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The town of Longboat Key is due to spend $120,000 to update the fencing at the Public Tennis Center. (Photo by Nat Kaemmerer)
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  • Mark Bergin
  • January 21, 2022
Longboat Key adjusts plan to move up capital projects

Longboat Key is due to spend $120,000 this year to replace fencing at the Public Tennis Center.

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After making repairs to their seawall following Hurricane Eta, Ohana owners put signage on their private property to prevent people from trespassing. File photo
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  • January 21, 2022
Longboat leaders to discuss solutions to navigate around Ohana seawall

Town Attorney Maggie Mooney is expected to provide an update Monday afternoon on the town of Longboat Key's negotiations with the Ohana property owners.

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Doug Deming. (Photo courtesy of Jon Pearson)
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  • January 21, 2022
Savor the Sounds concert series returns on Longboat Key

Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones will play at Town Center Green on Saturday, Jan. 22.

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Chris Sachs, Glenda Leonard and Ed Krepela
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  • January 20, 2022
Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key hears bell ringing totals

The club brought in more than $25,000 for their Salvation Army efforts.

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  • January 20, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: January 20

Patricia Muller captured this sunrise from the north end of Longboat Key.

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Dave Marshall and Linn Torres.
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  • January 20, 2022
New to You art show returns on Longboat Key

Residents donated art to All Angels Episcopal Church, where it will be sold throughout February.

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Owner Estela Villegas seeks to open La Villa Mexican Restaurant by the summer. The restaurant is located at 5610 Gulf of Mexico Drive Suite No. 5. File photo
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  • January 19, 2022
Longboat dining options about to expand

Restaurants coming soon promise new variety without leaving the island.

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Freda's lost and found tag will be returned to Mote and cleaned up before summer. (Courtesy photo)
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  • January 19, 2022
Lost turtle tag turns up in Florida Keys

Mote researchers will receive a turtle tag that was lost in October.

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If Mark Ursini gets Town Commission approval to build two residential homes on Buttonwood Drive, he said they would each have an approximate value between $2 million and $2.5 million. Rendering provided by Mark Ursini.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • January 19, 2022
Buttonwood developments subject to further town approval

Two-single family homes are planned for Buttonwood Drive. There are also plans to build an eight-unit commercial development along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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Charlie Mopps worked as a projects manager for the town of Longboat Key from April 2019 to January 2022. (File photo)
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  • January 19, 2022
Longboat Town Projects Manager Charlie Mopps starts new Venice job

Charlie Mopps now serves as Venice's Public Works director.

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  • January 19, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Sounds like gunfire (it isn't)

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Built in 2006, the week's top-selling home has four bedrooms, seven-and-two-half baths, a pool and 11,246 square feet of living area.
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  • January 19, 2022
Ringling Estates waterfront home sells for more than $10 million

A waterfront home in Ringling Estates tops transactions for $10 million.

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Sharon Schreiber and Roberta Wladis
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  • January 18, 2022
Temple Beth Israel women learn value of their keepsakes

Sarasota appraiser Andrew Ford was a luncheon guest at the Longboat Key temple and shared his knowledge.

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David Bianchi with the Longboat Key Fire Department. Courtesy photo from Michelle Bianchi.
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  • January 17, 2022
David Bianchi, last volunteer fire chief on Longboat Key, dies

Bianchi died on Jan. 13 at 78 years old.

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  • January 17, 2022
Scholar in Residence talks Israel affairs, religious plurality at TBI

Israeli rabbi and lawyer Uri Regev spoke at the Temple Beth Israel weekend event.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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