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Longboat Key | News

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  • Eric Garwood
  • May 11, 2025
Proposed changes to Sarasota's on-demand transit fares add mileage fee

County will consider July shift at a public hearing next month.

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  • Carter Weinhofer
  • May 9, 2025
Manatee County commissioners reaffirm commitment to LBK community center

County commissioners verbally committed to making the community center a reality on Longboat Key, though a property purchase appears to be the new best option.

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  • Carter Weinhofer
  • May 9, 2025
St. Regis Longboat Key project wins regional construction award

The Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors recognized Moss Construction and BCH Mechanical by awarding the St. Regis Longboat Key the 2025 Project of the Year.

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    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • May 7, 2025
Investments trend positive for Longboat in fiscal 2025

Longboat Key finance personnel's mid-FY25 update showed positive trends in investment income, but work still to be done on recuperating financial losses from the hurricanes.

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    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • May 7, 2025
Manatee rehab made possible at Mote with new federal designation

Approval through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium a secondary care facility for manatees, aiding a larger statewide issue.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • May 6, 2025
Longboat passes tree ordinance exemption for storm-damaged properties

The amendment eliminates the replacement requirement for properties that need to remove dead or severely damaged trees caused by natural disasters.

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    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • May 6, 2025
Town presents Broadway Roundabout updates to Longboat community

The project team expects to receive bids in early 2026 as the Broadway Roundabout project heads toward preliminary construction milestones.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • May 3, 2025
Longboat Key starts search for new police chief

The town hopes to have the best candidate selected by mid-June while Frank Rubino continues in the interim role.

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    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • April 30, 2025
Street sign replacement begins on Longboat Key

The new signs will be installed throughout the next month and match the new street light aesthetics of the undergrounding project.

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    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • April 29, 2025
Longboat Key fine dining institution Euphemia Haye closed

Euphemia Haye and The Haye Loft closed abruptly last week with little notice or detail.

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    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • April 29, 2025
Longboat Key earns high marks in 2025 Citizen Survey

Residents continue to express high satisfaction with the quality of life, and insights show town communications remained strong throughout Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

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    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • April 26, 2025
Longboat Key Turtle Watch discovers island's first nest of 2025

The loggerhead sea turtle nest was found by volunteer beach patrollers the morning of April 26.

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    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • April 26, 2025
Price uptick leads to pause in Bird Key Yacht Club rebuild

Leadership says it is pausing the project for 90 days after receiving an unexpectedly high final estimate, but it isn't giving up on construction.

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    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • April 25, 2025
Mote releases two rehabbed loggerhead sea turtles off Lido Key

Sub-adult turtles Grimm and Monique were rescued after showing signs of red tide toxicity. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium rehabilitated the pair over several weeks.

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  • Dana Kampa
  • April 24, 2025
St. Regis tops hotel 'It List'

Travel + Leisure named St. Regis Longboat Key Resort to its "It List" of best new hotels.

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