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Longboat Key

    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 25, 2013
Man on the Street: Rainy days on St. Armands Circle

Tourists and local business owners reflect on the three days of rain in Sarasota.

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SCAT Director Glama Carter said a merger with MCAT would take between 10 months and two years to accomplish.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • September 25, 2013
SCAT seeks public opinion on merger plans

Sarasota County administrators are gauging public opinion on a proposed merger between SCAT and Manatee County Area Transit.

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The BeacHhouse is located 200 Gulf Drive N. on Anna Maria Island.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 25, 2013
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: BeacHhouse

This week we went in the kitchen with owner Ed Chiles and chef Will Manson of BeacHhouse. Join us and learn how to prepare potato-encrusted grouper in this week's In the Kitchen.

  • Siesta Key
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Al Jeffrey, Steve Traves and Jeff Birnbach prepare to release scallop larvae
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2013
Sarasota Bay Watch releases 13 million scallops

Sarasota Bay Watch has released approximately 13 million juvenile scallop larvae into Sarasota Bay during the two last weeks in its first two scallop releases of 2013.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2013
Wild assumes Kiwanis Club post

For the first time in the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key's history, a Longboater will become lieutenant governor for the state's Kiwanis Club 18 North Division.

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BBC Key LLC and Ascentia Group will keep the 80-year-old Villa Am Meer house as the project’s clubhouse and community center. File photo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 25, 2013
Developer proposes $60 million project

Sarasota developer Jay Tallman has plans to build one of the first two new luxury residential condominium projects on Longboat Key since 2007.

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  • News
Resort at Longboat Key Club General Manager Jeff Mayers created a plan to enhance the club’s assets and offerings for members.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 25, 2013
Major Upgrade: Resort at Longboat Key Club

In the last 10 months, Delray Beach-based Ocean Properties has invested $4 million in the Resort at Longboat Key Club.

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  • News
The southern half of Longboat Key, pictured, has mostly planned-development neighborhoods and condominiums, while north-end construction is more eclectic.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 25, 2013
Vision for the Future

An upcoming Urban Land Institute study will help the town plan its short- and long-term goals.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2013
Castaway

Enjoy this week'd Castaway cartoon.

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  • Opinion
Benedict estate home at Villa Am Meer
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2013
Our View: The tide is turning on LBK

The turn started with two transactions: First, the town approval in 2011 and then the redevelopment of Avenue of the Flowers and construction of the new Publix Super Market and CVS drug store.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Get rid of Obamacare; Save Beer Can Island?; Sept. 11 tribute thank you

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 25, 2013
The Good News: Rebecca Lockwood of Forty Carrots Family Center

Rebecca Lockwood is the preschool director of Forty Carrots Family Center. Read more about her and watch a video in this week's The Good News.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 25, 2013
School days to begin at Education Center

The Longboat Key Education Center's fall semester begins Oct. 21 with a few core courses and several new additions.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 25, 2013
Price Points: Longboat Key real-estate

Longboat Key's real-estate values are rising, but the island still has plenty to offer in a wide range of prices.

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The Citizen Tax Oversight Committee meets once a year to review expenditures of revenue brought in from the infrastructure surtax. The 2026 meeting lasted about 15 minutes on Thursday, April 2.
  • April 6, 2026
Longboat infrastructure tax spending plan comes up $6 million short
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Emi Frydman checks out the basket of Easter eggs her family members found at the April 4 egg hunt at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church. The Easter activities, open to the public, made their return for the first time since the early 2020s through the efforts of church members.
  • April 6, 2026
Back from pre-COVID hiatus, St. Armands hosts Easter bash
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Lydia Lardner, 3, makes an impressive start filling up her Easter basket with Kelly Lardner and family at the April 3 Sand Cay Condominiums Beach Resort's Easter egg hunt, a beloved tradition at the resort for more than a decade.
  • April 6, 2026
Families return for Easter egg hunt tradition at Sand Cay
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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding welcomes guest speaker Longboat Police Chief Russ Mager to update members about his approach to leadership since he assumed the role last autumn at the April 2 meeting.
  • April 4, 2026
Longboat police chief talks digital security with Kiwanians
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St. Regis at Longboat Key is a gulf-facing resort and condo development on the barrier island of Longboat Key. The Unicorp-developed property opened in 2024 at the former site of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
  • April 4, 2026
St. Regis on track to receive permanent certificate of occupancy, eyes tennis courts

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