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Longboat Key

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 29, 2016
LBO letters to the editor 06.30.16

Longboat Observer letters to the editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 29, 2016
Mote announces crocodilian exhibit

“Coastal Crocs” will open in early 2017.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 29, 2016
Lazy Lobster to raise money for Orlando

On June 30, the Lazy Lobster will raise money for the OneOrlandoFund.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 29, 2016
Vizcaya condo sells for $1,975,000 million

The Unit 3B2 condo at 2399 Gulf of Mexico Drive has two bedrooms, three baths and 2,961 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 29, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events in Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles hopes renovations preserve the iconic restaurant for generations to come.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 29, 2016
Town of Longboat Key blesses Mar Vista expansion

By the end of next summer, the iconic Longboat Key restaurant will have a second story, renovated interior and even a working water tower.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 29, 2016
Remembering Pattigeorge’s, a Longboat Key icon

In its more than 40 years, Pattigeorge’s has become a well-known Longboat establishment and hangout for locals.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Richard Gonzmart, president of the Columbia Restaurant Group, started in the family business when he was six. He represents the fourth generation in the family business.  Â
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • June 29, 2016
Pattigeorge’s new owner: ‘It’s my destiny’

Richard Gonzmart says the successor to Pattigeorge’s ‘won’t be anything we do now.’ He envisions patrons dining on a glass floor and watching fish.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 28, 2016
Rotary Club passes its gavel

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key celebrated its “Passing of the Gavel” June 28, at Cedars Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The town of Longboat Key will spend more than $10 million on its mid-island truck haul.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 28, 2016
Longboat Key suspends beach project for Fourth of July

The town will put its mid-Key sand haul on hold this weekend.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ron Johnson, 84, served on the Longboat Key Town Commission from 1998 to 2006.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 28, 2016
Ron Johnson: A life in focus

Former Mayor and avid volunteer and Ron Johnson died Monday night. He was 84.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 27, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club gets tacky

Bird Key Yacht Club hosted a Tacky Tourist party June 25.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Pattigeorge's is located at 4120 Gulf of Mexico Drive and overlooks Sarasota Bay. Photo by Dex Honea
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • June 26, 2016
UPDATE: Columbia Restaurant Group to buy Pattigeorge's

The Tampa-based restaurant group's plans for the site could have a historic connection to Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The town of Longboat Key is nearly finished with a mid-Key truck haul that has expanded island beaches.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 24, 2016
Longboat Key reaches for federal beach money

For the first time in its history, the town may get help from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to renourish its beaches.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By H. Terrell Griffin
  • June 23, 2016
Chapter 5: Trouble in Paradise

Chapter 5: Trouble in Paradise

  • Longboat Key
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