All of us get frustrated. Some of us blow up when we do. The lucky ones do it in relative privacy and usually make their amends privately. Andrew Hlywa, the recent owner of the Whitney Beach Plaza, unfortunately vented his frustration on the editorial page of the Longboat Key News. I am sure when he calms down, he will realize his outburst was unseemly and mean-spirited. However, done is done, and so are Andrew and his charming companion Dawn di Lorenzo with Longboat Key.
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 harness training guide dogs and for trainers working for students in a more urban environment. It will also serve as a center for community outreach, offering workshops, seminars and presentations on everything from puppy health and wellness to pet estate planning.
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 number of sea turtles in Sarasota and Manatee county waters this year, according to Mote staff, who caution boaters to keep a careful eye out for turtles and other marine life during Labor Day Weekend.
The voters of Longboat Key have elected six of the seven commissioners to serve the electorate. The seventh commissioner was appointed to the commission despite the fact that he lost the election, the loser to an elected candidate who didn’t even campaign.
The heat of summer provides me with an…
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 Sunshine State’s all-bird baseball team would look like if birds could field, run and throw.
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 November when she hopes to emerge the race victorious.
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 beach and the dangerous conditions there. The Longbeach Condominiums and 360 North Condominiums, which are both at the north end, have lost their beaches and several of their buildings have been placed in jeopardy due to the erosion.
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 run for Town Commission.
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 that involved gaining the approval of 75 percent of Lido Shore’s homeowners.
