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Dump trucks will deliver the last of 300,000 tons of sand to Longboat Key’s shores this week.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 13, 2016
Town wraps up truck renourishment

Dump trucks will deliver the last of 300,000 tons of sand to Longboat Key’s shores this week. But an emergency haul will follow later this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 13, 2016
More than tweaking needed

Longboat neighborhood associations appear poised to go to court over the town’s underground assessments. It’ll be worth the effort to review the methodology.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Preia Hayes, 9, and sister, Iyleigh, 6, with Lilly Gerling, 4, and sister Grace, 6 enjoy at a Longboat beach last summer.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 13, 2016
Summer Bucket List

Enjoy everything the island and surrounding areas have to offer, minus the crowds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Former minister the Rev. Vincent Carroll with wife, Molly, and interim minister the Rev. Bill Friederich, right, with wife, Bah
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 13, 2016
Longboat Island Chapel finds interim minister

The Rev. Bill Friederich will serve as the chapel’s interim minister.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 13, 2016
Vizcaya condo sells for $2.15 million

The Unit 1B3 condo at 2333 Gulf of Mexic Drive has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,961 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Mote Scientific Foundation’s land is at the intersection of Gulf of Mexico Drive and Jungle Queen Way.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 13, 2016
Commission rejects land offer from Mote

A 2-acre parcel at GMD and Jungle Queen Way is still available after commissioners nix the discussions of a town purchase.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 13, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Matt Zito has shot six holes-in-one during his 62 years of playing golf.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 13, 2016
Longboat Key resident aces his game

What are the odds? Matt Zito shot two holes-in-one in the same week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The town of Longboat Key seeks to discourage beachgoers from parking on the grassy area near the 360 North condominium complex.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 13, 2016
Town targets trespassers at 360 North

Who’s cutting through 360 North? Longboat Key residents have a few theories.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
How to avoid being a victim of vehicle burglary.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 13, 2016
Smash-and-grab vehicle burglaries hit Longboat Key

Police remind the public to be aware after two recent incidents at beach accesses.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home at 3475 Gulf of Mexico Drive has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,183 square feet of living area. It sold for $7 million Feb. 1.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 13, 2016
New condos drive Longboat Key luxury real estate market

Prices in the $1 million-and-up category rose 41% over the first six months of this year compared with the same period in 2015.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Pam Eubanks The Sarasota County property appraiser’s website lists the 4.8 acres and buildings that used to house Center for Building Hope as worth $2.43 million in 2015.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 13, 2016
Private school eyes Lakewood Ranch site

NewGate Montessori has contract to buy former Center for Building Hope property.

  • East County
  • News
A mother bobcat walks with one of her offspring in the backyard of River Place’s Denny Yoder.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 13, 2016
Bobcats get up close and personal in East County

Sightings could become more common as humans encroach on their habitats.

  • East County
  • News
Al “Mifflin” Lowe and his dog, Pookie
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 13, 2016
Bird Key author triples the smiles

Al "Mifflin" Lowe will donate a portion of proceeds from the sale of his book to the ASPCA.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This Week in Sarasota
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 12, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, July 14

Take a look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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