While on patrol I located a 2001 Mercury, 4-door on the backside of the Centre Shop. It was parked well after the businesses had closed. I located two subjects sleeping in the car.

The Longboat Key Public Interest Committee presented both sides of the oil-drilling issue Thursday evening at the Hilton on Longboat Key. Residents, politicians, Longboat employees and interested parties packed the house.

“Tiny” in stature, big at heart. That is the sentiment repeated by patrons, neighbors, fellow community business members, co-workers and family when speaking of recently deceased Susan “Suzie” Vaught, owner of Tiny’s of Longboat Key.

The usual peacock culling cannot continue as planned. Longboat Key Village Association President Michael Drake wrote an email to Commissioner Gene Jaleski stating that the home that is traditionally used to deposit the extraneous peafowl into is currently occupied and therefore the garage cannot be used to corral the birds. Jaleski in turn wrote an [...]

While many residents, the Chamber of Commerce and even some Commission candidates speak of the demise of business on Longboat Key, the word on the street offers strong signs of hope and a different story. In fact, more than a dozen island businesses told Longboat Key News that early indicators indicate a strong busy season in 2010.

Given the enormous glut of homes—not to mention, the unprecedented number of foreclosures forcing their way through the system—to sell your luxury home in today’s market it will likely face some serious competition from numerous properties just like it.

Thomas Carabasi is currently the Department Head of the Photography and Digital Imaging Department at The Ringling College of Art and design. This Philadelphia native is also an active percussionist and bandleader on the Sarasota scene. If you haven’t seen his breathtaking large format photographs then you have a treat coming up. His photography will [...]

MICHAEL GIVANT Contributing Columnist givant@lbknews.com My wife and I are out for our morning walk, which takes us from Whitney Beach to Beer Can Island. Early morning sun illuminates the sand as tidal ridges in the cold water of the Gulf of Mexico massage our feet. With our senses fresh we search the tidal line [...]

There is no question that last week was a very bad one for the Obama administration. Massachusetts chose Scott Brown, a Republican, to fill the seat formerly occupied by the late Ted Kennedy, an outcome that meant the Republicans now had enough votes to block the Democrats’ controversial health-care initiative. Talk about historical whimsy.

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