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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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    By
  • 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.
    By
  • 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.
    By
  • 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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  • News
Ruddy turnstones frequent the wracklines of beaches, looking for food. (Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • 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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  • Neighbors
    By
  • 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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  • Observer Staff
  • 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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  • Neighbors
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.
    By
  • 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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  • News
The Education Center will take over three rooms of the temple.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 26, 2021
Education Center at Temple Beth Israel prepares for first season

The organization formerly known as the Longboat Key Education Center has made its final move.

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American kestrels are the smallest species of falcon. They are typically the size of a blue jay.
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • August 26, 2021
Bird of the week: American kestrel

Kestrels hunt from above, swooping in on insects, small mammals and other prey.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 24, 2021
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosts "High Society" movie night

This was the church's third movie night of the summer.

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  • Neighbors
The construction value of Aria's new living quarters and an office space is listed at $1,300,000.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • August 23, 2021
Construction underway for Aria addition

Aria is adding new living quarters and an office space for a building manager.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 22, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Gas is on the way

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 22, 2021
Bay Isles home sells for $4.495 million

Home at 510 Harbor Cay Drive was the top seller in Longboat Key for the week of Aug. 9-13.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 20, 2021
Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key begins planning Lawn Party

The club is hopeful that they'll have the event on Dec. 4.

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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
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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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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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