Longboat Key NewsLocal news for Longboat Key, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Early-morning, high-speed accident leaves two men dead- July 14, 2008 At 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Martin Fricke opened his door at The Gardens off Whitfield Avenue to find two officers with the Florida Highway Patrol bearing tragic news - four hours earlier, Fricke's 25-year-old son, ...http://www.topix.net/city/longboat-key-fl/2008/07/early-morning-high-speed-accident-leaves... Friday, June 27- July 12, 2008 A set of fish bones that washed up on Longboat Key has left experts stumped as to the exact origin.http://www.topix.net/city/longboat-key-fl/2008/07/friday-june-27?fromrss=1 Lender case stuck in market- July 10, 2008 The trustee in the Brasota Mortgage bankruptcy case is reaching the end of a series of distributions to creditors.http://www.topix.net/city/longboat-key-fl/2008/07/lender-case-stuck-in-market?fromrss=1 Longboat OKs 'maximum' tax rate- July 8, 2008 Published Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Monday, July 7, 2008 at 11:40 p.m. A badly split Longboat Key Town Commission decided Monday - at least for the moment - on a maximum operating property ...http://www.topix.net/city/longboat-key-fl/2008/07/longboat-oks-maximum-tax-rate?fromrss=1 Offshore drilling draws support- July 7, 2008 With a group of restaurants fronting the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway, it probably comes as no surprise that Ed Chiles has strong views about drilling for oil off Florida's coast.http://www.topix.net/city/longboat-key-fl/2008/07/offshore-drilling-draws-support?fromrss=... Bad blood hard to avoid in 13th District- July 5, 2008 Published Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 1:48 p.m. Last updated Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 1:53 p.m. At least on the surface, political experts say there is nothing surprising about the District 13 race turning ...http://www.topix.net/city/longboat-key-fl/2008/07/bad-blood-hard-to-avoid-in-13th-district... Little things help cut big fuel costs- July 3, 2008 Published Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 2:38 a.m. A letter to the editor awhile back has been bugging me: By driving 35 mph in the city and 65 mph on highways, the ...http://www.topix.net/city/longboat-key-fl/2008/07/little-things-help-cut-big-fuel-costs?fr... Origin of beach bones unknown- July 1, 2008 The Robinsons were just walking along the beach one day when there, in the sand, was the strangest-looking skeleton they ever did see.http://www.topix.net/city/longboat-key-fl/2008/07/origin-of-beach-bones-unknown?fromrss=1 |