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  • November 16, 2020
Fresh sparkling snow

The wintery mix in Florida is glitter and sunshine rather than rain and snow.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 16, 2020
Longboat Key Firefighters Association hosts fourth annual golf classic

The tournament raises money for the association's benevolent fund.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 16, 2020
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosts second food drive

The church has begun doing outdoor food drives since the pandemic started.

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The home at 476 Partridge Circle was built in 2002. It has five bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 5,267 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 15, 2020
Bird Key home sells for $3.3 million

Residential real estate transactions on Longboat Key for Nov. 2-6.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 14, 2020
Longboat Island Chapel hosts food drive

The church has done food drives over the summer as well.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 13, 2020
Rotary Club of Longboat Key hosts Veterans Day event on the cusp of Eta

Even as the wind lashed and the rain poured down, Rotary Club stood to recognize Longboat Key's veterans.

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Pileated woodpeckers are considered a keystone species, as the well-being and survival of many other species depends upon them. (Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • November 13, 2020
Bird of the week: Pileated woodpecker

The species is the largest woodpecker in North America.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 13, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Stopping to help

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Photo courtesy of Byron Lambert.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 13, 2020
Hammerhead caught off Longboat

A fisherman caught a hammerhead on Longboat's shores.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Engines and fire trucks had to contend with
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 13, 2020
High water vehicles, beach rescue vehicles used with Eta responses

More than 30 Village homes experienced flooding.

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Longboat Key town commissioners appointed Debra Williams to serve on the town's Planning and Zoning Board in May 2018.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • November 12, 2020
Longboat Key elections 2021: Five questions with Debra Williams

Debra Williams is running for the District 4 Longboat Key town commissioner seat.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 12, 2020
Regent Court home sells for $10.5 million

Mediterranean designed estate features 150 feet of gulf frontage.

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  • Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: November 12

Deborah McGillen captured a calm day from Bayfront Park on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Nat Kaemmerer and Mark Bergin
  • November 12, 2020
Village residents deal with effects of a night of flooding

Residents clean homes, plan for places to live as repairs begin.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • November 12, 2020
Longboat flooding prompts some to head to shelters

Town leaders performing islandwide assessment today.

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Longboat Key Fire Rescue has two ladder trucks that can reach 75 feet, including this Sutphen engine built in 2020, which serves as the primary engine at Fire Station 92.
  • June 10, 2026
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The home at 5840 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $4.5 million. Built in 2022, it has four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,145 square feet of living area.
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Metal sculptor John Grammer has honed his crafting skills through various stages of his careers in construction and prop work for film. Now, he said he appreciates getting to fine tune the work he presents at shows like last weekend's St. Armands Circle Craft Festival.
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From movies to metal sculpture, local crafter does it all
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Family and friends helped Out-of-Door Academy graduate Caleb Rodriguez celebrate his academic accomplishments at the May 22 ceremony. Rodriguez will be departing Longboat Key to attend the University of Central Florida to study mechanical engineering.
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Life is a roller coaster, and this graduate wants to engineer it
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The owner of the Half Moon House at 6541 Gulfside Road has until Aug. 1 to complete repairs to the pilings of the house.
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Final deadline set for Half Moon House repairs

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