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Celia Moore, Peg Pluto and Sherri Mills.
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  • October 16, 2019
Networking caps off Longboat Chamber's Small Business Week seminars

Week concludes Thursday with awards luncheon at Holiday Inn Lido Beach.

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Firefighters were working on putting out a fire in the hopper of a Waste Management trash truck on Tuesday morning.
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  • October 15, 2019
Fire department responds to trash truck fire on Longboat Key

No one injured, and the cause of the fire is unknown.

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Longboat Key Cops Corner: Leaving a calling card

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • October 14, 2019
Talk about a short commute

Columbia Restaurant owner buys beachfront home in Longboat.

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Milan Brkch held his first hearing as Longboat Key's Code Enforcement Magistrate.
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  • October 14, 2019
Twin Shores on the way to turtle compliance

Community working with Sea Turtle Conservancy to design, install new lighting.

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Work installing conduit and electrical-service equipment pads along Broadway Street is complete, town officials said.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • October 14, 2019
Utility project moves forward on north, south ends

Town reports initial stages of $49 million project is on schedule.

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Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce President Gail Loefgren with 2018 Small Business Person of the Year (11 or more employees) winner John Horne, third place winner Taylor Coan and second place winner Lynn Horne.
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  • October 14, 2019
Small Business Week to announce winners on Oct. 15

The event has been going on all week.

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Peyton, Archie and Eli Manning with William Klick. Photo courtesy of Julie Klick.
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  • October 14, 2019
Meet the Mannings

For this Longboater, a trip to the Manning Passing Academy was a wish come true.

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As part of the project, the sidewalk will be extended along the south side of Ringling Causeway, and Australian pines removed on both sides.
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  • October 14, 2019
Trail expansion along Ringling starts soon

Australian pines will be removed as part of city of Sarasota project.

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  • October 12, 2019
St. Armands goes British for Jaguar car show

About 85 sports cars, sedans and other machines attracted a crowd.

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GM Mike Frashier, Michael and Catherine Garey, Chef Chris Reed, Manager Michelle Waldron. Bottom row shows 10-year employees Gabriel Garcia, Michelle Bidwell, Reina Garcia, Constantino Vidal, Fermin Tovar.
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  • October 11, 2019
Lazy Lobster celebrates 10th with a nod to Longboat charities

The owner and management team want to give back to the community that's given them so much.

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Ted Sperling park overlooks Sarasota Bay near Big Pass.
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  • October 11, 2019
Sarasota seeks OK to use Lido park as staging area

County wants more information on proposal linked to Big Pass dredging.

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  • October 11, 2019
Longboat firefighters see the other side of emergency response

Visit to county's consolidated dispatch center gives first-responders a chance to close the loop on communications.

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  • October 10, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: October 10

Ron Horn caught this image of a fun-looking cloud from Longboat Key.

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Kevin Claridge, Mote's new Associate Vice President for Sponsored Research and Coastal Policy Programs. Photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.
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  • October 9, 2019
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium creates new position to lead red tide research

The position has been created after a bill in the Florida House created a new initiative for mitigating red tide.

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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.
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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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