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The light coloration of flightless Black Skimmer chicks helps protect them from predators by allowing them to blend into the sand-scape. (Photo by Miri Hardy)
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  • Miri Hardy
  • July 24, 2020
Bird of the week: Black skimmer

Black skimmers are hard to miss.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • July 24, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: When is a party not a party?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • July 24, 2020
Crash on Longboat sends driver to hospital

Thursday afternoon incident involved a vehicle heading north in the southbound lane of Gulf of Mexico Drive, police report.

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Traffic is shown backed up on the John Ringling Causeway Bridge.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • July 24, 2020
Leaders discuss alternate transportation across Ringling Causeway

Possibilities include adding a trolley system and water taxi to alleviate traffic woes.

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  • July 23, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 23

Karin Shillus captured this great blue heron at sunset on Longboat Key.

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Here is a rendering of the new South Fire Station 92. It is scheduled to open in April 2021.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • July 23, 2020
Zoning Board approves variance for south fire station

The new building for Fire Station 92 at 2162 Gulf of Mexico Drive is scheduled to open in April 2021.

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Closure of a turn lane on eastbound Gulfstream Boulevard had a detrimental effect on traffic during the winter.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • July 20, 2020
Town leaders drive home point about Sarasota traffic plan

Sarasota city commissioners will have to consider another version of the Sarasota In Motion Transportation Master Plan.

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Lynn Larson
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 20, 2020
Kiwanis Club writes check to Children’s Guardian Fund

The club has always focused on children’s education and this $10,000 check is the next step.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 20, 2020
Literary Longboat

The Boxser Diversity Initiative is bringing a literary festival to Longboat Key.

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Carolyn Michel
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 20, 2020
'Mango Queen' can't explain her crop, but she's happy to share

As long as she’s lived in her St. Armands Key house, Carolyn Michel has reaped the benefits of the mango trees out front.

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Blue daze on a bush at the park's front.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 20, 2020
Check out Durante Park to meet your natural neighbors

An informed walk-through of some of the trails of Joan M. Durante Park.

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Signage outside of Publix requires most customers to wear a mask upon entering the store.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • July 19, 2020
Publix to require customers wear masks starting Tuesday

There are exceptions to Publix's mandatory mask policy.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • July 19, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: The ups and downs of a portable sign

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Predators and development have harmed snowy plovers' ability to nest in peace.
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  • Miri Hardy
  • July 17, 2020
Bird of the Week: Snowy plovers

The snowy plover's nesting season runs through August.

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The home at 47 S. Washington Drive was built in 1927 with three bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths, a pool and 3,956 square feet of living area.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • July 17, 2020
St. Armands home tops sales at $3.25 million

Top real estate transactions for the week of July 6.

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Though homesteaded residents would gain property tax savings if Florida's overhaul proposal gains 60% of support in the November elections, even non-homesteaded property owners would see new protections from sharply rising property assessments.
  • June 11, 2026
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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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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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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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