Harry’s held a wine tasting in support of the Longboat Key Turtle Watch this week. Photos by Lillian Sands.

Unfortunately, as soon the subject was introduced, Commissioner Lynn Larson erupted, screeching like a wounded banshee. Violating the rule against personal attacks (and with St. Denis conveniently not there to explain or defend himself), she loudly accused him of enriching himself at the expense of taxpayers and of being paid far more than he was worth.

Larson suggested residents could use a good class action attorney to sue the commission over payments made to St. Denis.

The Longboat Key Historical Society held its annual Fish Fry on Friday, October 19  from 5 to 9 p.m. at Longboat Key’s Mar Vista restaurant. The fish fry is an annual favorite for Longboaters and visitors. This year’s fish fry was a battle of Grouper versus Mullet and the winner was the guests, who all [...]

There are still no adequate words.

The decision before the voters is clear. Between the incumbent Vice Mayor David Brenner and his opponent, Ray Rajewski, there is a glaring clear difference: the former for unfettered expansion versus the latter’s belief in carefully coordinated maturation.

With Commissioner Phill Younger doing better each day over in Sarasota Memorial Hospital, we at Longboat Key News thought it time to highlight his service to our key.

Life is a curious thing but on Longboat Key, it gets more and more curious.

Former Town Manager Bruce St. Denis and former Planning, Building and Zoning Director Monica Simpson both left the town this year. First, St. Denis resigned Sept. 16, following the news that a majority of the seven-member Town Commission wanted him out of office. St. Denis had served 14 years as town manager of Longboat Key. [...]

It is usually a simple ritual — our Year in Review edition. We scan the stories, make some judgments based on impact of the events and weave together pictures and narratives. But 2011 was an intense and beguiling year. It is as if all the sands have shifted metaphorically speaking, and yet we have not had a hurricane. Take the encouraged resignation of Longboat Key Town Manager Bruce St. Denis after it came to light that five of seven commissioners wanted him replaced.