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Photo Caption: As suggested by their name, black-crowned night-herons are nocturnal, feeding at night and sleeping during the day. (Miri Hardy)
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  • January 29, 2021
Bird of the week: Black-crowned night heron

Plumage and eyesight help species hunt at night.

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  • January 28, 2021
Temple Beth Israel singles gather for lunch

The lunches are one of the first in-person events the temple has held since March.

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Sarasota Police Department marine officer Michael Skinner and Longboat Key marine patrol officer Joshua Connors helped rescue two people whose boat hit a sandbar on Jan. 23 near New Pass.
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  • January 28, 2021
Longboat Key officer assists in water rescue of two people

The rescue happened around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 after the boat hit a sandbar near New Pass.

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Rabbi Daniel Cohen. Courtesy photo.
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  • January 28, 2021
Temple Beth Israel hosts Scholar in Residence event on Zoom

Though in previous years, the occasion marks a weekend full of in-person lectures, the scholar isn't in residence this year.

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The waste collection event goes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday on the Gulf side of Coquina Beach.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • January 28, 2021
Manatee County to hold waste collection this weekend at Coquina Beach

The event is set from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

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  • January 28, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: January 28

Elizabeth Walsh captured this photo of a great blue heron at Seaplace on Longboat Key.

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The larger L-shaped cottage will temporarily sit on cribs near 6920 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Photo: Nat Kaemmerer
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  • Mark Bergin
  • January 25, 2021
Chiles Group moves L-shaped historic cottage

Crews moved the cottage down Palm Drive early in the morning on Jan. 21.

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  • January 25, 2021
Past achievements not forgotten

Longboat Key commissioner Penny Gold recognized for work in Kentucky.

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David and Maxine Balsbaugh, Hope Seeds' executive directors, came and spoke to the group on Jan. 25.
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  • January 25, 2021
Packing to the brim

Christ Church of Longboat Key volunteers hit another seed packing milestone.

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Ed Sabol
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  • January 25, 2021
Democratic Club has success with virtual meetings

The club's attendance has held strong despite the venue being a computer screen.

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  • January 25, 2021
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce catches up on meetings and awards

The Chamber held its Annual Meeting and twice-delayed Small Business Awards luncheon in one afternoon.

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A picture of the water main break. Photo courtesy of the town of Longboat Key.
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  • January 25, 2021
Longboat Key extension granted on sewage break penalties

The new deadline is Feb. 22.

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  • January 25, 2021
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church returns to outdoor concerts

The church held its second concert of the year with The Romantics.

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  • January 25, 2021
Longboat Key Turtle Watch hosts January beach cleanup

The group got new volunteers to spend a Saturday on the beach.

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Unit PH-5 of The Pierre condominium complex has two bedrooms, three baths and 2,301 square feet of living area. It was built in 1991.
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  • January 24, 2021
Key Club condo sells for $1.3 million

Residential real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 11-15.

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Longboat Key Police Deputy Chief Frank Rubino (left) accepts a framed display of medals, patches and pins that demonstrate his 45-year career in law enforcement.
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The building at the corner of N. Boulevard of the Presidents and Madison Drive may be the location of a revived Shore Restaurant on St. Armands Circle.
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Beth Stewart and Christine Parseghian joined in the festive fun of the Frosty Frolic golf tournament on Dec. 9 at Harbourside Golf Course.
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The team including Rick and Josie Bertie and Paul Christenson won second place overall and the award for best "docktail" at the Lighting of the Docks on Dec. 6 at Longboat Harbour.
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Many holiday events took place the first weekend of December, but there are still plenty of opportunities for festive fun to have on the keys.
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