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Courtesy photo.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 24, 2020
Squeaky clean

The Lazy Lobster received an award for sanitation and cleanliness.

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D'Arcy and Ray Arpke in "the only spot in the restaurant (they've) never been photographed."
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 24, 2020
Euphemia Haye, Longboat Key landmark, celebrates 40 years

Ray and D’Arcy Arpke started small, but Euphemia Haye is the talk of the town 40 years later.

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Education Center.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 24, 2020
Longboat Key Education Center readies for season in multiple forms

Like many universities, the education center is planning on a blend of in-person, Zoom and hybrid classes.

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  • Neighbors
Crews began water-sample testing on July 1 near the site of the sewage spill. Photo courtesy of www.rustychinnis.com.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • August 24, 2020
Bay testing finds low impact of Longboat sewage spill

Longboat Key is still investigating the cause of the break.

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Built in 1995, the home at 3307 Sabal Cove Circle has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,193 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 24, 2020
Sabal Cove Circle home sells for $1.3 million

Residential real estate transactions for Aug.10-14.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 21, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Alarming weather

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The sandbag station at 100 Broadway Street is in the lot normally used for public beach parking.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 21, 2020
Longboat offers sandbags for residents

Tropical Storm Laura could be passing through Gulf of Mexico early next week.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 20, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: August 20

Abby Laster captured this image of an osprey catching a fish along a Longboat Key beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 20, 2020
Sad kiss goodbye?

No. Say it won’t be so. Unconditional Surrender sets Sarasota apart. Keep it on the bayfront.

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The town of Longboat Key has posted several of these "wear a mask" signs throughout the island.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • August 20, 2020
Longboat commissioners to vote Aug. 31 on extension of mandatory mask policy

The Longboat Key Town Commission is set to hold an emergency virtual meeting on Aug. 31.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 17, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here

Police reports from around the town.

  • Longboat Key
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Executive director Isaac Azerad.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 17, 2020
"My Jewish Journey" furthers friendships

Members are taking a deep dive into life before Longboat.

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  • Neighbors
Shade provides a bit of relief from the sun at Harry's.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • August 17, 2020
Longboat restaurants get creative in normally slow summer season

The end of the summer season also tends to be slower for many of Longboat Key's restaurants.

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Stop and read the plaque that gives visitors a little more context to Longboat history.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 17, 2020
The essential guide to Longboat Key

From longtime Longboaters, the can’t-miss spots on this sandy strip of serenity.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 17, 2020
In conversation with Brad Marner, Rotary Club of Longboat Key president

Marner has not yet held a face-to-face meeting with his club as he navigates presidency in a pandemic.

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