Longboat Key

Kurt Schultheis
July 22, 2015

Power outage sparks concern

A 10-hour power outage on Longboat Key July 7 sheds light on the difficulty of repairing buried wires.

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Kristen Herhold
July 22, 2015

OBITUARY | Herbert Kellner

Herbert Kellner died Jan. 21

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Neighbors

Kurt Schultheis
July 22, 2015

A Conversation with Jason Berzowski

Longboat Key Fire Rescue Lieutenant and lead union negotiator Jason Berzowski, 37, is an eight-year employee of the town who trains rookies, sits at the negotiation table this summer to discuss contract negotiations and even cooks dinner at the fire house

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Observer Staff
July 21, 2015

Longboat Key photo contest winner: July 23

Jeffrey Jones submitted this photo, taken on Longboat Key.

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Neighbors

Kristen Herhold
July 21, 2015

TripAdvisor names Mote the fifth best aquarium in the U.S.

TripAdvisor listed Mote Marine Aquarium the fifth best aquarium in the U.S. and 15th best in the world in its 2015 Travelers’ Choice awards.

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Kurt Schultheis
July 21, 2015

Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant fetches $3.2 million

It will take at least a year for the new Longboat Key restaurant owners to get a new restaurant approved and built at 800 Broadway.

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Adam Hughes
July 21, 2015

Three-bedroom Bird Key home sells for $1,670,000

The home is on 524 N. Spoonbill Drive.

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Real Estate

Kurt Schultheis
July 20, 2015

Longboat Key Rotary Club receives grant for food pantry

From January through May, the Longboat Key Rotary Club supplied 13,556 pounds of food and 11,296 meals to needy Sarasota families.

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Kristen Herhold
July 18, 2015

Amore by Andrea savors its sounds

The Fiati Five wind quintet and soprano Katie Dukes performed music by both American and Italian composers on July 17.

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Neighbors

Kurt Schultheis
July 17, 2015

Town attains state permits for beach projects

All that stands in the way for three separate beach projects bringing millions of dollars worth of sand to the shores of Longboat Key is federal permits.

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Kurt Schultheis
July 16, 2015

Bullock provides transportation update

A comprehensive traffic analysis being performed by the Florida Department of Transportation will be ready sometime this fall.

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Matt Walsh
July 15, 2015

Great information for every LBK taxpayer

Kudos to Town Manager David Bullock and town staffers who produced the online information about the underground-utility referenda. It’s a ‘must-read’ for an informed electorate.