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Longboat Key

Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles aims to redevelop his restaurant.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 26, 2016
Longboat Key restaurants move forward with changes

Owners of Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub and the former Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant push ahead with redevelopment.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 23, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club has a ball

Bird Key Yacht Club members turned into jocks at the All Sports Ball April 23.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 22, 2016
Temple Beth Israel celebrates Passover

Longboat Key residents celebrated the first night of Passover April 22, at Temple Beth Israel.

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Gerry Dice submitted this photo of her grandson, Nate VanDrunen, and great-grandaughter, Winnie, walking along the beach on Longboat Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 21

Gerry Dice submitted this photo of her grandson, Nate VanDrunen, and great-grandaughter, Winnie, walking along the beach on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 20, 2016
Sun sets on Seaplace’s season

Seaplace hosted its final party of the season, Sunset at Seaplace, April 20.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 20, 2016
Town goal: Buy GMD

Longboat’s Town Commission appears emboldened to convince FDOT that the Gulf of Mexico Drive crosswalks should be removed. Why not go all the way?

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 20, 2016
An old idea resurrected: a bridge to Longboat Key

The idea has been around since the 1960s.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 20, 2016
Virginia Sanders: A force for preservation

Virginia Sanders’ diminutive stature and cheery persona belied her passion for the environment.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 20, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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Exterior
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 20, 2016
Acqua Vita nears completion

Acqua Vita, at 5050 Gulf of Mexico Drive, held its soft opening April 15.

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Ronson celebrates his 90th birthday April 12.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 20, 2016
Harold Ronson celebrates 90

Longboat Key resident Harold Ronson turned 90 April 12.

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Jane Hunter and Gene Luca, who are spearheading the Rotary Club of Longboat Key's involvement with Campaign Against Summer Hunger.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 20, 2016
Rotary Club helps steer drive to end summer hunger

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key is working with All Faiths Food Bank’s Campaign Against Summer Hunger program.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 20, 2016
Tiffany Plaza condo sells for $1,375,000

The Unit 604 condo at 4325 Gulf of Mexico Drive has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,747 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Longboat Key town commissioners have soured on plans for a north-end crosswalk.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 20, 2016
Commission on crosswalks: Get 'em out of the town

Longboat Key town commissioners have found consensus on the controversial crosswalk issue — get rid of them.

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Floridays aims to place a hotel on the north end of Longboat Key.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 20, 2016
Longboat Key redevelopment projects face long road ahead

Town staff aim to clarify land use policies as development proposals trickle in.

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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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