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Longboat Key

The Florida Department of Transportation is in the process of constructing a pedestrian crosswalk across connecting First Street to Ritz-Carlton Boulevard in Sarasota.
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 15, 2018
Residents, officials monitor bayfront traffic

Longboat Key residents are hopeful changes along U.S. 41 will reduce seasonal congestion, but a new crosswalk may complicate matters.

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Debra Williams
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • May 14, 2018
Longboat newcomer appointed to Planning and Zoning Board

Debra Williams, a 55 year old former planning and zoning board member of a small town in New Jersey, was unanimously appointed to the board by the Town Commission.

  • Longboat Key
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    In Memoriam |
  • May 14, 2018
Allen Kershman

Allen Kershman, 1931-2018, died on May 10, 2018 after retiring in Longboat Key, Florida, his obituary tribute is publishing in the Longboat Observer of the Observer Media Group.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
    In Memoriam |
  • May 14, 2018
Beverly Minkin Addison

Beverly Minkin Addison, August 20, 1927 - March 3, 2018, of Santa Monica, California and Sarasota, Florida died at the age of 90, her obituary tribute is publishing in the Longboat Observer of the Observer Media Group.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • May 14, 2018
Survey: Longboat workers impacted by SCAT cancellation

A proposed cancellation of SCAT Route 18 would impact at least 13 businesses on Longboat Key, according to a survey conducted by the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 14, 2018
Lido Shores home sells for $7 million

Lido, real estate, top sale, Lido Shores, built by architect Clifford Scholz, sold $7 million, 1219 Westway Drive, sold by Deborah Beacham, Michael Saunders & Co. Real Estate, Sarasota

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 11, 2018
Kiwanis Club hosts expert on opioid crisis as luncheon speaker

Public is invited to attend May 17 event at Portofino.

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Amy Anthofer and Nurse of the Year Charlene Chirillo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 11, 2018
The Resort at Longboat Key Club thanks nurses

To finish off National Nurses Week, the Resort honored area nurses with lunch on May 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 9, 2018
Robert Ruff swings into 90th birthday

About 40 tennis friends gathered May 9 to celebrate Robert Ruff at The Resort at Longboat Key Club Tennis Gardens.

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  • Neighbors
This home at 1219 Westway Drive recently sold for $7 million. Built in 2003, it has five bedrooms, six-and-two-half baths and a pool.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 9, 2018
Lido home sells for $7 million

Residential real estate transactions for April 23-27.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Emily Walsh
  • May 9, 2018
The opioid crisis here is real — and big

Manatee County has the highest opioid death rate in the state. Even so, local efforts to combat it are making some progress.

  • Longboat Key
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File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 9, 2018
Turtle Tracks

Turtle nesting season on Longboat Key has begun.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gratehouse calls the 50s the new 30s and said it's never too late to reinvent yourself. Photo courtesy of Mary Gratehouse and Jason Gentile
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 9, 2018
Mary Gratehouse wins Ms. Florida International title

As Ms. Florida International, Longboat Key's Mary Gratehouse will now spend the next year traveling as an ambassador for Easterseals.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 9, 2018
Cops Corner: Be on the lookout . . .

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • May 8, 2018
Longboat eyes new streetlights

The town of Longboat Key has been thinking about new streetlights as part of its project to put all overhead wires underground .

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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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