LONGBOAT
Observer Longboat Key’s weekly newspaper since 1978
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 41, NO. 7
Coyotes: Time to coexist?
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
“We’re good. And within the context of the U.S. competition, we’re good, but that’s not enough for us. So right now our focus is becoming the best in the world.” — Caroline Atwood
YOUR TOWN
Courtesy photo
Lucy Walter and Juliana Howe
With few options for control, town officials stress education. PAGE 3A
Sweet 16 Lucy Walter rang in her Sweet 16 Sept. 12. The lifetime Longboat resident celebrated with her friends and family at Portofino. She and her friends also visited their favorite childhood hangout, Sarasota Jungle Gardens, and she visited her grandfather’s farm to ride her horses. She starts driving soon. Happy birthday, Lucy!
Photo courtesy Lee-En Chung
Winning spirits A+E
Sailing team aims for Olympics. PAGE 19A
Can’t-miss theater this season. INSIDE
Katie Johns
Ravi Parent and Caroline Atwood travel around the country to test their sailing skills on as many types of water conditions as possible.
The construction crews working on the St. Armands parking garage are one step closer to completion. On Sept. 20, crews hung a flag from the final piece of precast concrete to be erected, said Lee-En Chung, a consulting engineer and founder of Ivy Ventures. She said it’s kind of like being on the moon when they placed the flag there. After working all day in the rain, the crews hoisted the flag. It will be up until next Thursday. Specialty Concrete Services flew the flag there to celebrate. The garage is expected to be completed by December.
Turtle Tracks
Colony fire sparks alarm Firefighters extinguish a six-floor blaze at former resort. SEE PAGE 6A
Signs of progress
SEPT. 16-22: Nests False Crawls
2018 2017 0 0 0 0
YEAR TO DATE: 2018 2017 Nests 993 1,285 False Crawls 1,003 1,168 Courtesy photo
Source: Mote Marine Laboratory Data for Longboat Key