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Longboat Key

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  • December 16, 2015
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor 12.17.15

Tunnel under Gulf of Mexico Drive; Refugees

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  • Opinion
Approximately 45 north-end residents packed Longboat Key Town Hall Monday afternoon to inform the Longboat Key Town Commission they don’t want their power lines buried.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 15, 2015
Neighborhood undergrounding referendum moves forward

The Longboat Key Town Commission moved forward with a referendum to bury power lines in neighborhoods Monday while residents debate the fairness of the funding formula.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michael Hein, the former city manager of Tucson, Ariz., was selected as the town’s new assistant town manager Friday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 14, 2015
Bullock selects new assistant town manager

Michael Hein, the former city manager of Tucson, Ariz., was selected as the town’s new assistant town manager Friday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Drop off a new, unwrapped toy valued at $5 at the Longboat Key Police Department, 5460 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 11, 2015
Town collecting items for Toys for Tots

Drop off a new, unwrapped toy valued at $5 at Longboat Key Town Hall or the Longboat Key Police Department.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 11, 2015
Chamber gets in the holiday spirit

Members of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce gathered for a holiday Business After Hours Dec. 10, at Harry’s Continental Kitchens.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 10, 2015
Christ Church makes Santa’s nice list

Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian hosted a Christmas party for 75 of their reading buddies on Dec. 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association’s annual owners meeting will start as scheduled 9 a.m. Dec. 15 on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 10, 2015
Judge blesses Colony owners’ meeting

Owners are also scheduled to hear development presentations from the MW Development Group/The Lutgert Cos. and Unicorp President Chuck Whittall Dec. 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 10, 2015
Garden Club falls in Amore

The Longboat Key Garden Club celebrated the holidays Dec. 9, at Amore by Andrea.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Niki Muller, of Longboat Key, submitted this photo of a sparrow on a fence.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 10, 2015
Longboat Key weather page photo: Dec. 10

Niki Muller, of Longboat Key, submitted this photo of a sparrow on a fence.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2015
Longboat Observer wins Newspaper of the Year

The Longboat Observer won the Local Media Association's Newspaper of the Year award, while the East County Observer and Sarasota Observer also won accolades.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • December 9, 2015
Cost vs. benefit of no poles

If Longboat voters approve underground lines for neighborhoods, the town’s long-term debt will go up 580%. Stunning. But in context, it’ll be worth the investment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The exterior of the Centre Shops was completely renovated.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 9, 2015
Centre Shops has a colorful renovation

The renovations to the Centre Shops provide an increase in tenants and business.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Ursula Abplanalp
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 9, 2015
The sound of alphorn music

Ursula Abplanalp, who spends several weeks a year on Longboat Key, plays the alphorn each day on the patio of her Sleepy Lagoon home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 9, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 12.10.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Longboat Key Deputy Police Chief Frank Rubino urges residents to call whenever they see something suspicious.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 9, 2015
Would crime watch deter burglars...or buyers?

Longboat Key Police rely on residents to be their eyes and ears in the community, but so far none of those eyes and ears has organized an official crime watch.

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