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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 13, 2020
Cygnet scare

The baby swan has had recent medical issues.

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Bill Wartinbee
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 13, 2020
It didn't grow on him

Bill Wartinbee tried the quarantine beard, but it never stuck.

  • Longboat Key
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The town of Longboat Key has posted several of these "wear a mask" signs throughout the island. Photo courtesy of Nat Kaemmerer.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • July 10, 2020
Longboat mask policy reveals enforcement challenges

The Longboat Key Police Department has received a calls about violations to the town's mandatory mask policy.

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Longboat Key's new online mapping tool debuted this week. It allows users to see how a property is zoned.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 10, 2020
Longboat Key launches new online zoning map

Senior planner Maika Arnold worked for several months to create the interactive map.

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Unit B at 363 Benjamin Franklin Drive was built in 2010 with four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 10, 2020
Palazzi Al Mare condo sells for $3.5 million

Residential real estate transactions for June 29 and July 3.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Longboat Key firefighters put out a fire on July 4 at the Portobello condominium at 3235 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Photo courtesy of Dean Congbalay.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 9, 2020
Longboat Key resident thanks firefighters for putting out Fourth of July dumpster fire

Dean Congbalay sent an email to Fire Chief Paul Dezzi to thank him for firefighters' quick action.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 9

Jennifer Samson captured these incoming storm clouds off Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 9, 2020
Gulf of Mexico Drive home sets sales record . . . by $1

The home fronting the Gulf of Mexico sold for $13,000,001.

  • Longboat Key
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Josh Falcon wears the Epic microphone.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 8, 2020
Rotary Club of Longboat Key obtains equipment for first responders

The fire and police departments have received safety and surveillance equipment from the club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers patrol for nests with PPE.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 7, 2020
Pandemic creates unusual turtle season

Mote reminds summer visitors and residents about turtle nesting rules.

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  • News
A swath of algae is pinned up against the eastern shore of Sarasota Bay by the west wind a week after Longboat Key reported a sewer line break in Bradenton.
  • By Mark Bergin and Eric Garwood
  • July 7, 2020
Sewage line spill raises concerns over fragile Sarasota Bay

Longboat Key has already begun process of ultimately replacing critical link to mainland.

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A lightning rod is pictured on top of a home on Halyard Lane in the Country Club Shores IV North neighborhood.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 6, 2020
Lighting rod height exception moves forward

The Longboat Key Town Commission is set to take up the proposal again in September.

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Marjorie Klotz and Marjorie Sonstroem
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 6, 2020
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church holds outdoor concert

Social distancing and masks were a must for this rare event.

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  • Neighbors
Luca Moschini through the sail.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 6, 2020
Sarasota kids do some smooth sailing at summer camp

Outdoor summer camps are staying the course, with many safety precautions in place.

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Rozance amidst her gifts. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 6, 2020
Rotary Club of Longboat Key welcomes new president

A good-natured roast of previous president Nancy Rozance began Brad Marner's tenure.

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Longboat Key Turtle Watch members presented a nearly $12,000 donation to Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium to support rehabilitating sea turtles like Ellie, one of the current residents.
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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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