The Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party, which is happening next Saturday, Dec. 3, brings out the very best in our community.

The beach is so bountiful, with such a vast expanse of sugar white sand that it truly rivals Siesta Key for sunbathing prowess.A big beach trumps all at Longboat Key Resort

Saturday night came to life on Longboat Key when actor John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston arrived by boat at Portifino at the Longboat Key Club for dinner. Travolta and Preston were joined above for a photo with (from left) Longboater Jeff Lenobel, Steve Reid, Melissa Reid, Marianne Thorn and Donna Lenobel.

“There is no real usable beach at Inn on the Beach for pretty much their whole waterfront property. All of their dune walkovers are in the Gulf. When you come to a beach resort, we realize there is an expectation that there will be a beach.”

Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant, which stood in one of the most scenic locations in the Village on Longboat Key’s North End, was demolished Friday to make way for the vision of the new property owners Mark Caragiulo and Tom Leonard. The duo, plan to build a new restaurant, The Shore, which received approval by the [...]

In one of the most anticipated votes in Longboat Key history, a majority of Longboaters said ‘yes’ to allow the Longboat Key Club to build up to 300 tourism units on its Islandside property. The results showed that of 3,669 votes cast, a total of 1,948, or 53 percent, voted in favor of the proposal. [...]

Ocean Properties and the Longboat Key Club held their annual charity event last weekend that featured an opening evening of fireworks and beachside party, a golf tournament and a grand finale on Saturday night that included a charity auction which raised money for area and national charities. Photos by Steve Reid.      

Considering a career change this year or looking for a new and rewarding career in hospitality? Plan on attending the upcoming Job Fair at The Resort at Longboat Key Club, a top employer in Sarasota County. The Job Fair will take place over two days on Monday, September 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. [...]

If the Judge agrees with the Trustee and Unicorp on Aug. 28, it will continue Unicorp’s consolidation of Colony assets.

While I’m glad to see the much better voter participation, I continue to be perplexed by the continued difference between turnouts in our two counties.