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Longboat Key

Units 115-N and 116-N at 2301 Gulf of Mexico Drive have three bedrooms, three and one-half baths and 2,470 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.15 million. File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 25, 2013
Three-bedroom condo at Islander Club of Longboat sells for $1.15 million

A condominium in Islander Club of Longboat tops all transactions in this week's real estate. William and Diane Wakely sold their Units 115-N and 116-N condominium at 2301 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Jeffrey Park, trustee, of Naperville, Ill., for $1.15 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
David Johnson submitted this sunset photo, taken from a dock at Cannons Marina on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2013
OBSERVER WEATHER: Longboat Key

David Johnson submitted this sunset photo, taken from a dock at Cannons Marina on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Robin Meyer, pictured in May 2012, shortly after he assumed the role of PZB director.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 24, 2013
Longboat Key P&Z director resigns

Robin Meyer's departure comes less than a year-and-a-half after he was hired to lead the department.

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  • News
The Sarasota City Commission will hold the second and final public hearing regarding its proposed FY2014 budget and millage rate this evening.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2013
Sept. 24: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Longboat commission sets millage at 2.0760; City Commission to vote on finalizing budget, millage rate; Alleged drug smugglers busted at airport; Flood watch in effect for Sarasota County

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Hideaway Bay resident Philip Tyson spoke against the 10% millage rate hike.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 23, 2013
Longboat commission sets millage at 2.0760

The rate is up 10% from last year, meaning that a property owner with a $500,000 home will pay $94.20 more.

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A signed settlement agreement between Colony Beach & Tennis Resort parties is due to be filed no later than Thursday in a Tampa courtroom.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 23, 2013
Colony settlement expected Wednesday

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort parties are working to sign a settlement this week to meet a bankruptcy judge's deadline.

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The special meeting will take place at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 23, 2013
Longboat Key Commission to set millage tonight

The Longboat Key Town Commission will approve its 2013-14 fiscal year budget and millage rate tonight at Town Hall.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 23, 2013
MONDAY NEWS MASHUP: School bus driver cited for crash

School bus driver cited for texting before crash; man arrested for capital sexual battery; political leaders lament brain drain

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  • News
Owi and Guy De Poerck hosted Bird Key Yacht Club’s Pan Asian Night.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • September 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Pan Asian Night at Bird Key Yacht Club

Members gathered at Bird Key Yacht Club Saturday, Sept. 21, for Pan Asian Night.

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Tom Beeler, Donna Arenschield and Tom’s wife Carol
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Grand Bay Club End of Summer Brunch

Grand Bay condominium residents got together Sunday, Sept. 22, for an End of the Summer Brunch at the Grand Bay Club clubhouse. Approximately 50 people attended and the new and remodeled clubhouse kitchen was unveiled.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 21, 2013
Quotes Observed: Sept. 14 - Sept. 21

Each weekend, we bring you a collection of quotes from the biggest (or quirkiest) Observer and national news stories of the week.

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  • News
The Sarasota Tiger Bay Club met Thursday for a panel discussion on the direction of Florida’s economic development.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 20, 2013
Sept. 20: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Tiger Bay looks to Florida's economic future; Old Publix plaza coming down in October; Arts organizations share collective vision; The Good News: Dave Strickland of American Cancer Society; New lift station team holds community meeting

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  • News
The final piece of the old Avenue of the Flowers plaza will be torn down next month.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 20, 2013
Old Publix plaza coming down in October

Once the rest of the old Avenue of the Flowers plaza is torn down, Publix has plans to put more parking spaces in its place.

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  • News
Florida State Senator Nancy Detert, center, moderated Thursday's panel discussion on Florida's economy. With her are Norma Roembke, left, and Linda Long.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • September 20, 2013
Tiger Bay looks to Florida's economic future

The Sarasota Tiger Bay Club met Thursday for a panel discussion on the direction of Florida's economic development - and the ideas were big.

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  • News
After her own family’s struggle with addiction, Leslie Glass hopes to remove the stigma surrounding it with her new documentary, ‘The Silent Majority.'
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2013
Sept. 19: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Big Pass dredging plans unveiled; County votes to adopt budget tonight; St. Armands Circle BID extension approved; Sarasota man arrested on child pornography charges

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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
2
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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