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The town of Longboat Key decided to close its 12 public beach access points on March 21.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • May 29, 2020
Parking problems continue in Longboat neighborhood

Longboat Key residents on the north end of town have emailed commissioners about people parking on Broadway.

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High touch areas, like touch tanks and the hurricane wind simulator, as well as presentations and narrations that encourage congregation, will remain closed.Â
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 28, 2020
Mote to reopen June 5

The aquarium has been closed since March 16 and will reopen with new rules and guidelines.

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  • May 28, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 28

Susan Luke captured this egret feeding on Longboat Key.

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Parking in March at the Shore on Broadway Street.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 28, 2020
Town commissioners expected to vote on proposed changes to restaurant parking

The commission is set to meet virtually Monday afternoon.

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Florence and Milton Harr celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on Tuesday.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 26, 2020
Happy 75th anniversary

Florence and Milton Harr have been in Longboat Key for about 25 years.

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 26, 2020
Condo in The Beach Residences sells for $2.47 million

Residential real estate transactions for May 11-15.

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  • Real Estate
NeuMorris presented several renderings of the proposed 2,254-square-foot, two-story office building for Grant's Gardens.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 26, 2020
Grant's Gardens gets approval for new building on Longboat

The two-story building at 524 Gulf Bay Road will be 2,254 square feet and will have 10 parking spaces.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 26, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: He's fine, he just looks unconscious

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Terri Ruebusch created this piece while at home during the pandemic.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 26, 2020
Ikebana artists keep creating in isolation

Terri Ruebusch, a Longboat Key-based ikebana artist, created with what she could find.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
nvestigators from Sarasota Police Department and Longboat Police Department at the scene of Saturday morning's crash.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 23, 2020
Man dies, another injured in GMD bike crash

No motor vehicles were involved in Saturday crash that closed the road.

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Sand Cay Beach Resort is located at 4725 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The resort was allowed to reopen on Thursday.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 22, 2020
Longboat vacation rental managers celebrate new ruling

On Thursday, the state approved Sarasota County's plan to resume the short-term rentals.

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Couples sit next to each other and far from friends at Longboat Island Chapel's lunches.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 22, 2020
Centers of worship keep Longboat Key socialization alive

As virtually every other area of social interaction shut down over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, churches continued to dole out socialization in whatever ways they could.

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  • Neighbors
On Friday, the town rescinded a boil-water order for a neighborhood in Country Club Shores.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 22, 2020
Longboat rescinds boil-water order

Precautionary order had been in place since water-main break on Tuesday.

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The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 22, 2020
Longboat Key preps for hurricane season during COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised several questions about hurricane preparations to keep people safe.

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  • By Michael Saunders & Company
  • May 22, 2020
Architectural enchantment: 4 homes with unique structure and vibrancy

Architectural enchantment: 4 homes with unique structure and vibrancy

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Cyclists utilize the bike lanes on Gulf of Mexico Drive along the newly completed Country Club Shores turn lane project portion of the street. The 0.84-mile segment marks the first example of the town’s Complete Streets vision.
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