Grab a pencil—it’s time for a golf quiz!
03:31 pm
The heat of summer provides me with an...
05:56 pm | This coming Labor Day weekend, consider taking a short road trip—some of the most historical and ecologically important areas are just to our north and are full of cultural importance....
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05:13 pm | Longboaters, including Sarasota Bay Watch President Rusty Chinnis, joined forces to count scallops last weekend. The findings were not encouraging. In fact, the population of scallops in the bay has plummeted since the...
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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 city base for...
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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 struck a record...
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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 pastime” and a hefty dose of imagination, this is what the...
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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 due to the lack of...
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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 together a sale...
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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 the posted ban on alcohol...
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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 molding and new...
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03:32 pm | The Sarasota Open tennis tournament will return to The Tennis Gardens at Longboat Key Club Bayside on Longboat Key in 2011, but it will be played two weeks earlier and will offer more...
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Major Headlines
Bondi’s love of Longboat Key »
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...
North end beach renourishment project moving forward »
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...
Moore family eyes commission seat »
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...
Ban on the ‘Can’ »
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...
Primary elections Tuesday, Aug. 24 »
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...
Colony: Restore or rebuild? »
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...
Vision plan revisited »
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....
Opinion
Town Hall investigations off base »
04:28 pm | What a nightmare if the boss of your boss finds your work and perhaps your attitude second...
August 27, 2010 / No comment / Read More »A training opportunity »
03:57 pm | I was reading in the Anna Maria Island Sun (July 21, 2010) a story about CERT. That...
August 27, 2010 / No comment / Read More »Are we doing enough? »
03:54 pm | The sad news from Anna Maria Island recently of further loss of life occurred off the beaches....
August 27, 2010 / No comment / Read More »The saga of Whitney Beach Plaza »
03:48 pm | All of us get frustrated. Some of us blow up when we do. The lucky ones do...
August 27, 2010 / No comment / Read More »Potent Politics: Commissioners shirk duties to appointed committees »
03:35 pm | The voters of Longboat Key have elected six of the seven commissioners to serve the electorate. The...
August 27, 2010 / No comment / Read More »Nora Patterson clear choice for Sarasota County Commission, District 4 »
02:23 pm | Based on her commitment to Sarasota and arsenal of experience, Nora Patterson is a clear choice....
August 23, 2010 / No comment / Read More »Organizational review? Practice caution »
02:12 pm | I attended a meeting Thursday evening in Town Hall. I had hoped to limit my time at...
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