Longboat Key News

Islandside resident Carmel Izzo asked the planning board to protect her property interests Friday, Nov.

More than 200 Longboat Key residents, business owners and attorneys filled Temple Beth Israel for the third day of hearings about the Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside project Thursday, Nov.

Mayor Lee Rothenberg spoke in favor of town attorney David Persson for moving the project hearing process along.

Art Ferguson holds a .50-caliber machine gun removed from the wing of a P-40. Fighter jets soared across Sarasota Bay and swooped down on Longboat Key, firing guns and .50-calliber bullets at their targets.

More than 150 people have signed a petition against the town's actions. Harry's Continental Kitchens, 525 St.

Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore urged the Commission to sign a letter opposing oil and natural gas drilling.

The scenario that unfolded at the Oct. 15 Sarasota County Tourist Development Council meeting reminded us more than a little of a poorly scripted comedy show.

Parts of a crane were placed on a construction mobilization site just south of The Islander Club Thursday, Oct.

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key will now meet at The Grille at the Longboat Key Club and Resorta s Harbourside location.

Longboat Key beaches are being investigated by the Army Corps of Engineers for World War II era bombs.

A construction crew began repaving Channel Lane Tuesday, Oct. 27. The town of Longboat Key's hired asphalt contractor, Superior Asphalt Inc., began resurfacing Channel Lane, St.

The number of residents who attended opening sessions of Longboat's Planning & Zoning Board hearing on the Longboat Key Club's proposed development - 350 - came in a close second to the largest hearing in the Key's history - a 1990 session at the Holiday Inn that drew more than 400.

These eateries will have you beggin' for more crabs... October 20, 2009 Head on over to one of these FL spots for a case of the crabs...crab legs that is! The hard-shelled critters may be tough to crack, but once you do, the tender meat inside is arguably better than lobster and sure to make your tummy happy! More butter please! Crab & Fin ...

Dr. Hank Fishkind, Floridaa s most renowned economist, didna t mince words in his characterization of Longboat Key.

Police and firefighter/paramedics were at the scene for approximately one hour. Longboat Key firefighter/paramedics entered Harry's Continental Kitchens yesterday carrying hoses and wearing firefighting gear.

Economist Dr. Henry Fishkind warned the planning board that Longboat Key in general "is in a serious state of decline." Day two of the Planning and Zoning Board's hearing of the Longboat Key Club and Resort's $400 million Islandside renovation plan began Thursday, Oct.

A new biography of Kansas City native film director Robert Altman has one bombshell political revelation: Altman once tattooed a dog owned by President Harry S. Truman.The New York Times review of the book notes it in passing and Slates Brow Beat blog has all the details.Heres the gist: After Altman returned from World War II he somehow got into ...

Many of the people in attendance were either wearing a oeI Support the Cluba buttons or a oeSay No to Loeba stickers.

Longboat Key boat-slip owners disputed the high cost of a new tax for boat-slip owners who rent out their slips.

Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Longboat Key's Planning and Zoning Board opens a hearing tomorrow unlike any governmental hearing I know of in the town's history -- certainly in the nearly 35 years I've been around.