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The home at 364 W. Royal Flamingo Drive has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,289 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 20, 2016
Bird Key home sells for $4,925,000

The home at 364 W. Royal Flamingo Drive has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,289 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 20, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 20, 2016
Longboat restaurants extend Savor Sarasota menus

Savor Sarasota may have ended more than a month ago, but two Longboat Key restaurants extended their price-fixed menus in August.

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  • Neighbors
Bradford Saivetz
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 20, 2016
Renaissance man Bradford Saivetz put family first

Saivetz, 93, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key, died July 12.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 20, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, July 21

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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Trained volunteer Terri Driver checks the caging on a turtle nest.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 20, 2016
Longboat Key Turtle Watch: On The Tracks

Take a walk with the Longboat Key Turtle Watch.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Code Enforcement Officer Chris Elbon has kicked off enforcement of the Key's new turtle ordinance.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 20, 2016
Sea turtle enforcement starts with education

Property owners will get time to learn about new turtle-related rules before enforcement begins next year.

  • Longboat Key
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A sandbar stretches out from the groin at the south end of Longboat Key.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 20, 2016
Why can’t Longboat dredge its sandbars?

There’s a treasure trove of sand less than 100 yards from the shores of Longboat Key. So why don’t officials see sand source potential?

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 20, 2016
Longboat: Florida’s safest small city

Online insurance data provider ValuePenguin says Longboat Key is the safest small city in Florida. Why do criminals stay away from the island?

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 07.20.2016

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 20, 2016
Premier Sports scores big with new facilities

Addition of showcase field will provide centerpiece for marketing.

  • East County
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Kaitlyn Oclair models for an outdoor session in Boca Grande. Little Skull will shoot at whatever location its clients request. Photo by Little Skull Photography.
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • July 20, 2016
Little Skull Photography offers a unique portrait experience

Mike and Joslyn Devaney are breaking boundaries in the Sarasota photography scene.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2016
Longboat Key: Obituaries

James Blatt and Lynn Moore died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • July 19, 2016
AJC July Lunch and Learn

AJC West Coast Florida hosted the July installment of its Summer Lunch and Learn Series

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More details regarding construction on the DeMarcay condominium project should come in September, the developer says.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 19, 2016
Palm Avenue condo construction delayed

After originally planning to begin work in June, the developer of the 18-story DeMarcay condominium project says a new start date is to be determined.

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