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Longboat Key | Trending

    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 21, 2018
Christmas is coming

The St. Armands Christmas tree is in the beginning stages of being installed for the annual Holiday Night of Lights on Dec. 7.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 21, 2018
Welcome, father

The Rev. Phil Schweda will serve as parochial vicar of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
vYoram Ariely said beckyball is like tennis and pickleball but can be played on both hard and soft courts.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 21, 2018
Longboat Key resident develops a whole new ballgame

Longboater Yoram Ariely created beckyball, a mix of tennis and pickleball, that can be played on unused tennis courts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 21, 2018
Cops Corner: Boaters making waves

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
A condominium in L’Elegance on Lido Beach recently sold for $1.4 million. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,230 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1 million in 2012.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 21, 2018
L’Elegance on Lido Beach condo sells for $1.4 million

Residential real estate transactions for Nov. 5- 9.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 20, 2018
Interfaith Service brings community together

Longboat Key residents gathered for the annual Thanksgiving service at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A coyote was spotted on Nov. 11 in Country Club Shores.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 19, 2018
Longboat looks toward second coyote forum

Police said there has been an uptick in coyote calls in the last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Randy Langley has qualified to challenge Jim Brown for one of the town's at-large Commission seats.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 19, 2018
Randy Langley to challenge Jim Brown

Randy Langley to challenge Jim Brown

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A wrecking ball began taking swings at the midrise building on the property of the former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort on Monday morning.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 19, 2018
Wrecking ball begins taking down Colony centerpiece

The last of the buildings at the site of the former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is expected to be gone by the end of this week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 18, 2018
Triathletes track Longboat Key

The annual Longboat Key Triathlon took place at the Resort at Longboat Key Club Nov. 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Spanish Main consists of 212 villas.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 18, 2018
Longboat community's long-term vision meshes with new zoning proposals

Spanish Main residents encouraged their long-term redevelopment plans mesh with new town zoning proposals

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 17, 2018
St. Mary rings in holiday cheer

The St. Mary's Women's Guild hosted its annual Christmas Bazaar Nov. 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 17, 2018
Longboat Key Firefighters Association swings into second golf classic

Around 150 people participated in the second annual Longboat Key Firefighters Association Golf Classic on Nov. 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Wind and tidal forces can bring dead sea life to the beaches and wash it back out. Town officials plan to clean Longboat's gulf beaches before Thanksgiving weekend.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 16, 2018
Red tide showing up again in Longboat

Town workers are gearing up for a beach cleaning before Thanksgiving weekend.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Police Chief Pete Cumming said many of his department's calls are public service or traffic-related.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 15, 2018
Police calls remain consistent in Longboat Key

Traffic stops number 1 in Longboat

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