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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 30, 2022
Gulfshore brings back community sale

The neighborhood has hosted a garage sale of sorts for more than two decades.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 28, 2022
King's Brass performs at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church

Church members enjoyed an evening of immersive, booming brass music.

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  • January 27, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: January 27

Diane Suner captured this photo of a cockle shell on North Lido Beach.

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Café L'Europe opened in 1973. Submitted
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  • Mark Bergin
  • January 27, 2022
Café L’Europe announces new ownership

Ron and Julie Milton have agreed to sell Café L’Europe to John and Amanda Horne.

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Karen Gardiner, Joyce Fox and Jerry Fox
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 26, 2022
Christ Church of Longboat Key celebrates 10 years

The church has been around for more than 15 years, but their building was completed in late 2011.

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The town anticipates outdoor stage construction could start in spring at the Town Center site. Photo courtesy of Nat Kaemmerer
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  • Mark Bergin
  • January 25, 2022
Longboat Key leaders expected to develop Town Center concept plan

Town leaders publicly addressed an independent effort to build a black box theater on the Town Center Green site.

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Before concrete got poured on Monday, a portion of the sidewalk on Gulf of Mexico Drive directly in front of the Twin Shores Mobile Home Park was closed. File photo
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  • Mark Bergin
  • January 25, 2022
‘We have concrete!’ Sidewalk repaired along Gulf of Mexico Drive

A portion of the sidewalk will soon reopen on Gulf of Mexico Drive directly in front of the Twin Shores Mobile Home Park.

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Members grabbed brunch foods after their early tee times.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 25, 2022
Women's Golf Association on Longboat Key welcomes new members

The group is now at 175 members and welcomed several newcomers during a brunch event.

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The city of Sarasota has similar poles that the town of Longboat Key is considering for wireless carriers to properly install their infrastructure. File photo
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 25, 2022
Longboat Commission takes over decision for Verizon pole locations

The Longboat Key Town Commission is scheduled to hold a special meeting on Feb. 28 to consider Verizon’s proposal.

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Built in 2005, Unit 1201 of the Beach Residences offers three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 4,189 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 25, 2022
Beachfront Lido condo is week's top seller at $5.4 million

A condo in Beachfront Lido topped area sales at $5.4 million.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 24, 2022
Hope Seeds at Christ Church of Longboat Key sows friendship among volunteers

The church brings volunteers in several Mondays a year to pack seeds for the local ministry.

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The Ohana seawall extends well into the Gulf of Mexico. File photo
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 24, 2022
Longboat leaders discuss difficulties of walking around Ohana seawall

Longboat Key staff will not continue negotiations with the Ohana property owners for a lease or easement agreement.

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Jimmy Bonner and Kelli Spring hold the ribbon for Jenni Kopelman
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 24, 2022
La Vita Zen, a Mediterranean lifestyle business, opens on Longboat Key

Jenni Kopelman, who has traveled extensively in Italy, will use the Italian lifestyle as a starting point.

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Jenny Casch, Beth Miller, Debbie Fulton
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 24, 2022
Savor the Sounds attendees brave chilly Longboat Key night

Despite the wind and drizzle of earlier in the day, about 100 people turned up for the concert.

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While median prices rose throughout the area, the average price of a home rose faster, indicating growth in the upper end of the price range.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 22, 2022
Manatee, Sarasota real estate market ends 2021 in record fashion

Region wraps up year near the top of the state.

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Longboat Key Fire Rescue has two ladder trucks that can reach 75 feet, including this Sutphen engine built in 2020, which serves as the primary engine at Fire Station 92.
  • June 10, 2026
Cost to replace fire trucks continues to rise
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The home at 5840 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $4.5 million. Built in 2022, it has four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,145 square feet of living area.
  • June 10, 2026
Top residential real estate sales for May 25-29 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key
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Metal sculptor John Grammer has honed his crafting skills through various stages of his careers in construction and prop work for film. Now, he said he appreciates getting to fine tune the work he presents at shows like last weekend's St. Armands Circle Craft Festival.
  • June 10, 2026
From movies to metal sculpture, local crafter does it all
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Family and friends helped Out-of-Door Academy graduate Caleb Rodriguez celebrate his academic accomplishments at the May 22 ceremony. Rodriguez will be departing Longboat Key to attend the University of Central Florida to study mechanical engineering.
  • June 10, 2026
Life is a roller coaster, and this graduate wants to engineer it
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The owner of the Half Moon House at 6541 Gulfside Road has until Aug. 1 to complete repairs to the pilings of the house.
  • June 10, 2026
Final deadline set for Half Moon House repairs

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