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Tim, Sophia, Jorie and Addison Riesen, Mildren Clark and Carol and Phil Miglioratti.
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Four generations do life on Longboat Key

Two streets and 87 years separate this Country Club Shores.

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John Ryan, Ryan Schitea and Jack Ryan
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Sarasota Bay Watch resumes clam distribution

The organization is beginning monthly clam deployments to help the bay.

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Great Egrets are named after their wispy breeding plumes, called aigrettes, for which they were nearly hunted to extinction in the 1880s. (Miri Hardy)
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Bird of the week: Great egret

Activism for their protection led to formation of the Audubon Society and federal wildlife laws.

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Temple Beth Israel hosts Yom Kippur food drive

Members went one way for meal pick-up and another to drop off donations.

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Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce President Gail Loefgren said she is planning to hold a “Zoominar” to help people understand the CARES Act.
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Town awaits calculations on CARES reimbursements

The town of Longboat Key is tracking it's COVID-19-related expenses.

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Unit G-601 of L'Ambiance Longboat Key Club was built with three bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths and 3,220 square feet of living area.
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  • September 27, 2020
L'Ambiance condo sells for $2.7 million

Residential real estate transactions for Sept. 14-18.

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Longboat Key Cops Corner: Not welcome

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Charlotte Graver and Sandy Wood in 2013.
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Temple receives grants from Charlotte P. Graver Fund

$55,000 will be dispersed to the temple through the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

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Police Chief Pete Cumming (left) and Fire Chief Paul Dezzi (right) pose for a photo together.
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  • September 25, 2020
So long, Chief!

Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming is set to retire in October after a 40-year career in law enforcement.

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Longboat Key weather page photo: September 24

Nancy Rozance captured this sunrise from Grand Bay Condos on Longboat Key.

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Manatee County Commission District 3: Matt Bower

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Florida House District 71: Will Robinson

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Florida House District 71: Andy Mele

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Spoonbills are tactile feeders whose rosy coloring comes from their diet of crustaceans. (Miri Hardy)
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Bird of the week: roseate spoonbill

Spoonbills hunt by sense of touch, stirring up small crustaceans, then snapping their beaks closed.

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Florida Senate District 23: Robert Kaplan

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The Unit 12-F condominium at 2525 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $2.1 million. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,651 square feet of living area.
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