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Longboat Key

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 17, 2013
Restrictions will rock the boat

The Planning and Zoning Board will consider a revised ordinance that Longbeach Village residents oppose.

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Longboat Key firefighter/paramedics held water assessment-review training both in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort pool last week.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 17, 2013
Longboat Key Fire Rescue enhances water safety

Firefighter/paramedics received training last week from Sarasota County lifeguards to learn water-assessment review and how to launch a new Jet Ski from the beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee County is attempting to collect $84,000 from the town to fund the island's trolley route.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 17, 2013
Town holds firm on trolley payment

The town of Longboat Key won't pay Manatee County for a trolley service when no other municipality is paying for the same service.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 17, 2013
Pension board members are on the decline

Both Longboat Key firefighter/paramedics appointed to the new pension board have walked out of recent meetings.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 17, 2013
Briefs 7.17.13

Turtle disorientations are higher than usual; Linley Street boat ramp construction completed; Longboat Key Club earns sixth Pinnacle Award

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Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 17, 2013
Town outlines bay accesses available to Key residents

Public Works Director Juan Florensa presented a list of all of the town's bay accesses in June. This is a review of eight of the town's 15 bay accesses that are accessible for both Key residents and visitors.

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The mama bird and two chicks arrived at Save Our Seabirds in June after a beachgoer broke the mother's beak. Photo courtesy of Dana Harenda.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Disguise hands recovery to black skimmer family

Two chicks are healing at Save Our Seabirds, thanks to an old scuba glove masked as their injured mother's beak.

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General Manager Mark Meador clicks on Casa del Mar's redesigned website, casadelmar.net.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Casa del Mar books upgrades, new online reservation system

The 102-unit resort has gotten tech-savvier with 15% of its bookings made online. More improvements are under way.

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Larry Greenspon wears the warm-up uniform he'll wear during the opening ceremonies for the Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Your Neighbor: Larry Greenspon

Longboat Key resident Larry Greenspon plans to go for the gold.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Nancy Wood used the debris that washed up on the beach across from Bayport Beach & Tennis Club, where she stayed, to spell out the name of her vacation spot: Longboat Key.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Storm is a wash for vacationer

Nancy Wood didn't let storms rain on her Fourth of July weekend.

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Sue and Ed Goldstein
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Goldsteins receive Governor's Jefferson Award

Longboat Key residents Ed and Sue Goldstein received the 2013 New Jersey State Governor's Jefferson Award in the health-care category.

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Scouts and five scout leaders and parents June 18, during the first work day at Plymouth Harbor.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Plymouth Harbor receives scouts' and program honor

Plymouth Harbor better be prepared - for some helpful hands. That's because Sarasota Boy Scout Troop No. 895 will assist with a project to remove invasive plantings and replace them with natural native plants as part of a long-term effort to restore a natural ecosystem at Plymouth Harbor.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Obituary: John Adam Romanes

John Adam Romanes, of Longboat Key, died July 5.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Obituary: Charles Perkins

Charles Perkins, 91, of Longboat Key, died July 3.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Obituary: Louis Flanzer

Louis Flanzer, 93, of Longboat Key and Scarsdale, N.Y., died June 30.

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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Past President Michael Garey said he heard of the Miracle League of Manasota when his daughter, Amelia, volunteered as a buddy to the athletes. Garey suggested the 501(c)(3) as the club's new charitable partner, which board members recently accepted.
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Palmetto community leaders showed up strong at Longboat Island Chapel's latest charity drive to support Mt. Carmel Resource Center on June 16. From left, Deputy Ken Jewett, Sgt. Joy Jewett, Chief of Police Scott Tyler, City of Palmetto Mayor Daniel West, Shirley Pearson, executive director of Strength in Action, Inc., Rev. Brock Patterson, Pearson's sister Laura Wallace, and Town of Longboat Key Town Manager Howard Tipton.
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From food to furniture, chapel's programs continue to make an impact
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  • June 19, 2026
Fourth of July 2026 events in Sarasota, Longboat Key and Lakewood Ranch

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