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Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce gathers guests for Business After Hours

Despite the rain, a couple dozen local businesspeople came to network.

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  • June 30, 2021
Paradise Center on Longboat Key holds matinee test run

A few members came to enjoy an afternoon inside and watched "Downton Abbey."

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Ryan Kohn interviewed Carlos Palma and a variety of others, asking them questions from the real U.S. citizenship test. Photo by Brynn Mechem.
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  • June 30, 2021
U.S. citizenship test is no easy A

Passersby at St. Armands Circle were given the quiz and got mixed results.

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Lakewood Ranch's Sutton Burnstein, 5; Elliott Knight, 8; Ethan Burnstein, 9; and Bob Wayman, 10, have a little fun at a Bradenton Marauders game at LECOM Park.
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  • June 30, 2021
What a catch! We love baseball's beauty.

Stars shine in America's pastime, but the burning love begins in our back yards.

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Connor and Owen Fitzpatrick show off the fish they caught. It's a Fitzpatrick family tradition to try to catch a fish to make for dinner on the Fourth of July. Courtesy photo.
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  • June 30, 2021
Food a big part of holiday traditions

Families share their delicious Fourth of July favorites.

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  • June 29, 2021
Fourth grand marshal added for Longboat parade

SMH's Jean Lucas adds to the theme of hometown heroes.

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Shane Catts has operated Happy Paddler Kayak Tours since October 2013.
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  • June 29, 2021
Longboat businesses bank on a healthy bay

Business owners and residents explain why a healthy Sarasota Bay is important for the quality of life in Longboat Key.

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Regina Gurland on her 104th birthday. Courtesy photo.
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  • June 28, 2021
Happy 104th, Reggie!

Regina Gurland's neighbors and family celebrated her on June 23.

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Unicorp CEO Chuck Whittall said he hopes construction can begin in October at the St. Regis site.
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  • June 28, 2021
St. Regis developer hopes to start construction by October

Construction was initially supposed to start in July.

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Brad Marner hands the club's gavel to Bo Fuller. Courtesy photo.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • June 28, 2021
Hail to the chief

Bo Fuller is taking over as the leader of the service club.

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  • June 27, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Just look at the time . . .

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Fireworks set off near colonies of nesting shorebirds can scare the parents into leaving their nests—with dire consequences for their chicks.
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  • June 25, 2021
Bird of the week: Watch out for skimmers as holiday weekend approaches

Beach party animals must take heed of the creatures that got there first.

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Standing water was rising on the island ahead of Hurricane Eta in November 2020.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • June 25, 2021
Longboat Key, county leaders on hurricane preps: 'Have a plan'

Thursday marked the second consecutive year that Longboat Key leaders held a "Zoominar" to outline hurricane preparations.

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  • June 24, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: June 24

Pat White captured this photo of manatee parents with their calf in Buttonwood Harbor on Longboat Key.

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Dr. Colleen Healy, Bay Isles Publix store manager Willie McLaughlin and Fire Chief Paul Dezzi will lead Longboat Key's Fourth of July festivities.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • June 24, 2021
For Longboat's Freedom Fest, it's Grand Marshal x3

Fire Chief Paul Dezzi, Dr. Colleen Healy and Bay Isles Publix store manager Willie McLaughlin will lead Longboat Key's Fourth of July festivities.

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