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Longboat Key

Buildings still being removed at former Colony resort.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 5, 2018
Colony developer's request for on-site sales office delayed for a month

Colony developer's request for on-site sales office delayed for a month

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    In Memoriam |
  • November 5, 2018
Pauline Breault Feole

Pauline Breault Feole, 91, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on Oct. 30, 2018 at The Arbor at Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro, N.C., she was born March 14, 1927 in Lewiston, Maine. Her obituary tribute is publishing in the L

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • November 4, 2018
All Angels by the Sea says farewell to Father David Danner

A celebratory welcome and a sad farewell made up All Angels by the Sea's Welcome Back Brunch on Nov. 4.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • November 4, 2018
Longboat Island Chapel welcomes back members

Congregants of Longboat Island Chapel celebrate the return of its seasonal members as well as members of its "senior class."

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 3, 2018
Ferraris a hit on St. Armands Circle

Ferrari club's 18th annual event raises money for Shriners Hospital for Children.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Fire Rescue
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 2, 2018
Longboat firefighters union OKs new contract

Longboat firefighters approve contract

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Salem was brought to Mote after stranding near St. Petersburg. Photo courtesy of Miguel Montalvo / Mote Marine Laboratory.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 1, 2018
Mote cares for stranded dolphin

The female bottlenose dolphin, nicknamed Salem, arrived at Mote Oct. 31 after stranding near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge fishing pier.

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Bruno Kapacinskas, Manatee County’s Business Resource Manager and Gail Loefgren, Longboat Chamber president, talk about available loans for red tide victims.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 1, 2018
Federal and state help available to businesses hurt by red tide

Federal and state help available to businesses hurt by red tide

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Former Amore restaurant
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 1, 2018
Longboat expects to begin demolition at Amore

Demolition bids are due Nov. 16.

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  • Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: Nov. 1

Ben Cooper photographed these birds on North Lido Beach.

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Platooning pedestrians in the St. Armands Circle crosswalks, with the help of a crossing officer, is one of the proposals supported by Longboat leaders.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • October 31, 2018
Longboat Key officials not happy about planned roundabout

Town hired consultant to study roundabout

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Chuck Whittall
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • October 31, 2018
Whittall seeks Commission OK for sales office

Unicorp leader says office needed to fuel marketing and financing; Planning & Zoning Board rejected similar request in October.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 31, 2018
St. Armands hosts spooktacular fright night

The 10th annual event featured candy, costumes and of course, a "Thriller" performance by the Sarasota High School Drama Department.

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Last year, a group traveled with the chamber to China. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 31, 2018
Chamber jet sets for South Africa

The public is invited to embark on a 12-day trip to South Africa in May with the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce.

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A condominium in The Beach Residences recently sold for $3.35 million. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,550 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.7 million in 2014.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 31, 2018
Condo at The Beach Residences sells for $3.35 million

Residential real estate transactions for Oct. 15-19.

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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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