08:00 pm | The Longboat Key Town Commission is considering an $8 million park and community center but wants to be sure in its approach.The board has formed a committee to bring island stakeholders together to...

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02:50 pm | Many of the flags at residences and businesses along Gulf of Mexico Drive flew at half-staff on Tuesday, in memory of Longboat key Police Chief Al Hogle, 63, who unexpectedly died in a...

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08:26 am | I was reading the latest edition of Sarasota Magazine when I looked up and looked out at the waves crashing and saw a mud-like substance coming to the beach. ...

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03:05 pm | ‘This plaza is something I want to hold onto for the rest of my life.’...

May 12, 2012 / 4 comments / Read More »

02:27 pm | The redevelopment of Longboat Key’s Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is in the midst of yet another setback with the Association of unit owners and the chosen developer — Club Holdings, LLC —...

May 12, 2012 / 1 comment / Read More »

07:48 pm | It’s the last full day on LBK for my wife and me this winter. Hoping for some last-minute bird pictures, I take my camera. On Whitney Beach there are a large number of...

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07:38 pm | From the moment you arrive into your private foyer and step into this stunning, 2BR/3.5BA-plus-den Sabal residence, you will know you are home. Situated Gulf front, what your eye beholds is positively breathtaking;...

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07:36 pm | Hal Christensen of Harry’s Continental Kitchens on Longboat Key and his daughter, Ella, hooked some good ones while kayaking in Sarasota Bay....

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07:31 pm | Now that “Healthy Without Health Insurance” is out on Kindle, people keep asking me what it’s about. I tell them it’s about getting healthy simply, cheaply and effectively. I also tell them it...

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07:18 pm | I responded in reference to someone operating a backhoe in violation of town code. Upon arrival, I observed the resident operating the backhoe clearing his property. He was unaware that no operation of...

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Major Headlines

POLL: Should the Town pursue a community center at Bayfront Park? »

POLL: Should the Town pursue a community center at Bayfront Park? 08:00 pm | The Longboat Key Town Commission is considering an $8 million park and community center but wants to be sure in its approach.The board has formed a committee to...

May 16, 2012 / 1 comment / Read More »

UPDATE: Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle dies in motorcycle accident »

UPDATE: Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle dies in motorcycle accident 02:50 pm | Many of the flags at residences and businesses along Gulf of Mexico Drive flew at half-staff on Tuesday, in memory of Longboat key Police Chief Al Hogle, 63,...

May 16, 2012 / 22 comments / Read More »

Algae blooms sighted off Longboat Key »

Algae blooms sighted off Longboat Key 08:26 am | I was reading the latest edition of Sarasota Magazine when I looked up and looked out at the waves crashing and saw a mud-like substance coming to the...

May 14, 2012 / 1 comment / Read More »

Whitney Plaza owners to start rehab »

Whitney Plaza owners to start rehab 03:05 pm | ‘This plaza is something I want to hold onto for the rest of my life.’...

May 12, 2012 / 4 comments / Read More »

Colony keeps unravelling »

Colony keeps unravelling 02:27 pm | The redevelopment of Longboat Key’s Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is in the midst of yet another setback with the Association of unit owners and the chosen developer...

May 12, 2012 / 1 comment / Read More »

Manager offers Longboat pension remedy »

Manager offers Longboat pension remedy 03:09 pm | In the face of spiraling unfunded liability costs, Manager Bullock proposes to freeze all employee pensions and convert to defined contribution model....

May 5, 2012 / 7 comments / Read More »

Town faulted for ‘CVS Rising’ »

Town faulted for ‘CVS Rising’ 02:17 pm | Mayor Brown asks for residents’ to allow the plantings and vegetative buffer to be completely installed before residents’ jump to conclusions. ...

May 5, 2012 / 2 comments / Read More »

Longboat Pass plans face opposition »

Longboat Pass plans face opposition 02:06 pm | With the new Longboat Pass inlet management plan, Longboat Key, Manatee County and the West Coast Inlet Navigation District are all now facing opposition from Siesta Key residents...

May 5, 2012 / 1 comment / Read More »

New mural takes shot at city leaders, ‘Tube Dude’ »

New mural takes shot at city leaders, ‘Tube Dude’ 12:23 pm | The French spray-paint artist known as MTO who painted the “Fast Life” mural on the building owned by Scott Gerber and his ‘Tube Dude’ business, has now painted...

May 5, 2012 / 2 comments / Read More »

Opinion

Conversation in Washington »

Conversation in Washington

08:24 am | Meanwhile, back in Washington the dysfunctional government continues to dysfunction. Even the most simple, the most obvious,...

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Politics — big time again »

Politics — big time again

08:21 am | As the summer approaches we are about to begin the political season again. That’s the real big-time...

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The final solution at the north end »

The final solution at the north end

08:19 am | The time has come for the town to work with the taxpayers to create a solution that...

May 13, 2012 / 1 comment / Read More »

It’s goofy time at the political corral »

It’s goofy time at the political corral

04:47 pm | While Mr. Obama is busy spiking the Osama bin Laden ball in the end zone — while...

May 5, 2012 / 1 comment / Read More »

Potpourri »

Potpourri

04:38 pm | I find several items in my mind of late. Each might be worthy of note... So I’ll...

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Is there a new law firm in town? »

Is there a new law firm in town?

04:28 pm | The Town Commission is passing an amendment to the zoning codes that not only emasculate the Planning...

May 5, 2012 / 1 comment / Read More »

Progressive elites hate the middle class »

Progressive elites hate the middle class

11:56 am | Why, you ask, do the progressive elites want to stuff the middle class into high-density housing and...

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Early springtime »

Early springtime

10:57 am | These trips are my anchors, anchors to the past and the familiar. I see Dr. Marks because...

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  1. Richard L. Hershatter: He was a giant among men and will be sorely missed by the community and his family.
  2. Ron Johnson: I have given this subject much thought for many years now. There is no question that this community...
  3. Don Mc Garvey: Thanks for the printer friendly xwd answer. DON SRQ
  4. Jim Ley: Go with God Al and now that you have been freed from the earthly bonds and responsibilies that you managed...
  5. Dave Blough: I knew Al from Sarasota High – always happy, positive and friendly. Chief Hogle maintained that...
  1. POLL: Should the Town pursue a community center at Bayfront Park?
  2. UPDATE: Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle dies in motorcycle accident
  3. Algae blooms sighted off Longboat Key
  4. Crossword: Travel Section
  5. Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — May 3-9
  6. Conversation in Washington
  7. Politics — big time again
  8. The final solution at the north end
  9. Whitney Plaza owners to start rehab
  10. Colony keeps unravelling
  11. Photo opportunity on Beer Can Island
  12. Featured property: L’Ambiance

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Unconditional Surrender statue on its way to New Jersey »

02:23 pm | Sarasota’s landmark statue that was hit by a car last week, ‘Unconditional Surrender’ was placed on two semi-trucks and hauled away this week...

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Unconditional Surrender statue on its way to New Jersey

On Patrol – May 2012 »

07:18 pm | I responded in reference to someone operating a backhoe in violation of town code. Upon arrival, I observed the resident operating the backhoe clearing his property. He was unaware that no operation of heavy equipment was allowed on LBK during the entire day of Sunday. He advised that he would discontinue use of the backhoe...

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On Patrol – May 2012

Obituary: Nathan Benderson »

05:26 pm | Nathan Benderson, 94, died April 7, 2012....

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Obituary: Nathan Benderson

Resident honored for business savvy, success »

02:28 am | Longboat Key resident Sheldon Wolf, founder and CEO of Spellex Corp., was named the 2012 Boardman Entrepreneur of Year. Wolf’s Tampa-based Spellex Corp. is a leading worldwide provider of specialized dictionary enhancement software solutions for the healthcare, legal and scientific communities. Wolf is a 1972 graduate of Southern Miss with a bachelor’s degree in music...

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Resident honored for business savvy, success

12 points on being ‘Healthy Without Health Insurance’ »

07:31 pm | Now that “Healthy Without Health Insurance” is out on Kindle, people keep asking me what it’s about. I tell them it’s about getting healthy simply, cheaply and effectively. I also tell them it has a new paradigm for real health and well being — that if you give your body the right information, it can...

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12 points on being ‘Healthy Without Health Insurance’

Real Estate

Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — May 3-9

Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — May 3-9 »

12:09 am | The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from May 3-9...

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Featured property: L’Ambiance

Featured property: L’Ambiance »

07:38 pm | From the moment you arrive into your private foyer and step into this stunning, 2BR/3.5BA-plus-den Sabal residence, you will know you are home. Situated Gulf front, what your eye beholds...

May 10, 2012 / No comment / Read More »

Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — April 26 through May 2 »

Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — April 26 through May 2

05:52 pm | The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from April 26 through May 2...

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Featured property: Islander Club »

Featured property: Islander Club

02:58 pm | Looking to change the view during your workout on the treadmill or elliptical trainer? If you’re a resident of one of the...

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Luxury living on a historical LBK site »

Luxury living on a historical LBK site

06:21 am | During the 1970s Longboat Key’s hottest venue was the Far Horizons, a resort hotel with some of its suites as little villas...

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Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — April 19-25 »

Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — April 19-25

11:20 am | The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from April 19-25...

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Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — April 12-18 »

Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — April 12-18

08:34 pm | The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from April 12-18...

April 24, 2012 / No comment / Read More »

Key Life

Longbeach Village looking back… »

Longbeach Village looking back…

01:40 pm | The Longbeach Village we know today has a long and storied history that brings to light the Old Florida way of life. ...

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‘Boy Meets Fish’ »

‘Boy Meets Fish’

06:08 am | Sawyer Welch Michel caught a 28-inch snook last Saturday off the bridge on Harbourside Drive near the Winding Oaks subdivision. Proud to...

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Longboat Library enters summer mode »

Longboat Library enters summer mode

11:15 am | The Longboat Key Library will begin its summer schedule May 1 and continue through Oct. 31. The library will be open...

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Elevator opens the door to Aging in Paradise »

Elevator opens the door to Aging in Paradise

11:12 am | A ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new elevator was held at the Longboat Island Chapel Sunday, April 22 in their Fellowship Hall. It...

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A day at Myakka River State Park »

A day at Myakka River State Park

02:33 am | Myakka River State Park is one of the state’s oldest and largest parks at 37,000 acres. It has enough to do all...

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Photo opportunity on Beer Can Island

Photo opportunity on Beer Can Island »

07:48 pm | It’s the last full day on LBK for my wife and me this winter. Hoping for some last-minute bird pictures, I take my camera. On Whitney Beach there are a...

May 10, 2012 / No comment / Read More »
‘Early Education’

‘Early Education’ »

07:36 pm | Hal Christensen of Harry’s Continental Kitchens on Longboat Key and his daughter, Ella, hooked some good ones while kayaking in Sarasota Bay....

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Key Recreation