Longboat Key Town Commissioners eroded the better part of Thursday’s Commission Workshop hearing angry complaints, demands for action and a myriad of ways to solve the loss of sand and threat to property on north Longboat Key. Commission candidate Dave Brenner suggested at the meeting’s onset that the Town take one of the groins that [...]
The fatigue in the Temple could be felt as the Longboat Key Town Commission nears the home stretch in its consideration of the Key Club’s $400 million development proposal.
Talk about shaking up the political establishment. The good folks in Massachusetts have added fuel to the incipient populist backlash that first started with the Tea Parties and then gained some momentum with the Republican victories in Virginia and New Jersey.
Let’s play golf the way it is intended…
Who would have thought that cubism, tee times, hotel pro formas and rear-end accidents would all be discussed in the same day by seven attorneys in blue blazers at the Temple while a cross section of Longboat Key eagerly awaits the outcome? And it is in the holy Temple Beth Israel on Longboat Key that [...]
With early voting in the Town preliminary run-off election starting on Jan. 15, Longboat Key News hosted a candidate debate this week to give residents a chance to hear the issues discussed. The three opposing Ditrict-One Commission candidates, incumbent Mayor Lee Rothenberg and challengers Lynn Larson and Lee Pokoik, went head to head for two [...]
Longboat Key Democratic Club Luncheon, Tuesday Jan. 19, Social 11:30 a.m. – Lunch 12 p.m. at The Chart House Restaurant on the southern end of Longboat Key. Guest speaker Dr. Susan MacManus Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of South Florida. For reservations, send a check for $23 per person to: Longboat Key Democratic Club, [...]
Water intrusion? Afraid of burglars? Code Compliance? To bring our readers the most current home maintenance solutions, we interviewed Universal Window Solutions owner Bob Smith. Here’s what he had to say:
Three days before considering the Key Club’s $400 million redevelopment plan, town commissioners were sent 18-pages of memoranda detailing the Islandside Property Owner’s Coalition’s (IPOC) multitudinous objections to the Key Club expansion plan. The memos, written by Icard Merrill attorneys Michael Furen and Robert Lincoln, provide a step-by-step analysis as to why the town commission [...]
Jan 9 Sarasota Orchid Show & Sale Saturday, Jan 9 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.at Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. This is an “American Orchid Society” sanctioned Show. Orchids and related items will be available for sale. Educational Orchid Lectures will be presented by expert orchid growers throughout the weekend from 10 [...]
