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Results for: Seowriting AI Coupon Code SKV25 Get 25% Off on All Plans

  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2013
Our View: Save the Hilton

Another 5.0 tremor for Longboat Key: The Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort is on the edge of no longer being a Hilton!

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • February 1, 2018
The Promise and Pitfalls of Form-Based Codes

There are reasons less than 1% of American cities use form-based codes. They are tricky to implement and definitely not a panacea.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By David Conway |
  • October 1, 2014
DSA looks to Nashville for lessons on new code

The Downtown Sarasota Alliance hosted a lecture from a Nashville head planner to learn about the process of implementing a form-based code and fostering growth.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 19, 2012
Consultant to sound off on wireless communications

TE Connectivity Networks Inc. will discuss its findings at Thursday's Longboat Key Town Commission workshop.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Advertising Content Staff |
  • June 3, 2026
Keys & Courses: A High-Energy Dueling Piano Dinner Party

An evening where dinner turns into a party!

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Spotlight Partners
Sponsored Content
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 22, 2015
Musical Chairs

There are eight members of the P&Z Board left. But soon there will only be room for seven.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 11, 2024
Request to combine 'nonconforming lots' on barrier islands denied

Sarasota County Commission approval would have allowed legacy 25-foot-wide lots to be redeveloped contrary to the current density requirements.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 4, 2009
Harry's loses outdoor seating

Town staff says Harry's Continental Kitchens is not eligible for any of the 36 outdoor dining seats the restaurant and deli utilized.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • January 17, 2018
Longboat plans outreach for referendum questions

Town Manager Tom Harmer is hoping his meetings around town will help residents get to know what they'll vote for or against this March.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 27, 2010
Welly supports revised Vision Plan

Longboat Key Club and Resort General Manager Michael Welly is urging the town to use the Vision Plan and update its codes to support the island as a first-class tourism destination.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • July 29, 2021
Development plan sparks conflict on affordable housing policies

When the city receives a proposal for a new project, how hard can officials push for changes not explicitly required in the zoning code? Depends on who you’re asking.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 5, 2012
Lady Mustangs rally past Lady Pirates

The Lakewood team came back to defeat rival Braden River 23-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-9 Aug. 28 in the season opener for both teams.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 9, 2019
Longboat Key to host two turtle nesting workshops

On April 24 and 25, the Sea Turtle Conservancy will visit Longboat Key to present on the best lighting practices during sea turtle nesting season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • January 9, 2018
'Actively deteriorating' Colony sign removed, Longboat code enforcement says

Colony Beach and Tennis Resort Association and Unicorp National Developments arranged to have the sign removed, although exactly when it happened is unclear to them and town staff.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 22, 2011
Judge hears petition for writ of certiorari in Key Club challenge

IPOC and the L'Ambiance and Sanctuary condominium associations argued that the commission violated town codes when it approved the Longboat Key Club's plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 20, 2010
Sign code continues to confuse

Suggestions offered to clarify and modernize Longboat's sign code were met with more suggestions and debate from the Town Commission Tuesday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 18, 2014
Phased Key Club project in the works

Ocean Properties officials are working with town staff on hurdles in the town's code that are preventing them from submitting a site-plan application.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • September 2, 2021
Hotel, residential tower planned for mid-Main Street

A developer is asking the city to approve a 17-story building that exceeds the standard limits on height and density for downtown projects.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 31, 2018
Don’t vote on this yet

Longboat’s commission will begin talks on changes to the town code. They’re too wedded to the status quo and don’t go far enough.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 22, 2023
Controversial high-rise condos to be reconsidered for downtown Sarasota

A marathon meeting is expected as the 342-foot Obsidian condominium tower makes its first foray into the public process on Jan. 10.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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