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Longboat Key

Fritz Wolmarans raced to make a cross-court forehand against Ilija Bozoljac April 15, at last year’s Sarasota Open qualifying round. (File photo)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 28, 2014
Sarasota Open seeks volunteers

The tournament runs from April 12 through April 20, at the Resort at Longboat Key Club's Tennis Gardens.

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The town is expected to construct two groin on the severely eroded north end of the Key to hold sand in that area in summer 2015.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 28, 2014
Groin permit expected in April

A federal permit for two sand saving structures will be issued on or before April 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jack Klingensmith, Marsha Panuce and David Pilston
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • March 28, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Save Our Seabirds Sunset Soirée

Save Our Seabirds held its annual Sunset Soiree at Mote Marine Laboratory on March 28. In its third year, the event included live entertainment, a silent auction and the opportunity for attendees to learn more about the mission of Save Our Seabirds.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Max Kummer, Bernie Clifford, Jim Entwistle and Ron Cole
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • March 27, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: 10th annual Spanish Main Yacht Club Fish Fry

The 10th annual fish fry at Spanish Main Yacht Club packed the clubhouse and served up freshly caught Spanish mackerel on March 27. The popular event has grown from 20 friends to a crowd of over 200 people, bringing together various communities on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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Ann Shako, Judy Green and Mayor Jim Brown cut the ribbon in front of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty in the Publix Plaza.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • March 27, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Premier Sotheby's International Realty Grand Opening

On March 27, Premier Sotheby's International Realty hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new location in Publix Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
If the Colony association doesn’t address a rodent problem by April 4, the town will consider using a cash bond set aside to correct urgent Colony issues.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 27, 2014
Colony urged to correct rodent problem

A March 21 letter to Colony officials and attorneys reveals the town has received a complaint regarding rodent activity at 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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  • News
The Longboat Key Police Department is located in the Public Safety Complex. (File photo)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 27, 2014
LBK police department offers medication disposal

The Longboat Key Police Department is now an Official Medical Collection site.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 26, 2014
Colony judge amends ruling

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May officially entered his ruling that converts the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort bankruptcy case to a Chapter 7 liquidation March 21, with one change from the oral ruling he made in February.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections volunteers used three new electronic pollbooks to sign in registered voters at Town Hall on Tuesday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 26, 2014
Longboat Key tests new electronic pollbooks

Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent's office used Longboat Key's March 25 municipal election as a testing ground for new electronic equipment that will be deployed in full force later this year for the county's primary.

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Johnson Clark, Erica Johnson and Andrew and Randi MacKintosh (Courtesy Mary Lou Johnson)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 26, 2014
It's Turtle Watch T-shirt time

To get in the nesting season spirit, Longboat Key Turtle Watch has 2014 T-shirts available.

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Sam Woolf (Courtesy of American Idol)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 26, 2014
Pettingell is proud Woolfpack member

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Longboat Key associate Roger Pettingell can say he was an early member of the Woolfpack before Sam Woolf shot to fame.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Newly anointed District 3 Commissioner Terry Gans and his wife, Diane, celebrate after hearing the news.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 26, 2014
Gans takes seat for two more years

Terry Gans defeats Ray Rajewski in the District 3 commission race, winning 57.38% of votes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Irwin and Sylvia Pastor celebrate with champagne and supporters after receiving the news that Pastor won one of the town's two at-large commission seats.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 26, 2014
Pastor triumphs over Linde for at-large seat

Irwin Pastor overcame an anemic Election Day voter turnout to capture the at-large seat against challenger Armando Linde.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Peter Coates
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 26, 2014
Mystery takes over Longboat Key

The mystery of a missing girl has enveloped Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kurt Schultheis Kate Honea, Doug Staley and Beverly Sutton
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 26, 2014
Kiwanis Club awards first grants of the year

The Longboat Key Kiwanis Foundation awarded its first grants for the 2014 season at its March 20 breakfast meeting at the Longboat Key Club's Tavern & Whiskey Bar.

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