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Town Manager Tom Harmer and Interim Police Chief George Turner thanked Lt. Chris Skinner for his contributions to the Longboat Key Police Department. They presented Skinner with a commemorative plaque on Wednesday afternoon.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • September 1, 2021
Longboat Key holds retirement ceremony for police officer

Chris Skinner has worked for the Longboat Key Police Department since November 2010.

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Carolyn Angiolillo at her Aug. 12 book signing.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • September 1, 2021
Longboat Key author Carolyn Angiolillo shares her stories from Williamsburg, Brooklyn stoops

Angiolillo's first book is a historical fiction novel detailing the coming-of-age in New York City.

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  • Mark Bergin
  • August 31, 2021
Driver arrested in car-bicycle crash on Longboat Key

Sarasota Police take driver into custody on Bird Key.

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  • August 31, 2021
Town of Longboat Key celebrates National Dog Day

The town's pet parents showed out for the special day.

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  • August 30, 2021
Temple Beth Israel choir gets back to practice

The choir has been apart since the beginning of the pandemic.

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The St. Regis site is set to include a rooftop bar. Rendering provided by Unicorp.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • August 30, 2021
St. Regis developers seek town approval ahead of October groundbreaking

Following demolition, deals and deliberations, St. Regis project is on the verge of final approval. Here's what to expect in the next two months.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • August 29, 2021
Ringling Estates home sells for $5.25 million

Property at 161 S. Polk Drive was the top seller in the Longboat Key area for the week of Aug. 16-20.

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  • Mark Bergin
  • August 29, 2021
Woman hospitalized after Longboat Key beach shooting

The shooting happened Saturday morning near the 2600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • August 27, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A lot of trash talk

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Lift Station D at 521 Gulf Bay Road collects sewage from the town of Longboat Key and pumps it to a treatment facility in Bradenton.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • August 27, 2021
Longboat Key awaits FDEP feedback for pipeline reassessment

It will take the town of Longboat Key about 10 months to complete the assessment of its 20-inch force main.

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The town will limit public parking on Broadway Street and North Shore Road for the next few weeks.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • August 27, 2021
Longboat Key to limit north-end beach park starting Monday

The town of Longboat Key will limit public beach parking on Broadway Street and North Shore Road for the next few weeks.

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Ruddy turnstones frequent the wracklines of beaches, looking for food. (Miri Hardy)
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  • August 27, 2021
Bird of the week: Ruddy turnstone

Like their name implies, turnstones often look under shells and stones for food on the beach.

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  • Mark Bergin
  • August 26, 2021
With numbers, Census data captures snapshot of Longboat Key life

Population increase in last 10 years might be connected to conversion of some part-time residents to full time.

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  • August 26, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: August 26

Melanie Smith captured this photo of a gray heron coming in for a landing on the beach on Longboat Key.

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Longboat Key’s policy requires three to four tide cycles and a moderate level of dead fish accumulation before the town initiates a clean-up of a specific area.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • August 26, 2021
Manatee, Longboat agree on red tide cleanup plan

A right-of-access agreement allows Manatee County crews to provide red tide relief to the entire island.

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