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The heat of summer provides me with an...
02:54 pm | Republican candidate for Attorney General Pam Bondi has a lot to celebrate and said she hopes to celebrate even more on Longboat Key, her life-long vacation getaway, in...
02:31 pm | The town will soon begin its interim beach renourishment of the highly erosive north end of Longboat Key. The public beach access at North Shore Road is closed...
02:17 pm | The March 2011 Longboat election is already beginning to take shape. This week Alan Moore, co-owner of Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant in the Village, took out papers to...
02:05 pm | The party is officially over as Longboat Key Police officers take patrols of Beer Can Island, a.k.a. Greer Island, to the next level, as they arrest subjects breaking...
01:47 pm | Longboat Key residents registered to vote in Manatee or Sarasota County will have the opportunity to cast their ballots in the Tuesday, Aug. 24 Primary Election. In an...
07:29 pm | What is next at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort? How long until a restoration or redevelopment can occur? Will the resort be torn down and turned into...
07:10 pm | The Visioning Plan that was accepted in November 2007 is being re-examined by a subcommittee, which will ultimately determine the future of Longboat Key....
04:28 pm | What a nightmare if the boss of your boss finds your work and perhaps your attitude second...
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03:57 pm | I was reading in the Anna Maria Island Sun (July 21, 2010) a story about CERT. That...
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03:54 pm | The sad news from Anna Maria Island recently of further loss of life occurred off the beaches....
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03:48 pm | All of us get frustrated. Some of us blow up when we do. The lucky ones do...
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03:35 pm | The voters of Longboat Key have elected six of the seven commissioners to serve the electorate. The...
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02:23 pm | Based on her commitment to Sarasota and arsenal of experience, Nora Patterson is a clear choice....
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02:12 pm | I attended a meeting Thursday evening in Town Hall. I had hoped to limit my time at...
August 23, 2010 / No comment / Read More »04:53 pm | After Longboat Key Police officers and EMTs responded Aug. 21 to two near drownings, officials have decided to take the opportunity to remind residents of safe swimming habits....
August 27, 2010 / No comment / Read More »03:15 pm | Updated Aug. 27, 2010. I responded to the lobby of the location for a noise complaint. I met with above complainant who advised the people in a unit were opening and closing their patio door too loudly, and he could not get any sleep. Complainant stated this has been an ongoing occurrence; the people use...
August 5, 2010 / No comment / Read More »05:21 pm | Major General Raymond E. Mason Jr., Mote trustee, friend and longtime contributor, died peacefully Aug. 13 at his home in Osprey, Fla. Mason and his wife, Margaret, championed education in Sarasota and fueled Mote’s mission of bringing marine science to life for students....
August 27, 2010 / No comment / Read More »01:21 am | Commissioner George Spoll is now Mayor George Spoll, and first term Commissioner Jim Brown is Vice-Mayor after Monday night’s swearing in meeting. Newly-elected commissioners Lynn Larson, David Brenner...
March 23, 2010 / No comment / Read More »03:23 pm | Judged by the media reaction, napping on the job is a crime. Thirteen-time baseball All Star Ken Griffey Jr. was near universally condemned for allegedly napping during a game and has now left baseball. The prejudice against naps is deep. According to one major consulting group, 52 percent of large American corporations will fire or...
August 20, 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »02:10 pm | While oil was still leaking into the Gulf of Mexico and morale toward beachfront real estate ebbing with every nightly news report, Coldwell Banker Previews agent Patrick Dipinto literally wove...
August 27, 2010 / No comment / Read More »02:00 pm | This spacious, 3,197-square-foot, three-bedroom, 2.5-bath residence lives like a home and is beautifully remodeled with such features as hardwood floors, new kitchen and cabinetry, new family room, plantation shutters, crown...
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01:50 pm | The following homes were under contract on Longboat Key from Aug. 20-25...
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02:04 pm | According to the Sarasota Association of Realtors, property sales in the Sarasota real estate market in July 2010 slowed to pre-tax credit...
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01:55 pm | The following homes were under contract on Longboat Key from Aug. 12-19...
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12:10 pm | As this edition of the Longboat Key News goes to press, the last chapter in the ugly saga of the Deepwater Horizon...
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12:00 pm | The following homes were under contract on Longboat Key from Aug. 5-11...
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03:30 pm | Can you picture an all-bird baseball team? With some first hand knowledge of Florida’s resident birds, a limited knowledge of “the national...
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03:19 pm | Town Finance Director Tom Kelley took his sister, Karen Brese, and nieces, Katie and Kelley, on a fishing excursion off Longboat Key....
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01:59 pm | Most often we Floridians are interested in learning ways to lean back, relax, and reduce stress and tension. But this weekend more...
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11:58 am | Avian mysteries aren’t neatly plotted “whodunits.” Sometimes they involve perplexing behavior followed by, “What is that bird doing?” Two winters ago on...
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09:27 am | Durante Park is one of Longboat Key’s better avian seafood cafeterias, and this morning it’s brimming with patrons. Perched in a tall...
August 13, 2010 / No comment / Read More »03:42 pm | Longboat Key Realtor and Southeastern Guide Dogs board member Roger Pettingell is excited about the opening of a new Discovery Center in Downtown Sarasota. The center will serve as a...
August 27, 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »03:40 pm | A green sea turtle rehabilitated at Mote Marine Laboratory was released Friday, July 2 from Longboat Pass in Manatee County after successful treatment for a boat strike injury. Boats have...
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