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Longboat Key

    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • September 14, 2016
Longboat Key navigates undergrounding crossroads

Town staff has outlined three major courses the commission could take to address concerns about underground utility funding.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
General Manager Jeff Mayers, AAA Field Manager Don Schwartz, Director of Communications Sandra Rios and Director of Resort Operations Rick Benninghove
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 13, 2016
Longboat Key Club hosting career fair today and tomorrow

Resorts around Longboat Key are looking to fill various positions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Staff members plant young coral in a nursery near damaged reef in Grenada. Photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 13, 2016
Mote Marine and The Nature Conservancy sign MOU for coral restoration initiative

The goal of the initiative is to restore more than one million coral reefs across the region.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • September 13, 2016
Cash indicators look green for Longboat Key Finance Committee

Cash indicators look green for Longboat Key Finance Committee

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • September 12, 2016
$1B Colony Beach and Tennis Resort remains on track

Longboat Key Commission grants latest requests from developer

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 11, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club learns how to cook

56 members attended the chef demo and chose between two dishes for dinner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 10, 2016
Mote Marine charges start to National Drive Electric Week

Mote hosted its 5th annual Electrify the Island on Sept 10. The event is the kick-off to National Drive Electric Week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The mast of a sunken sailboat is visible to the left of another vessel in Sarasota Bay.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • September 9, 2016
Swamped sailboat in Sarasota Bay spotlights derelict vessel issues on Longboat Key

Vulgar behavior, danger from leaky boats spurs complaints to Longboat Key Police Department.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 9, 2016
Longboat Key Public Works honors victims of 9/11

2,977 flags were placed along GMD in honor of each life lost during the 9/11 attacks.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
ManaSota League of Cities President Linda Yates, second from left, engages Thursday with members, from left: Brian Williams of Palmetto, Kit McKeon of Venice and Jean Peelen of Holmes Beach.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • September 8, 2016
ManaSota League of Cities refines push for more local government power

Undeterred by lack of legislative success a year ago

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Billie Dawson captured this shot of an osprey that landed in the Sarasota Bay mangroves off Longboat Key during Hurricane Hermine.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 8, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Sept. 8

Billie Dawson captured this shot of an osprey that landed in the Sarasota Bay mangroves off Longboat Key during Hurricane Hermine.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 8, 2016
American Flag tradition to continue in honor of 9/11

GMD will be lined with American flags for each individual who lost his or her life during the 9/11 attacks.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • September 8, 2016
Why beaches erode

Mother Nature, of course, constantly erodes the sand on the region’s beaches. But the government agencies certainly make matters worse when it comes to renourishing.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 7, 2016
East Meets West Expo brings businesses together

The 8th Annual East Meets West Business Expo sold out of vendor space four weeks ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key police reports from Aug. 30-Sept. 5.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 7, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 09.07.16

Longboat Key police reports from Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2016.

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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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