Longboat Key

Kurt Schultheis
January 2, 2014

Year in Review: December 2013, Colony receives four-month extension

Commissioners extended the deadline for the property's grandfathered status but will hold a public hearing to determine whether the town should take action to demolish the Colony's buildings.

Longboat Key
News

Adam Hughes
January 1, 2014

Country Club Shores sells for $760,000

A home in Country Club Shores tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Geza and Ilona Benko, of Longboat Key, sold their home at 531 Chipping Lane to Victor and Anamaria Mitchell, of Castle Rock, Colo., for $760,000. Built in 1967, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,341 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $350,000 in 1995.

Longboat Key
Real Estate

Kurt Schultheis
January 1, 2014

Year in Review: November 2013, Commission: no cellular tower

Acting Town Attorney David Persson called the commission's clear stance on telecommunications 'a watershed moment for the town.'

Longboat Key
News

Nick Friedman
December 31, 2013

The Good News: Erika Echegaray

Suncoast Polytechnical High School student Erika Echegaray has volunteered for Face Autism for two years.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Observer Staff
December 31, 2013

Kiwanis welcomes new members

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key welcomed four new members to the club at its Dec. 5 breakfast meeting: Dr. Michael O'Neil, owner of Longboat Key Dental; Michael Garey, owner of Lazy Lobster; Cedars resident George Knight; and Country Club Shores resident Armando Linde.