The town of Longboat Key has officially ‘appealed the appeal’ of the Islandside development order in an effort to get the project back on track after it was derailed last December in circuit court.

Following an independent investigation into allegations of a hostile work environment, Monica Simpson’s reign as Longboat Key’s Planning, Zoning and Building director came to an end Friday after an agreement was reached for the town to pay her three months of severance.

Despite the recent ruling by Circuit Court Judge Charles Roberts to deny the town of Longboat Key entry into resident James Armstrong’s home, the town has continued its lawsuit against Armstrong by filing an amended complaint. The town’s amended complaint puts more potential outcomes in the hands of the judge; instead of requesting that Armstrong be made to leave his home so the town can check for unpermitted construction work, the town is asking for a solution that allows the town to determine if the home is habitable and safe.

The Islandside Property Owners Coalition gained a court victory Friday with Circuit Court Judge Charles Roberts’ ruling that the IPOC organization has the legal right and authority to ask a judge to overturn the town’s development order

The Colony Beach and Tennis Resort saga is quickly coming to a head with a court hearing set for Thursday, Aug. 11. Appeals Court Judge Steven Merryday will consider proposed remedies from the disputing parties on how to comply with his rulings made two weeks prior

Following is the exact filing presented by the Colony Association of Unit Owners to the U.S. District Court, which calls for its proposed remedies to the Colony appeal decision

The U.S. Supreme Court almost never renders a unanimous decision. In many, too many for me, the decision is split almost down the middle, 4-5.

However, on Longboat Key, whenever anyone raises the question of the allocation of density for the two large PUDS, Harbourside and Islandside, the answer is always the same: attorney William Pomeroy

After more than a generation of watching the operation, I have come to the conclusion that running Longboat Key, at least from the point of sitting on the dais as a town commissioner, is a very easy job

Due to a lack of repairs and increasing costs to fix severely damaged concrete, a growing number of Dolphin Tower unit owners are walking away from the downtown Sarasota condominium. Several owners have decided to stop paying monthly condominium dues of $520 and other assessments. The repair costs for the 15-story building’s concrete slab have [...]

Almost simultaneously with the announcement of the plans for the Longboat Key Club & Resort, there was a chorus of voices demanding that the charter provision on density be applied and the requested density be subjected to a referendum