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  • Eric Garwood
  • August 11, 2022
Commissioners have a to-do list when they return next month

Routine and out-of-the-ordinary tasks await the Longboat Key Town Commission in September.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 10, 2022
Gulf of Mexico Drive reopens after Longboat Key gas leak

The island's thoroughfare is ready to reopen less than an hour after the initial call.

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The plaques are being slowly taken out, cleaned and returned. (Photo by Harry Sayer)
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  • Harry Sayer
  • August 10, 2022
St. Armands circus plaques removed for cleaning

Don't worry about possible thievery. The missing Circus Ring of Fame plaques are part of a process.

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Built in 1994, units J-204 and K-205 have four bedrooms, two-and-two-half baths and 5,185 square feet of living area. (File photo)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 10, 2022
L'Ambiance condos sell for $6.75 million

A pair of L'Ambiance condos top this week's home sales at $6.75 million.

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Evan Vandepolder is a Publix employee of 30 years. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 10, 2022
A conversation at the checkout with Publix veteran Evan VandePolder

VandePolder has worked at the Publix on Bay Isles Parkway for 30 years.

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Charlie Mopps will return on Wednesday to his new role in Longboat Key, serving in a senior role to Public Works Director Isaac Brownman, overseeing all major construction projects for the town. (File photo)
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  • Eric Garwood
  • August 9, 2022
Mopps returns to Longboat after seven months in Venice

The former town employee was hired as the Public Works program manager.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • August 9, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Credit where credit is due

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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This great egret is a regular at the Publix on Bay Isles Road. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 9, 2022
Egret keeps his eyes on Longboat Publix

This great egret is a regular at the Publix on Bay Isles Road.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 8, 2022
Hayden of 'The Bachelorette' once sold real estate on Longboat Key

The 29-year-old worked for two companies on the island from 2018 into 2019.

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The town must have their comprehensive plan evaluated every seven years. (File photo)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 8, 2022
Planning and Zoning Board halfway through revising town's comprehensive plan

The first set of amendments to the plan have been approved by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

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Crested caracaras didn't live in Myakka's dry prairie during the years of fire exclusion but have returned since the reintroduction of fire. (Photo by Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • August 5, 2022
Fire helps shape region's ecosystems

While most dry prairie in Florida has been converted to agriculture or developed, the park protects nearly 15,000 acres of this highly biodiverse and globally imperiled ecosystem.

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James Linkogle, right, speaks with longtime co-worker Chris Sherrick at his retirement party. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 5, 2022
Longboat Key project manager's second retirement sticks

James Linkogle served the town of Longboat Key for 23 years.

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  • August 4, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: August 4

With an eye on composition, Mary Kondrat captured the sun setting on Longboat Key.

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Work progresses on the St. Regis hotel building on Longboat Key. (Eric Garwood)
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 4, 2022
Podiums key to St. Regis buildings' vertical construction

Work crews build key structural elements, begin pouring roofs.

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(Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 3, 2022
A day in the life of a Longboater: Meet TPC's Suzy Brenner

Brenner is the executive director of The Paradise Center.

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