Longboat Key's Cops, Cars & Coffee rescheduled

By S.T. Cardinal
| 10:00 a.m. March 20, 2026

Longboat Key
Neighbors

A social event with the Longboat Key Police Department originally scheduled for January has a new date set: Saturday, April 25.

Originally scheduled in January, the event was postponed due to a scheduling conflict.

Residents are encouraged to come show off their cars, get a coffee and meet and greet with officers of the Longboat Key Police Department. The event will be held at Whitney Plaza (6920 Gulf of Mexico Drive) from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Local vendors will be set up at the event selling coffee and food.

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S.T. Cardinal

S.T. "Tommy" Cardinal is the Longboat Key news reporter. The Sarasota native earned a degree from the University of Central Florida in Orlando with a minor in environmental studies. In Central Florida, Cardinal worked for a monthly newspaper covering downtown Orlando and College Park. He then worked for a weekly newspaper in coastal South Carolina where he earned South Carolina Press Association awards for his local government news coverage and photography.