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One of the winners, taken by Renee Odell, shows the swan Greta.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 26, 2021
Facebook photo finish

Longboat Key Life Facebook page hosted a photo contest.

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  • Neighbors
The town rejected the possibility of a 150-foot town on the north end of the island, portrayed in this simulation.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 26, 2021
Longboat Key leaders discuss ways to improve cell service

Town leaders have met with AT&T and Verizon in the past few weeks.

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    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 26, 2021
Firehouse Subs grant provides Longboat Key extrication equipment

Municipal Emergency Services trained Longboat Key Fire Rescue personnel how to use the new equipment.

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Vice Mayor Mike Haycock, District 4 Commissioner Debra Williams, At-Large Commissioner BJ Bishop, District 2 Commissioner Penny Gold and District 5 Commissioner Maureen Merrigan decipher which projects to prioritize.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • April 23, 2021
Commissioners discuss Town Center site at retreat

Longboat Key leaders discussed several projects, including the future of the Town Center site and Bayfront Park Recreational Center.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 23, 2021
Longboat Island Chapel walks the walk, talks the talk for Earth Day

The church put nature front and center during its first-ever ecological showcase.

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James Brearley accepted the award from Carla Rowan.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 23, 2021
Whitney's accepts Good Neighbor Award from LBK North

The north end neighbors association presented its first Good Neighbor award to the restaurant.

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  • Neighbors
The name “merganser” is a combination of the Latin words “mergus” (diver) and “anser” (goose). (Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • April 23, 2021
Bird of the week: Hooded merganser

Winter visitors to Florida are found frequently in wooded lakes or ponds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Saturday’s Blessing of the Fleet Boat Parade at the Longboat Harbour Condominium complex featured 18 boats, 25 paddlers and the Longboat Key Police and Fire Department boats. Photo provided by Bill Coughlin.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 22, 2021
Longboat Harbour hosts Blessing of the Fleet Boat Parade

The Longboat Key Police Department's new boat was among the boats featured in Saturday's parade.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The home at 6877 Gulf of Mexico Drive has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,820 square feet of living area. It was built in 1998.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 21, 2021
North end beachfront home sells for $4.8 million

Residential real estate transactions for April 5-9.

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The property at 7300 Gulf of Mexico Drive has been in Drayton Saunders' family for several generations.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 21, 2021
Pass time for Longboat Key bridge

The bridge connecting Longboat Key and Bradenton Beach was built in 1957.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 21, 2021
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce crosses the bridge to Anna Maria Island

The chamber hosted a Bridge Connection event on the north end of Longboat Key.

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  • Neighbors
Longboat Key’s contractor has started removing driftwood and vegetation from Greer Island.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 21, 2021
Disappearing driftwood prompts photographer to branch out

The driftwood removal is part of the town's multi-million dollar plan to prevent beach erosion.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 20, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Peace!

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Cops Corner
Law enforcement agencies are looking for two men suspected of burglarizing a Longboat Key home. Photo courtesy of Manatee County Crime Stoppers.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 20, 2021
Longboat Key police looking for two burglary suspects

The men are accused of burglarizing a home on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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  • News
The town is in discussions with the Florida Department of Transportation about improving its crosswalks.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 19, 2021
Commissioners hear from the town on future projects

Topics that came up included maintaining the beach, improving roadways and mitigating flooding.

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