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  • Eric Garwood
  • August 4, 2020
LBO Cops Corner: Same bay, wrong Bayfront?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • August 3, 2020
Sarasota Sheriff candidates debate online

The candidates discussed body cameras and systemic racism in an online forum.

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Manny Ninos
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 3, 2020
Manny Ninos, Longboat Key's neighborhood barber since 1987

Ninos is more friend than barber to his longtime customers, who keep coming back to the chair for chatter and camaraderie.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 3, 2020
Awards again for Michael Jordan

Longboat author Michael Jordan is up for a Royal Palm Literary Award.

  • Longboat Key
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The Florida Department of Transportation is working to reconfigure the interchange of I-75 and State Road 70. File photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 3, 2020
I-75 offramp to S.R. 70 closes Tuesday night through Wednesday morning in Bradenton.

S.R. 70 offramp Southbound I-75 traffic will be routed away from S.R. 70 Tuesday

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 3, 2020
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosts first-ever food drive

The donations will support four organizations in the Manasota area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is seeking a suspect in a shooting Saturday in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 3, 2020
UPDATE: Attempted murder suspect surrenders at Manatee County Jail

UPDATE: Attempted murder suspect surrenders at Manatee County Jail after shooting in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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Flutist Claire Chase performed for a small audience.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • August 3, 2020
Van Wezel Foundation and Hermitage Artist Retreat partner for Unscripted series

The partnership’s first online production was held July 30.

  • Arts + Culture
Lift Station D at 521 Gulf Bay Road collects sewage from the town of Longboat Key and pumps it to a treatment facility next to the Manatee County Golf Course in Bradenton.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • August 2, 2020
Longboat Key looks to advance redundant pipe project

After June's sewage break, the town of Longboat Key is waiting to hear back from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection about a potential fine and corrective action.

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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • August 1, 2020
Sarasota Farmers Market returns with social distance guidelines

Weekend downtown attraction returns with hopes of building its following.

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    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 1, 2020
Top junior golfers compete in match play event

The event will continue on Sunday.

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    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 31, 2020
Cardinal Mooney sends Class of 2020 into the world

Cardinal Mooney sends its graduates into the world.

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Longboat Key Town Manager Tom Harmer is required to submit a recommended budget by Saturday, Aug. 1. Town commissioners are set to vote on the budget in September.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 31, 2020
'Still a lot of unknowns': Longboat Key town manager says of COVID's impact on budget

Longboat Key town commissioners are set to vote on the budget in September.

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A 35-year-old man was found dead after a shooting Thursday night at a Bradenton apartment complex.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 31, 2020
Shooting in Bradenton leads to death of 35-year-old male

Shooting at Bradenton apartment complex leads to death of 35-year-old male.

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Hurricane Isaias is forecast to move near the east coast of the Florida peninsula Saturday afternoon through Sunday. Photo Credit: National Hurricane Center
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 31, 2020
Longboat Key leaders continue to monitor Hurricane Isaias

Hurricane Isaias is forecast to come near the east coast of the Florida peninsula Saturday afternoon through Sunday.

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