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While 551 Broadway Street has paid utility bills in 2021, water usage rates show July 2018 was the last time anyone lived in one of the six apartments. File photo
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  • Mark Bergin
  • November 1, 2021
Longboat commission denies proposal to build four homes in Longbeach Village

Town Commission rejects proposal to replace six apartments with four standalone homes under the town's Conformance Overlay Redevelopment District provisions.

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Brianna Francois Harris. Courtesy photo.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 1, 2021
Longboat Key Tennis Gardens celebrate Halloween on the courts

Tennis players in costume gathered for mingling and a morning of round robin.

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Jack Rozance and Scott Weusthoff at the 2020 Veterans Day celebration, which was hampered by the arrival of Tropical Storm Eta. File photo.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 1, 2021
Rotary Club of Longboat Key hosts Veterans Day drive

The club is collecting money, sneakers and bikes for Turning Points' Yellow Ribbon Program.

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The city of Sarasota has similar poles that the town of Longboat Key will consider for wireless carriers to properly install their infrastructure.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • November 1, 2021
New Longboat Key pole regulations receive initial approval

Town staff is working with Verizon and AT&T to improve cell service on the north end of the island.

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Blues Pig at the Lawn Party in 2012. File photo.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 1, 2021
Blues Pig nears 25 years of performing around Longboat Key

Steve Mislyan, a former Longboat Key police captain, heads the blues band and has since 1997.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 1, 2021
Temple Beth Israel members come together for brunch

The theme was "Happy days are here again" as members gathered together.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 1, 2021
St. Armands Fright Night was creepy good fun on Halloween

The Circle put on a spook-tacular event for hundreds of trick-or-treaters.

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Built in 1949, 276 N. Washington Drive it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,526 square feet of living area.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • October 30, 2021
Ringling Estates home is week's top seller at $6.2 million

Property on North Washington Drive sells for highest price in Longboat Key, Lido Key area for the week of Oct. 18-22.

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  • October 29, 2021
St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church plans for Christmas Bazaar

The bazaar was scaled down last year but is starting to return to normal heights.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • October 29, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Lights out!

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • October 29, 2021
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce celebrates Halloween

Awards were handed out for the best costumes at the Business After Hours event.

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American white pelicans are two to three times larger than Florida's brown pelicans.Â
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  • Miri Hardy
  • October 29, 2021
Bird of the week: American white pelican

Massive birds fly south to continue their foraging style away from frozen lakes.

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Club President Scott Gray, Nick Adams and Joe McElmeel. Courtesy photo.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 28, 2021
Republican Club of Longboat Key reunites for season

The club heard from author Nick Adams for their October meeting.

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On July 12, dead fish are pictured at the Longboat Key public beach access point directly across from Bayfront Park. File photo
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  • Mark Bergin
  • October 28, 2021
Manatee County helps Longboat Key with red tide cleanup

Longboat Key has had seen foul odors and some dead fish accumulation return.

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  • October 28, 2021
Scary Sounds Coming From Your A/C?

Know what they mean and what to do next.

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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.
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Final deadline set for Half Moon House repairs

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