first, then aims to construct sewer pipeline

Longboat Key's sewer line project aims to add redundancy to a system that previously had not had that luxury.

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    In Memoriam |
  • May 27, 2022
William Stewart Cloud

William Stewart Cloud (Stew) of Longboat Key, Florida passed away on May 12, 2022 surrounded by family members at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

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  • Tributes & Obituaries
Under a rule approved in a special session of the Florida legislature, buildings along the shore will have to be inspected every 25 years.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 27, 2022
Lawmakers follow through on condo inspections

Longboat leaders had prepared rules of their own in case special session came up empty.

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Bayfront Park’s recreation center is expected to get a new roof in the next budget cycle, an accelerated budget line item based on the needs of the building.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 27, 2022
Longboat Key's capital budget lines up big-ticket items

Long-term spending and funding sources have their own place in Longboat budget.

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Four pickleball courts are proposed adjacent to the tennis courts.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 26, 2022
Rehearing planned for Longboat Key pickleball proposal

Planning and Zoning Board will take up matter again on June 21, though notices begin showing up for now-canceled June 6 Town Commission discussion.

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Mayor Ken Schneier proclaims May 21-27, 2022 as National Safe Boating Week. Behind him from left to right are rear admiral Bill Merlin, flotilla commander James Barnard, flotilla officer Zac Tapp, and rear admiral Steve Branham.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • May 26, 2022
Longboat Key mayor signs safe boating proclamation

Safe Boating Week is May 21-27.

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Builders of the St. Regis project this month received permits for vertical construction, advancing from previous foundation work.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 26, 2022
Taxes unpaid on 244 former Colony parcels under Unicorp ownership

The developer of Longboat Key's St. Regis resort and condo project says it's working with Sarasota County to make sure all taxes are paid.

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Summer reading list
    By
  • Emily Walsh
  • May 25, 2022
Summer reading list

As readers head back north and embark on summer travel, stay connected with Observer news and information wherever you are.

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Longboat Key Turtle Watch president Tim Thurman, store manager Melanie Dale and vice president Cyndi Seamon
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 25, 2022
J. McLaughlin donates to Longboat Key Turtle Watch

The funds were raised through Sip and Shop events, where the store shared profits with the turtle watch.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 25, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 26

Joanne Hummert captured a swan and its reflection on the Longboat Key Club golf course.

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  • Neighbors
After three weeks to convert the Lazy Lobster, the new seafood restaurant reopened on May 11 on Lockwood Ridge Road in Manatee County.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 25, 2022
Lazy Lobster in Sarasota converted to Kacey's Seafood

The price of protein was rising, so the owners decided to make a change.

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Participants carried flags as they made their way north. Photo courtesy of Tina Adams.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 25, 2022
Longboat Key firefighters participate in Carry the Load walk

The walk goes for 30 days nationwide every year to honor the nation's first responders.

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  • Neighbors
Hurricane Irma in 2017 delivered enough wind to down trees and signs on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 25, 2022
Longboat residents urged to prepare, act during hurricane season

Evacuation orders don't come lightly, so follow them when issued, leaders say.

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Built in 1995, Unit 14B has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,139 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 25, 2022
Regent Place condo sells for $4 million

A Regent Place condo tops the week's sales at $4 million

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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding welcomes guest speaker Longboat Police Chief Russ Mager to update members about his approach to leadership since he assumed the role last autumn at the April 2 meeting.
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St. Regis at Longboat Key is a gulf-facing resort and condo development on the barrier island of Longboat Key. The Unicorp-developed property opened in 2024 at the former site of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
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