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Longboat Key

The Florida Department of Transportation’s contractor is suing the town of Longboat Key and three other firms for costs associated with fixing the Longboat Pass Bridge.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 30, 2017
Longboat Pass Bridge lawsuit moves forward

Mediation between the town of Longboat Key and a firm suing for more than $750,000 proved fruitless Friday.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 28, 2017
Global Luminaries light up Longboat

The Third Annual Contemporary Studio Glass Weekend opened at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts on Jan. 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 28, 2017
Atlantic City Boys visit Bird Key

The sold-out event included a cocktail hour, dinner and performance by the band.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 28, 2017
Artists bring creativity to St. Armands

Original work by more than 175 artists filled the Circle over the weekend.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A condo at Aria topped real estate sales for the week of Jan.9-13.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 26, 2017
Ari condominium sale tops weekly transactions

Residential real estate transactions for Jan. 9-Jan. 13.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2017
Longboat Key weather page photo: Jan. 26

Barbara Raber captured this shot of a snowy egret walking in the Longboat Key water.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 26, 2017
Longboat Chamber celebrates its members

The chamber held it annual meeting and awards breakfast on Jan. 26 at the Holiday Inn Sarasota-Lido Beach.

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  • Neighbors
In March 1981, Longboat Key voters voted in favor of a mid-Key bridge.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2017
Bridge to Longboat …

… 50 years of stop-and-go talking

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The town of Longboat Key bought Howard Rooks' 2.2 acre Amore restaurant property on Bay Isle Road for $2.2 million.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2017
Stakes rise on town center

The town’s acquisition of the Amore restaurant property makes sense for the development of a town cultural center. But it now raises important questions.

  • Longboat Key
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Judy Arndt, Louise Williams and Janet Shepherd
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 25, 2017
Christ Church hosts potluck dinner

Attendees gathered in the church's fellowship hall for their first Wednesday night dinner of the season.

  • Longboat Key
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Howard Rooks will sell the Amore building to the town of Longboat Key for $2.2 million.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 25, 2017
Town OKs deal to buy Amore

The $2.2 million deal adds another two acres to the future site of the Longboat Center for Arts, Culture and Education.

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  • News
The Gregorius brothers hope their app brings families and friends back together.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 25, 2017
StoryTime brings the family back together

The app's READwithME features allows users to video chat while reading the same book.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
At 183 feet in height, Islands West is one of the two tallest buildings on Longboat Key. The structure has a 360-foot setback from Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 25, 2017
How High: Building heights stall push for Longboat code changes

As town staff aim to bring dozens of properties into conformity, concerns about building heights bubble to the surface.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 25, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries

Norman Reiter, Doris Blair and Betty Swift died.

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Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force Chairman Tom Freiwald speaks to the crowd at Monday’s Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 25, 2017
Task Force makes progress with traffic fixes

Three of four ideas outlined by the Longboat Key group are moving forward.

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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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