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Longboat Key

    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 30, 2015
Chamber members enjoy Business After Hours

Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce members gathered at Casa Del Mar for the Chamber’s April Business After Hours event on April 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The former bank building at 6960 Gulf of Mexico Drive that also once housed the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce sold for $549,000 on April 24.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 30, 2015
Former LBK Chamber building sells for $549,000

Longboat Key property owners Anthony and Roxanne Marterie of San Rafael, Calif. purchased the bank property last month and town officials hope they keep an open mind when figuring out what to do with the property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Vessels are generally allowed to stay overnight in the town’s waterways as long as they have sufficient lighting. But a town code prohibits a person from mooring a boat for more than 72 hours in a 30-day period.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 30, 2015
Boat mooring in Longbeach Village questioned

Two out-of-town boaters complain it’s hard to moor their boat in Longbeach Village to grab a bite to eat because of sailboats they believe are always in the way.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 4.30.2015

Cops Corner: Longboat Key 4.30.2015

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2015
OUR VIEW | EMS dispatch: Take the risk

It’s a common dilemma: the devil you know versus the one you don’t. In spite of the angst, Longboat should stay the course: Make the switch. If it doesn’t work, change again.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
A Syrian refugee camp in Jordan. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2015
More parallels of history

Polish Jews called themselves ‘voices from the abyss.’ Today those voices are also Christian and Muslim.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
File photo
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 29, 2015
Bullock bytes: Town manager sounds off

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

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ken and Kathy Richmond took their Sarasota Observer along to Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Australia.
  • By Nancy Schwartz
  • April 29, 2015
"It's Read Everywhere" contest marks start of incredible journey

Attention, globe trotters: You have five months left to submit your photos for the 2015 ‘It’s Read Everywhere’ contest.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Public Tennis Center member Andy Thoms serves the ball during a game Monday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 29, 2015
Tennis Center supporters volley for respect

The Longboat Key Public Tennis Center isn’t a moneymaker for the town. But commissioners realize it adds value and want to reserve dollars for its upkeep.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 29, 2015
Pension flames Longboat Key firefighter hiring problem

Six firefighters must retire in 2016. Fire Chief Paul Dezzi worries lagging salaries and high pension costs for employees will make it difficult to fill the void when they leave.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2015
Briefs

CDD boards change guards; County grows green

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 29, 2015
Who’s who in the case of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort

The once iconic resort at 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive remains shuttered after nearly five years. The following players hold key roles in determining its future.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2015
Letters to the editor

Vote ‘yes’ on Key Club referendum; America faces threats to freedom

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Joel Fedder, right
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 29, 2015
Fedder cultivated passion for the environment

Joel Fedder spent his career in Baltimore as an estate, trust and real estate lawyer and, later, a real estate developer, but his true passion was the environment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Each year turtles lay more than 2,000 nests from Longboat Key to Venice.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 29, 2015
Sea turtles enter nesting mode on Longboat

As the snowbirds of Longboat flock home, new island residents will swim in to take their place: turtles.

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