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  • June 11, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Half the lighting, all the warning

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Though without webbed feet, the common gallinule swims well and is able to navigate soft, muddy terrain with ease.
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  • Miri Hardy
  • June 11, 2021
Bird of the Week: Common gallinule

These small waterbirds are found in marshy habitats around Florida.

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Michael Moore shows the group the mock-ups of what the four-story aquarium will look like.
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  • June 11, 2021
Mote delivers aquarium update to Kiwanis Club on Longboat

Members heard a progress report on the new project planned for Benderson Park.

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  • June 10, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: June 10

Bob Gary captured this photo of a bald eagle at Winding Oaks on Longboat Key.

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Robert Cobb, Brad McCoy and Josh Maddox caught their first tarpon ever on June 3 off the beach in Longboat Key near the Positano condominiums.
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  • June 9, 2021
Massive tarpon caught in Longboat Key

Four men caught the 150-pound tarpon on June 3 near the Positano condominiums.

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BJ Bishop was among the Longboat Key town commissioners who attended the FLC’s three-day Institute for Elected Municipals Course.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • June 9, 2021
Florida League of Cities appoints Bishop to Legislative Policy Committee

BJ Bishop will help develop the Florida League of Cities' legislative action agenda in the new role.

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A student works on the training program Courtesy photo.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • June 9, 2021
Longboat Key in need of home health aides, companions

A growing traffic problem has made it more difficult to find part-time aides to come to Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • June 8, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: You want him on that wall, you need him on that wall

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Sea turtle nesting season runs each year from May 1-Oct. 31. Photo Credit: Nat Kaemmerer
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  • Mark Bergin
  • June 8, 2021
Longboat Key to take additional month to consider proposed sea turtle protections

If passed, the proposed sea turtle protections wouldn't take effect until 2022.

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After many failed nesting attempts on Siesta Beach, Ms. Sanibel has successfully nested on Caladesi Island for the past two years. (Miri Hardy)
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  • June 8, 2021
Bird of the Week: Checking in with Ms. Sanibel

Tagged snowy plover heads north to nest after finding trouble on Sarasota-area beaches.

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Several new homes are being built on Magnolia Road near Pine and Hughes streets.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • June 7, 2021
Revved-up real estate market helps Longboat property values rebound

Early projections show a 5.37% increase in Longboat Key's property values compared to a year ago.

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Tim Williams' Tesla has its charging port on the driver's side of the car.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • June 7, 2021
Longboat rejects car-charging grant

The town of Longboat Key would have been responsible for the cost of electricity as part of FPL's grant program.

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A white Hyundai Sonata and silver Ford Expedition crashed Monday evening on Gulf of Mexico Drive near Bay Isles Parkway.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • June 7, 2021
Gulf of Mexico Drive crash sends two people to the hospital

The crash happened Monday evening in front of the Islands West Condominium complex.

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Mary Lou Johnson. File photo.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • June 7, 2021
Luring in awards

"The Lure of Sarasota and Her Islands," a photography book by Mary Lou Johnson, won a Finalist award.

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Carlie Paquin
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • June 7, 2021
Just in time for summer

Alvin's Island reopened just in time for summer vacations to start.

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