
Results 1 - 20 of 433 in Longboat Key, FL
Longboat chief hires new officers12/15/09 Longboat Key Police Chief...
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Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle said he has plans to hire one more officer this week. Comment?
Bike lanes on key aren't off-limits to careful drivers
Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:18 p.m. For years I have been breaking the law - like just about every other driver on Longboat Key -- and happy to do so. Comment?
Fundraiser set for center for the elderly
... from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at a wine tasting event at Harry's Continental, 525 St. Judes Drive, Longboat Key. Admission is $10 a person and entertainment will be provided by the chapel's choir and music- al director Russell Kennedy. A ... Comment?
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson dies at 9412/14/09 The...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Paul Samuelson, of Belmont, Mass. and Longboat Key, died Dec. 13. He was 94. Samuelson was the first American to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1970. According to a statement ... Comment?
Obituary: Dorothy Mylan Rooney12/14/09 Rooney, 102, was a former...
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Dorothy Mylan Rooney, 102, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key, died Dec. 12. Born Jan. Comment?
A Bird's Eye View: December 11, 2009
In two weeks, my wife and I will be going to Longboat Key on Floridaa s west coast for the fifth consecutive winter. Comment?
Rothenberg qualifies for fourth term12/11/09 The town of Longboat Key ...
Mayor Lee Rothenberg qualified for another two-year term in office Thursday, Dec. Comment?
The WilliesFROM the Slasher Himself, a Few Words About Violence
I found a three-day old email a few hours after Mass tonight from Rochelle Herman, a lovely publicist here on Florida's Gulf Coast, about an event that was already in progress at a huge home on Longboat Key. Comment?
Longwood Classic expects strong field
... 371-0162 for more information. ... The Longboat Observer Challenge will be played today through Sunday at the Longboat Key Tennis Center. It features teams of two men and two women in three (3.0, 3.5, 4.0) divisions. Contact 316-8367 for more ... Comment?
Planning and Zoning board approves plans to expand Longboat Key Club & Resort
An ambitious plan to expand the Longboat Key Club & Resort Islandside passed its first major hurdle Thursday when the town's Planning and Zoning board narrowly approved the project. Comment?
Longboat Key Club expansion OK'd
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 3:16 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 3:16 p.m. An ambitious and expensive plan to expand the Longboat Key Club & Resort Islandside passed its first hurdle today when the town's Planning & Zoning board narrowly approved the project. Comment?
P&Z moves Islandside project forward12/10/09 The planning board voted ...
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More than 150 people attended the final Planning and Zoning Board hearing. After eight days of hearings and public testimony that took more than one-and-one-half months to complete, The Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board moved The Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside renovation and expansion project forward to the Town Commission for its ... Comment?
Planning board approves Longboat Key Club expansion
An ambitious and expensive plan to expand the Longboat Key Club & Resort Islandside passed its first hurdle today when the town's Planning & Zoning board narrowly approved the project. Comment?
Letter to the editor12/10/09 Readers give opinions about the firing...
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... exico, and that could really screw up the Florida tourist industry. Weldon G. Frost Retired petroleum geologist Longboat Key Comment?
Wrong address causes paramedic delay12/09/09 Longboat Key Fire Rescue ...
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Key residents are being asked to confirm the exact address of their emergency before alerting paramedics. Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Rich Dickerson said firefighter paramedics were late in arriving to a 911 call at the Longboat Key Club and ... Comment?
IPOC proposes settlement offer12/09/09 The Islandside Property Owners ...
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... and expansion hearing, the Islandside Property Owners Coalition proposed a settlement in which it urges The Longboat Key Club and Resort to build more of the residential units it needs to finance the hotel within the hotel itself. By doing so, even ... Comment?
Our view: Beware of the tipping point12/09/09
Everyone knew it would come to this: the town trying to extract some ridiculous monetary concessions from the Longboat Key Club and Resort in return for approval of its expansion. Comment?
Letters to the editor12/09/09 These letters express readers' opinions ...
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... Editor: We bought our property about 20 years ago just when Arvida was just transitioning out. We decided on Longboat Key largely because of the Longboat Key Club (we are golfers), but also because of the amenities on the Key, including the many ... Comment?
Gilbert gives his farewell recommendations for LBK12/09/09 Longboat...
As some of you know, Emmy Lou and I are leaving Longboat Key to live in East County. Comment?
The WilliesFROM the Slasher Himself, a Few Words About Violence
I found a three-day old email a few hours after Mass tonight from Rochelle Herman, a lovely publicist here on Florida's Gulf Coast, about an event that was already in progress at a huge home on Longboat Key. Comment?