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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)
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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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)
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  • 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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  • 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)
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  • 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)
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  • 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)
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  • 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)
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  • 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)
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  • 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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(Courtesy rendering)
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  • August 3, 2022
Town enters contract for stage construction, talks plans for community center

Phase two of the stage on the Town Center Green property has begun as private donations close the funding gap.

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The home at 550 Norton St. was built in 2002. (Eric Garwood)
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  • August 3, 2022
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $2.8 million

A Sleepy Lagoon home on Norton Street tops this week's sales at $2.8 million.

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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 2, 2022
Volunteers excavate turtle nest on Longboat as dozens watch

About 200 people, hoping to see hatchlings head to sea, instead learn that more than 100 of them successfully waddled into the surf.

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Members of the public curious to learn more about Longboat Key's sea turtle population ask questions of the experts at the first Turtle Walk of the nesting season on June 6 beside the newly staked nest.
  • June 9, 2026
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Longboat Key Police Chief Russ Mager (right) presents Lee Smith with a plaque recognizing his years with the police department at the June 1 Town Commission meeting. Smith retired from his position as sergeant on May 29.
  • June 9, 2026
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Taxable property values at the Gulf Shore and Twin Shores communities on Longboat Key are an anomaly for Longboat Key, with properties valued from $100,000 to $300,000.
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Black-clad biker disappears after making advances toward hotel guests
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Trish Shinkle served as Town Clerk for the town of Longboat Key from June 2006 to June 2026.
  • June 8, 2026
Trish Shinkle, who recorded town history for 20 years, has retired

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