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Standing water was rising on the island as of Wednesday morning around 11:30 a.m.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • November 11, 2020
Longboat Key makes preparations ahead of Eta

The town of Longboat Key is not planning to evacuate as of noon Wednesday.

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Emily Walsh spoke to an in-person audience of one in Chamber President Gail Loefgren, but more attended via Zoom. Courtesy photo.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 11, 2020
Longboat Chamber postpones Small Business awards luncheon

The annual Small Business Week had wrapped up its seminars and had only the luncheon left.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • November 11, 2020
Eta prompts early school closing in Sarasota

Manatee district says school buildings will close on Thursday and Friday, with distance learning still under way.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • November 11, 2020
Summer just zoomed by, but we're glad you're back

A look at some of the stories that made a difference while you were gone.

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  • November 10, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Flower power

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Mike Haycock has served on the Longboat Key Town Commission since 2019.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • November 10, 2020
Longboat Key elections 2021: Five questions with Mike Haycock

Mike Haycock is running for reelection to retain his At-Large commissioner seat.

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Members of the public are required to wear a mask to attend the town commission meetings.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • November 9, 2020
Longboat extends mandatory mask policy through March

While the town of Longboat Key can't issue individual fines, it can enforce its mandatory mask policy against private businesses.

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The Longboat Key Historical Society has extended its deadline from Oct. 31 to Nov. 10 to bid on the L-shaped historic cottage. Photo taken by Nat Kaemmerer.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • November 9, 2020
Historic cottage moving to Town Center site

The Longboat Key Historical Society is set to move the cottage from 521 Broadway St.

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Cyndi Seamon and Ann Tannen wear PPE when recording nests near each other in July 2020.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 9, 2020
Turtle season closes strong on Longboat Key

Turtles had their fourth-best nesting year in 2020, barely acknowledging a pandemic is still raging above water.

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Sea turtle nesting season runs each year from May 1-Oct. 31. Photo Credit: Nat Kaemmerer
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  • Mark Bergin
  • November 9, 2020
Town weighs turtle rule revisions

Town staff presented commissioners several proposed recommendations on Monday afternoon.

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The sandbag station at 100 Broadway Street is in the lot normally used for public beach parking.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • November 9, 2020
Longboat Key opens sandbag station for residents, business owners

The self-filling sandbag station is for Longboat Key residents and business owners.

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The town of Longboat Key has replaced the missing World War II memorial near the mid-key water station at 4250 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • November 9, 2020
Historic marker is back

The marker is one of seven installed in 1997. It notes Longboat Key's role in training new Army Air Corps pilots.

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  • November 9, 2020
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The home at 795 Marbury Lane was built in 2008 with four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,212 square feet of living area.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • November 8, 2020
Sleepy Lagoon Park home sells for $1.8 million

Residential real estate sales on Longboat Key for Oct. 26-30.

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  • November 6, 2020
New pair of swans, Chuck and Margie, come to Longboat Key

The birds will hopefully have success mating and producing viable cygnets in the spring.

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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.
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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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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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