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Members of the Longboat Key Club gather on Feb. 15 to play cards and raise money for Breast Health Sarasota, Inc.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • February 15, 2023
Games day raises $10,000 for breast cancer

The Longboat Key Club is a big fundraising venue for Breast Health Sarasota Inc. Club events raised over $85,000 for the organization in 2022 alone.

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Crews work on the Bradenton Beach sewer line replacement Tuesday morning.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • February 15, 2023
Traffic troubles move to north end of Longboat

The town braced for headaches associated with a Bradenton Beach sewer line project, but commissioners have received few complaints.

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408 Jackson Drive
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  • Adam Hughes
  • February 15, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Jan. 30 to Feb. 3 for Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key.

A St. Armands home in John Ringling Estates tops the week's sales at $2.8 million.

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A peacock makes a pit stop on a porch on Fox Street.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • February 15, 2023
Peacock spotted back on Longboat Key

Peacocks might be looking for another five minutes of fame after raccoons step into the spotlight.

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Bradenton-based ET MacKenzie completed repair work after the town of Longboat Key's June 2020 sewage break.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • February 15, 2023
Longboat enters settlement with engineers following sewer main break

Consultant Greeley and Hansen have agreed to pay the town $425,000 for damages incurred in 2020.

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Serge Gauthier, host and director of the show Mariloup Wolfe and Sonia Gauthier
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • February 15, 2023
Canadians make 'The Big Move' to St. Armands

A French Canadian television show filmed at the Gauthier Salon & Wellness Spa on Sunday.

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Commissioners forwarded the proposed Town Center site development plan with 81 parking spaces to second reading.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • February 15, 2023
Longboat seeks solutions to Town Center parking problems

Commissioners discussed the need for more parking to accommodate events for the development.

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Dynasty Stars Samantha Allspach and Georges Assif
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • February 14, 2023
Dancing with the Dynasty Stars at St. Mary's

The dance troupe for children, teens and adults with special needs entertained at the church's Galentine's party.

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The St. Armands Business Improvement District will expire later this year unless it is renewed by Aug. 7
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 14, 2023
St. Armands property owners to make second bid to renew business district

Falling just short of a 10-year renewal of the St. Armands Business Improvement District, its board will begin the process for a second ballot for property owners on the Circle.

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Doesn't matter if Dad said yes
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • February 14, 2023
Doesn't matter if Dad said yes

A father was issued a citation for his juvenile operating a personal watercraft. This and other police reports on Longboat Key in this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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An updated view of the 50 vertical oyster gardens hung under the observation deck at Joan Durante Park. Even from a distance, the growth is easily visible.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • February 14, 2023
Vertical oyster gardens grow habitats and communities

Vertical oyster gardens are being deployed across Longboat Key to improve the water quality in Sarasota Bay.

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Pat Watral shows Pam Toft how to hold her arm while performing CPR. Toft's husband, Graham, watches.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • February 13, 2023
Longboat residents learn basics of CPR

The course covers the basics of hands-only CPR and the use of an AED.

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Suzy Brenner, Amy Steinhauser, Irina LaRose, Carol Peschel, Sandi Love and Janet Milliken
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • February 13, 2023
The Paradise Center dances through the decades

The Paradise Center held its annual fundraiser on Feb. 12 to raise money for all the programs it provides Longboat residents.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
One northbound lane on U.S. 41 near the roundabout at Gulfstream Avenue will be closed 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday for drainage construction.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 13, 2023
Daytime lane closure in effect Monday, Tuesday at Gulfstream roundabout

Ongoing construction at the new roundabout at Gulfstream Avenue will close a northbound lane on U.S. 41.

  • Sarasota
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Margaret Dugan, Lindy Jacobi and Judy Behny prepare for the soup and chili cook-off.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • February 11, 2023
Spanish Main Yacht Club is in full swing

The club held a chili cook-off and welcome back party last month.

  • Longboat Key
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Trish Shinkle served as Town Clerk for the town of Longboat Key from June 2006 to June 2026.
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Trish Shinkle, who recorded town history for 20 years, has retired
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Plymouth Harbor residents Dr. Frederick "Fred" Moffat, George "Gus" Nimick and James "Jim" Griffith each cut into their cakes in a unique triple 99th birthday celebration.
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Longboat Key Turtle Watch members documented evidence of the first green turtle nest of the season on the key.
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The home at 6161 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $8 million. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,224 square feet of living area.
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