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Longboat Key

Attrition won't cover all Manatee School staff cuts
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 17, 2013
May 17: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Chapman, Atwell sworn in today at City Hall; Attrition won't cover all Manatee School staff cuts; Heritage Harbour ends lawsuit; Crosby begins Mote leadership role; Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 17, 2013
OBITUARY: Marcelyn Jean Henrikson

Marcelyn Jean "Marcy" Henrikson, 79, of Elgin, Ill., and Longboat Key, died May 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
President Emeritus Dr. Kumar Mahadevan, outgoing board chairman Robert Carter, incoming board chairman Gene Beckstein, and Mote President/CEO Dr. Michael Crosby
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 17, 2013
Crosby begins Mote leadership role

Dr. Michael Crosby took the helm of Mote yesterday following the retirement of Dr. Kumar Mahadevan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Willis students duct tape principal
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 16, 2013
May 16: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Truck drives through mangroves on Longboat Key; CONA opposes changes to Sarasota 2050 plan; Bay Isles home sells for $4.75 million; Willis students duct tape principal

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dawn Mims and Debra Fortosis
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: LBKC Networking Luncheon

More than 40 people attended the monthly Longboat Key Chamber networking lunch Thursday, May 16, at the Sand Dollar Rooftop Restaurant in the Holiday Inn on Lido Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Police Department officers reported a man lost control of his truck in the middle of the Key Thursday morning.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 16, 2013
Truck drives through seagrapes on Longboat Key

A white pickup truck lost control on Gulf of Mexico Drive Thursday, putting two holes in a stretch of seagrapes that sit across from the town's two mobile home parks.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 15, 2013
Bay Isles home sells for $4.75 million

The two-year-old home at 560 Harbor Point Road closed today.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Foodie feasts in Southside Village
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 15, 2013
May 15: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Atwell, Chapman win runoff election; Mar Vista approval attracts opposition; Desoto Speedway welcomes new owners, name; Foodie feasts in Southside Village

  • Longboat Key
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Sheri Hennard, Laurie Gomes, Kim Davis and Jamie Aymerich were honored multiple times throughout the meeting for being such active volunteers.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Armand's Circle Annual Meeting

The St. Armand's Circle Association held its annual meeting Tuesday, May 14, in the "Sunset Room" at The Lido Beach Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mar Vista owner Ed Chiles wants to renovate the second floor of the historic Jordan House to be able to offer private meeting space  and small receptions.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 15, 2013
Our View: Let the vote stand

To one extent, it really doesn't come as a surprise. Longbeach Village residents flooded Longboat Key town commissioners with emails over the past weekend, begging commissioners to rescind their May 6 approval of the Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub's site-plan amendment application.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Commissioners have heard fed-up residents say it whenever the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is discussed.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 15, 2013
The Colony question mark

The shuttered resort represents an unknown for potential buyers of Longboat Key properties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles, third from left, hosted a small gathering Tuesday at his Longboat Key restaurant to discuss issues some Village residents have with his project.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 15, 2013
Mar Vista approval attracts opposition

Longbeach Village residents flooded commissioners' inboxes over the weekend. Dozens of residents asked the commission to reconsider the restaurant's site-plan amendment.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lee Fox
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 15, 2013
Fox, board disagree on SOS departure

Lee Fox says the Save Our Seabirds Board fired her, but board officials insist she rejected an extension of her contract.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sherry Wiley, Shirley Noyes, Pam Eustace, Pat Ihlenburg, Dee Pelton, Angel Molaro and Joyce Mazurek. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 15, 2013
Hat's off to Dee Pelton, volunteers

Dee Pelton held a luncheon that will be tough to top.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 15, 2013
Youth sailors descend on City Island

Approximately 250 people hit the water Saturday, April 20 through Sunday, April 21, for Sailfest. The regatta, Sarasota Youth Sailing's biggest fundraiser of the year, included four classes of competition - Optimus, 420, Laser and Multi-hull - and a barbecue feast.

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