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Longboat Key

Inter-District Authority board members were unanimous in their decision.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 8, 2015
Longboat Key's Anne Ross named Lakewood Ranch exec

She expects to start in her new role in early November, pending contract negotiations.

  • East County
  • News
Country Club Shores resident and undergrounding utilities supporter Bob Gault is ready to bury utilities in his neighborhood.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 8, 2015
Country Club Shores strongly supports undergrounding project

The five sections of Country Club Shores are preparing to bury their neighborhood power lines if a Gulf of Mexico Drive referendum to bury the utilities doesn’t pass.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • October 7, 2015
Bird Key Sea Gals soar to season

The women of Bird Key Yacht Club gathered for Sea Gals on Oct. 7.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • October 7, 2015
Chamber members gather at Café L’Europe

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its monthly networking luncheon at Café L’Europe on Oct. 7.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
The home, at 423 Polk Drive, has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,886 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 7, 2015
John Ringling Estates home sells for $950,000

The home, at 423 Polk Drive, has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,886 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The two-bed, two-bath 2,336-square-foot home, at 7155 La Lenaire Drive, is for sale for $1.5 million.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • October 7, 2015
Jewfish Key home for sale

The two-bed, two-bath 2,336-square-foot home, at 7155 La Lenaire Drive, is for sale for $1.5 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Last year’s Grand Marshal and World War II veteran Lee Auslander, then 100, with Andy Hooker and Andy Sawyer.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • October 7, 2015
Rotary Club to honor veterans

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key will host its second annual Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Carol Erker volunteers at Tuttle Elementary School’s food panty, a biweekly event organized by the Rotary Club of Longboat Key.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • October 7, 2015
Conversation with Carol Erker

Carol Erker serves as the Rotary Club of Longboat Key's president.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Fire Rescue Union Vice President Keith Tanner, firefighter/paramedic Jose Rivera Jr., Firefighter Lt. and union negotiator Jason Berzowski and firefighter/paramedic Brandon Desch make up the fire union's negotiation team.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 7, 2015
Town, firefighters play numbers game

Longboat Key firefighters like the extra $312,546 in wages the town proposes. But they say the town must subtract the 11% retirement contribution they pay toward a frozen plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Police Sergeant Lee Smith and Officer Ray Bergeron activated their squad car lights in the 5400 block of Gulf Of Mexico Drive Sept. 30, which started a chase on the north end of the Key.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 7, 2015
Car theft suspects arrested after chase

A reminder to anyone driving a stolen vehicle: Longboat Key has license cameras. Just ask the four people who were arrested last week after a high-speed chase.

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  • News
Tables available for $20 per seat will be lined up along Sarasota Bay at Bayfront Park for the town's 60th anniversary party Nov. 14.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 7, 2015
Longboat Key at 60: Get ready to party

The free event will have no admission at the door and will foster community spirit by allowing residents to bring blankets and their own food and beverages. Cost for the town? $13,765.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority board members noted in a Sept. 30 meeting that Anne Ross “shoots high above the rest" on paper.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 7, 2015
Ross is the LWR post front-runner

Longboat Key Assistant Town Manager Anne Ross is one of two finalists being considered for the Lakewood Ranch executive director position.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gene Jaleski claims the town acted in error when it voted to remove information from the town website in September.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 7, 2015
Jaleski files ethics complaint

Gene Jaleski believes the town broke the law by removing information from its website about a neighborhood undergrounding project. Will the Florida Elections Commission agree?

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Mayor Jack Duncan and Sarasota County Commission Chairwoman Carolyn Mason praised each other's commissions Monday for working well together.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 7, 2015
Town updates Sarasota County on top priorities

Town Manager Dave Bullock told two sets of commissioners Monday in Sarasota that beach projects are a top priority, followed by several other issues in fiscal 2016.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 7, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 10.8.15

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

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