The new Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s walk-in clinic will open in Gulf Gate this summer, replacing an existing facility on Tamiami Trail. The facility will be named after Longboat Key philanthropist David F. Bolger, who is paying the full $2.6 million cost. The Gulf Gate clinic is one of three operated by the hospital system and [...]
According to the latest census data, Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach and Longboat Key all had smaller populations in 2010 than they did in 2000, losing more than 2,500 people combined. Bradenton and Palmetto were the only Manatee cities to gain residents during the decade: 42 in Bradenton, 35 in Palmetto. Manatee County’s overall [...]
The Senior Doubles tennis event at the LBK Public Tennis Center will be for men (60s, 70s) and women (55s, 65s). The format is doubles only with consolation with a third place playoff. It is a USTA ‘Designated’ tournament. Play begins Thursday, April 14, depending on draw size, and the finals will be held Sunday, [...]
On April Fool’s Day, experience an Ageless Grace Anti-Aging Seminar and learn 21 simple tools for lifelong comfort and ease — we’re not fooling. Meet the Ageless Grace program creator and author, Denise Medved, at the Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive from 9 a.m. to noon, April 1. Each of the 21 Ageless [...]
The Longboat Key Garden Club has erected a butterfly house in the Butterfly Garden in Bicentennial Park. Nick Kovalakides built the structure by hand and presented it to the Garden Club. Jennifer Eisenberg, a student at Eckerd College, painted flowers on the house, which are said to attract butterflies. The effort by two Longboaters is [...]
The increase in cost of diesel fuel could soon cause higher garbage collection rates for Longboat residents and businesses beginning next month. The town and Waste Management renegotiate rates every year, and the Town Commission will vote April 4 on the proposed rate hikes. The proposal for the upcoming year calls for the monthly residential [...]
Former Mayor George Spoll received a blessing from town commissioners to head up an economic revitalization task force. Spoll said the mission of the task force is to seek out ideas and concepts to encourage the restorations of amenities and services that he says have disappeared from the key over the past decade. Spoll sees [...]
Planning and Zoning Director Monica Simpson explained to town commissioners that the state of Florida has a twice-yearly maximum allowance for the adoption of Comprehensive Plan amendments. Simpson said that the amendments made for the redevelopment issue preclude the consideration of the Comprehensive Plan amendments necessary to further the development of the Bayfront Park community [...]
There are some mornings I want birding to be a gentle spiritual activity. Recently, a morning at the Bay Walk on Leffis Key was just that. Walking over the Longboat Pass Bridge to Anna Maria Island, there’s a highflying osprey moving on a straight line. It’s wings methodically go up and down as if on ball bearings. The base of the wing is cupped where it’s joined to the bird’s body, creating the look of a parachute. The moment is gentle
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