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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 20, 2010
Harry's attains some outdoor seats

The Planning and Zoning Board's approval Tuesday allows Harry's Continental Kitchens to convert its 16 seats, used as a waiting area, under the restaurant's roof overhang into outdoor dining.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 19, 2010
Sign-code confusion arises

Suggestions offered to clarify and modernize the town's sign code were met with more suggestions and debate from the town's Planning and Zoning Board.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home at 537 Schooner Lane.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 4, 2019
Longboat OKs lawsuit in short-term rental case

Out of state companies ignored more than a dozen fines over Country Club Shores home, town says.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Projects like Vue Sarasota Bay have moved forward based on approval from city staff, rather than elected officials.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2017
Time to review development incentives

The city’s Andres Duany-inspired zoning code for downtown is glaringly flawed with incentives favoring development, writes Planning Board member Eileen Normile.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • December 6, 2018
What will grow Sarasota tourism?

Visitors who say good things about Sarasota constitute the big X factor in tourism.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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  • By Mike Cavaliere |
  • March 19, 2014
Common Nonsense: Hit me again, barkeep, and again, and again

Common Nonsense: Hit me again, barkeep, and again, and again

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
City staff believes simplifying the zoning regulations on corridors such as Fruitville Road could make it easier to attract mixed-use redevelopment.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 22, 2021
City plots potential zoning code updates

Officials are exploring opportunities to revise the city’s building regulations outside of predominantly residential areas. What could this mean for Sarasota’s future? 

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • May 29, 2009
SMR makes search easier for homebuyers

Visitors to the Ranch's Information Center at 6220 University Parkway can now check out a GPS navigation unit to more easily find model homes and other amenities in the community.

  • East County
  • News
Dick O'Dowd's chess set was hand-carved out of limestone from his ancestors' homeland in Ireland.
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • March 9, 2011
Local Irish enthusiast to speak on 'All Things Irish'

Dick O'Dowd will share stories from his travels and his knowledge of Irish history and culture at his presentation, 'All Things Irish,' which takes place at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at SunTrust Bank, 510 Bay Isles Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Donna Swan |
  • January 20, 2010
Deal Us In

Too many trump cards

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 23, 2014
Eagle nest proves costly

Being a neighbor to a pair of bald eagles isn't cheap.

  • East County
  • News
Emily Brown is a visiting professor of law and director of the Immigration Clinic at The Ohio State University.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 13, 2023
Attorney discusses US immigration issues with LBK Democratic Club

The Longboat Key Democratic Club's July event featured attorney Emily Brown's presentation on the state of the U.S. immigration system.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kandi Kerekes's original logo for Three Island Monkeys.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • December 4, 2024
Anna Maria Gift Boutique reopens on Longboat Key

Brigette Kubin brings whimsical art and gifts to lighten up Longboaters as they recover after hurricanes Helene and Milton.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 16, 2010
IPOC challenges code amendments

The Islandside Property Owners Coalition has challenged seven code changes proposed by the Longboat Key Club and Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 21, 2010
IPOC challenges code amendments

The Islandside Property Owners Coalition has challenged seven town code changes proposed by the Longboat Key Club and Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 13, 2012
Input sought on sound ordinance

County staff will consider changes to the code that will affect sound-level restrictions.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 29, 2010
News briefs

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A Longboat Key resident is questioning whether the 20-foot-tall bamboo on the side of his house is a grass or a hedge.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 11, 2011
Resident hedges his bets against grass issue

A Longboat Key resident thinks the 20-foot-tall bamboo stalks beside his home are not a hedge and should be trimmed to adhere to the town's grass-height code.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 20, 2013
Planning board asks for parking direction

A subcommittee recommends limiting the number of boat trailers parked at residences, but what defines a parking space remains unclear.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Turtle hatchlings instinctively head toward light from the beach.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 30, 2019
Court upholds Longboat's fine against resort operator over turtle rules

Code enforcement action levied $3,000 fine against Zota Beach Resort in the deaths of 15 turtle hatchlings in hot tub.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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