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Longboat Key

When complete next year, Zota Beach Resort will feature a new 84-room hotel tower in addition to a completely renovated 103-room hotel that sits on the site at 4711 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 25, 2015
Former Hilton becomes Zota Beach Resort

Zota Beach Resort, the new name of the former Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort, will open in late 2016.

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  • News
Longboat Key will receive $1.5 million from the state for a $3.5 million Longboat Pass sand dredging project that will begin later this summer.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 25, 2015
Town beach project survives governor's cuts

Florida Governor Rick Scott signed off on a $1.5 million funding expenditureTuesday for an estimated $3.5 million Longboat Pass dredging project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • June 24, 2015
OUR VIEW | how to address the noise

Inform the revelers. If they know they can be fined or jailed, they’ll change their behavior.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 24, 2015
Spice & Tea Exchange goes to Bahama

The Spice & Tea Exchange on St. Armands held its monthly chef series at Tommy Bahama on June 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 24, 2015
Longboat Chamber opens it house

Longboat Key residents, visitors and workers enjoyed the Chamber of Commerce’s first community open house on June 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 24, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 6.25.15

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

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Jay Tallman, head of Ascentia Development Group, had confidence the time was right to begin work on a new project on Longboat Key.
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 24, 2015
Q&A with Jay Tallman

One of the first builders to reinvest in Longboat Key post-recession discusses, Jay Tallman discusses his new condo project, the town code and the environment for development in the area.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A peacock plan is likely to come before the commission this fall once more residents are back in town to provide comments on the matter.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 24, 2015
Peacock fowl: friends or foes?

Not everyone in Longbeach Village hates the peacocks. Some say the Longboat Key Town Commission needs to think twice before making a drastic decision on the fate of the peafowl.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock discusses town issues with the Longboat Observer.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 24, 2015
Bullock bytes: Town manager sounds off

Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock sits down with the Longboat Observer to discuss town issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
In October, Colony Lender LLC filed lawsuits against unit owners seeking more than $5 million in damages for unpaid rent plus interest on a disputed recreational services lease that includes former Colony tennis courts. (file photo)
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 24, 2015
Trustee proposes $625,000 Colony rec lease settlement

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association is attempting to bury a Colony rec lease and also has its eye on acquiring a $23 million judgment from another trustee too.

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  • News
The Longboat Key Fire Rescue Union negotiation team confers in the hallway at Town Hall June 16 when the town’s negotiation team asked for a few minutes to discuss their presentation alone.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 24, 2015
Fire contract negotiations heat up

Both the town of Longboat Key and its fire rescue union have agreed to look at wages and pension contribution modifications as part of a new three-year contract.

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  • News
Longboat Key Police issued an arrest warrant for a Beachplace woman's son-in-law after she reported $20,000 in missing jewelry and other items.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 24, 2015
Police charge woman’s son-in-law for jewelry theft

A Longboat Key woman reported more than $20,000 worth of valuables missing from her Beachplace unit in May.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A Longboat Key commissioner has ways he believes Longboaters can avoid St. Armands Circle and its pedestrians so they can get back to the Key faster. .
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 24, 2015
Commissioner pitches Circle traffic concepts

Longboat Key Commissioner Phill Younger has some ideas on what he believes will make it much easier for Longboaters to traverse through St. Armands Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Code Enforcement Officer Chris Elbon reviews rentals on Longboat Key on a popular rental website to make sure they are not violating the town’s rental ordinance. (Kurt Schultheis)
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 24, 2015
Code officer cracks down on rental violations

Property owners seeking to rent Longboat Key homes for less than 30 days will be receiving a call from the town’s code enforcement officer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
7011 Dominion Lane, Lakewood Ranch
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 24, 2015
Million Dollar Listing

What can $1 million get you for a single-family home in Sarasota, Longboat Key, Siesta Key, Lakewood Ranch and University Park?

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