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  • Katie Johns
  • April 18, 2019
Longboat Harbour serves up final party

On April 18, more than 100 residents gathered Gulfside for a pizza party.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • April 18, 2019
Bayfront home sale is Longboat's third-highest in 2019

Five bedroom home with bay and gulf views sells for $3.67 million.

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  • April 18, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 18

Another glorious sunset on Longboat Key, captured by Elizabeth Yerkes.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • April 18, 2019
Deadline to apply for Longboat Key boards is April 24

Openings exist on a variety of panels.

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Longboat Key Garden Club officers JoAnn Schwencke, Pat Cooper, Zelia Trueb, Susan Phillips, Barbara Gurchiek and Susan Tone
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  • Katie Johns
  • April 17, 2019
Longboat Garden Club blossoms at annual meeting

The club hosted its annual meeting and picnic April 17 at Joan M. Durante Park where they awarded grants and scholarships.

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Courtesy photo
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  • Katie Johns
  • April 17, 2019
Tennis triumph

The Longboat Key Tennis Center's Men's 50s and 60s team won their Suncoast Tennis League division for the first time this year.

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Bubba and Susie have are the mating pair on Islandside. Courtesy photo
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  • Katie Johns
  • April 17, 2019
Longboat Key swans expecting cygnets

Should any of the eggs survive the 35-day incubation period, it will be the first time in two years Longboat has new cygnets.

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Judy Achre, John Brill, Susan McGuire and Sidney Turner Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 17, 2019
Rotary recognition

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key recognized some of its most dedicated members with awards.

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A group patrols the beach in 2000, which is what the volunteers continue doing today.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 17, 2019
Longboat Key Turtle Watch hatches into 50th year

In 1969, volunteers monitored Longboat Key's beaches for the first time and counted nine nests. Now, the group works under Mote's permit and focuses on educating the public.

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Operation Kindness Florida Founder Joanne Forch and Marcia and David Gutridge
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  • Katie Johns
  • April 17, 2019
Operation Kindness salutes veterans

On April 16, the charity hosted its 12th annual Operation Kindness Florida Tennis Round Robin and Golf Tournaments at the Resort at Longboat Key Club.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • April 17, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: First come, first served

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • April 16, 2019
Town shifts Village's drive for resident passes into park

Commissioners agree to look at possible changes in no-parking zones, valet rules and speed limits.

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Transportation issues and beach issues were among the top things mentioned in this week's Goals and Objectives workshop.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • April 16, 2019
The line for Longboat's budget forms here

At town's annual Goals and Objectives workshop, ideas queue up for their (possible) place in the next budget.

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The Longboat Key Center for the Ars -- Â which opened in 1952 -- shut down in May 2017 after 10 years under Ringling College management.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • April 16, 2019
Commissioners reframe Arts Center discussion

Split vote on pre-construction document raises questions among town leaders.

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The City Commission questioned models that indicated traffic flow would not be negatively affected if a portion of Fruitville Road was reduced from four to two lanes.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 16, 2019
Commission rejects Fruitville Road redesigns

Dissatisfied with both options city staff presented at a meeting Monday, the board declined to advance a Fruitville Road streetscape project.

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