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Property appraisers in Manatee and Sarasota counties estimate property values in town rose past $7 billion for the first time.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • June 4, 2022
Longboat Key property value estimate reaches past $7 billion

The appraisers' offices in Manatee and Sarasota estimate the town's taxable property is worth 13.5% more than last year.

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Raccoons are nocturnal but can be active during the day: A mother raccoon out with her kits is likely teaching them how to forage. (Photo by Miri Hardy)
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  • June 3, 2022
Raccoons are handy, adaptable

There's no masking this mammal's role in the state's habitat.

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Avian rehabilitator Jonathan Hande takes a peek inside the cage before removing a sandhill crane colt.
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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 3, 2022
Abandoned sandhill crane colt transported to Save Our Seabirds

Birds in distress are usually easy to approach or have visible injuries.

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  • June 2, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: June 2

Gary Wise captured this coquina shell reflecting the sunset on Longboat Key.

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Blind Willy makes his way into the sea grapes. Photo courtesy of Terri Driver.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • June 2, 2022
Longboat gopher tortoises recognized with proclamation

At least one tortoise has been living mid-Key for about 30 years.

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Jay Sparr and Liz Sparr found a water jug during a roadside Rotary cleanup. File photo.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • June 2, 2022
The ABCs of Longboat Key

A 26-point description of Longboat Key is letter-perfect.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • June 2, 2022
Bayou Circle home sells for $3.5 million

A Bay Isles home on Bayou Circle tops the week's sales at $3.5 million.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • June 1, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: No phone, no problem? Well…

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Gantry cranes are at work on the St. Regis property on Longboat Key, a sign of further construction progress.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • May 31, 2022
Unicorp meets Tuesday tax deadline on 244 former Colony parcels

Longboat Key properties were listed by Tax Collector as delinquent last week.

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Michael Cantrell and Kay Cantrell
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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • May 31, 2022
Longboat Harbour residents celebrate Memorial Day

American flags lined the complex, and partygoers dressed to match

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The community center and library's set-aside location is roughly that occupied by the former Amore restaurant. The conceptual building is placed to show scale, not design.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • May 30, 2022
Sarasota County adds $1 million for town library development

Addition to Sarasota County's capital budget paves the way for the first step in building a facility in town.

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Sarasota Bay, under which the town of Longboat Key's sewage flows in a 20-inch pipeline, is designated a Class II waterway by the state, only behind waterway that supply drinking water.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • May 27, 2022
Longboat Key builds funds first, then aims to construct sewer pipeline

Longboat Key's sewer line project aims to add redundancy to a system that previously had not had that luxury.

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Under a rule approved in a special session of the Florida legislature, buildings along the shore will have to be inspected every 25 years.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • May 27, 2022
Lawmakers follow through on condo inspections

Longboat leaders had prepared rules of their own in case special session came up empty.

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Bayfront Park’s recreation center is expected to get a new roof in the next budget cycle, an accelerated budget line item based on the needs of the building.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • May 27, 2022
Longboat Key's capital budget lines up big-ticket items

Long-term spending and funding sources have their own place in Longboat budget.

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Four pickleball courts are proposed adjacent to the tennis courts.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • May 26, 2022
Rehearing planned for Longboat Key pickleball proposal

Planning and Zoning Board will take up matter again on June 21, though notices begin showing up for now-canceled June 6 Town Commission discussion.

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Osprey play an important role in local ecosystems, and they seek out high perches on either designated nesting perches or, as in this case, power poles.
  • December 18, 2025
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Beverly Sutton introduces Santa Claus, who made an appearance at the Reading Buddies Christmas party on Dec. 11 at Christ Church of Longboat Key.
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Christ Church Reading Buddies celebrate Christmas
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Renovations and construction of new concessions in Concourse B at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport are nearly complete.
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Airport's growth in 2025 sets the stage for 2026 planning
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St. Armands Circle was several feet underwater following hurricanes Helene and Milton.
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St. Armands receives $13.5 million to address flooding concerns
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Cyclists utilize the bike lanes on Gulf of Mexico Drive along the newly completed Country Club Shores turn lane project portion of the street. The 0.84-mile segment marks the first example of the town’s Complete Streets vision.
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Longboat Key chips away at Complete Street(s) goal

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