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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 22, 2021
Cops Corner: A one-eyed jack on the road.

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Members of the public are required to wear a mask to attend the Longboat Key Town Commission meetings.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 22, 2021
Longboat Key votes to extend mask policy

The town of Longboat Key's policy remains in effect until May 21.

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Susan Jones stamps a newly checked out book.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 22, 2021
Hitting the books

Longboat Library reopens to happy readers.

  • Longboat Key
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    In Memoriam |
  • March 22, 2021
Nancy Marguerite Evans Hargrave

SILVER CREEK, NY - Nancy Marguerite Evans Hargrave went into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on March 11, 2021.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Penny Gold (left) and Debra Williams (right) are sworn in as Longboat Key town commissioners during Monday morning’s statutory meeting.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 22, 2021
Penny Gold, Debra Williams sworn in as Longboat commissioners

For the first time ever, the Longboat Key Town Commission is comprised of a majority of women.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 22, 2021
Temple Beth Israel hosts pre-Passover food drive

The temple set up dinner pickup, food drop-off and a modified gift shop.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Snowbirds won't be coming back to Longboat Key beaches until winter 2021.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 22, 2021
Longing for Longboat

Some snowbirds didn't fly south for the winter and are living out their first northern chill in years.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 22, 2021
Great American Cleanup gets going on Longboat Key

Cleaning groups were deployed all along the Manatee County section of the island.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 22, 2021
15-year-old arrested in Sarasota County Fair shooting

18-year-old victim in stable condition, police said, adding the victim and suspect likely knew each other.

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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 20, 2021
Le Marche Bohemien brings open-air market goods to Downtown Sarasota

Vendors sold one-of-a-kind items at the open-air market March 20.

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  • Neighbors
Built in 1951, the home at 26- N. Washington Drive has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,366 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 20, 2021
Ringling Estates home sells for $4.2 million

Residential real estate transactions for March 8-12.

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The home at 1400 Harbor Drive was built in 2016 and it has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,402 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 20, 2021
Harbor Acres home sells for $7.4 million

Residential real estate for March 8-12.

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  • Real Estate
MIC Insurance owner Michael Mailliard spoke to members of the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key on Thursday morning at the Lazy Lobster.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 19, 2021
Agent sounds warning over rising insurance rates

MIC Insurance owner Michael Mailliard addressed his concerns to members of the Kiwanis Club.

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    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • March 19, 2021
Render Unto Caesar

Jonathan Epstein’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s 'Julius Caesar' shatters cliché in the FSU/Asolo Conservatory’s latest streaming production.

  • Arts + Culture
The town of Longboat Key has put up signage, barriers and temporary fencing at 6399 Gulfside Road.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 19, 2021
Gulfside Road beach access temporarily closed

The beach access point at 6399 Gulfside Road will remain closed until mid-April.

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