The floodgates have been thrown wide open by the unfortunate action of the four commissioners who constitute the quadrumvirate (George Spoll, Jim Brown, David Brenner and Lynn Larson) on the Longboat Key commission. They have dictated the policy that, as Commissioner Hal Lenobel stated at the recent meeting, will result in the Miamification of our beloved Key.
The award-winning Banyan Theater Company, which performs at the Jane B. Cook Theatre at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts, continues its mission to produce professional theater in the summer. That’s good news for those of us who choose to live in paradise when the sidewalks are sizzling and the sea is soupy.
Barely 11 miles separates the two bridges that attach Longboat Key to the rest of the world. In between, the relatively short strand of Gulf of Mexico Drive linking the two reveals an island filled with recreational opportunities, beginning with the extra-wide sidewalk that parallels the road from bridge to bridge.
The following homes were under contract on Longboat Key from May 20-26
A good sign: unsold home inventory in Southwest Florida is near its lowest point in the past four years. Sarasota County reached its peak in March, with a 7.4-month supply, while Manatee County sank to 8.6 months and Charlotte County at 8.4 months in March.
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At Longboat Key’s U.S. Post Office you can honor veterans by purchasing the U.S. Postal Service Purple Heart definitive stamp with a 44-cent denomination. With each purchase of a book of Purple Heart stamps the buyer has an opportunity to honor those who have served with a memorial card. The cards were collected by postal employees and are now displayed on the wall.
Longboat Island Chapel is partnering with the Longboat Key Police Department and the Longboat Key Fire Department to present a lecture entitled “Hurricane Preparation and Safety” from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Thursday, June 10, at the Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The presentation will include a 30-minute question and answer segment.
Memorial Day is a U.S. federal holiday observed the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died during military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the Civil War), it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action.
The Guy Harvey Ultimate Shark Challenge wrapped up Sunday at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium with the presentation of a $10,000 grand prize check to team Pole Dancer.
