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Contractors cut a gas line on Binnacle Point Drive Tuesday afternoon.
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  • Bret Hauff
  • July 16, 2018
Longboat gas line cut in Emerald Harbor

The severed gas line prompted police and fire rescue response.

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Alycia Craft said she's glad the work in Emerald Harbor is being done — it's been a long time coming, she said.
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  • Bret Hauff
  • July 16, 2018
Emerald Harbor construction pleases residents

It's been a long time coming for replacing the water and sewer pipes, and resurfacing the roads, in Emerald Harbor, residents say.

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Longboat Key Kiwanis Club member Jack Brill awards a $1,000 grant to CEO Maribeth Phillips of Manatee Meals On Wheels.
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  • July 16, 2018
Longboat Kiwanis Foundation awards five $1,000 grants

Club's annual scholarship awards breakfast is planned for Aug. 2.

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Courtesy photo
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  • Katie Johns
  • July 16, 2018
Desired destination

The Resort at Longboat Key Club was named to Travel + Leisure magazine’s Top 10 Resort Hotels in Florida.

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  • Katie Johns
  • July 14, 2018
Rotary Club cleans up Gulf of Mexico Drive

On July 14, seven Rotary Club of Longboat Key Club members woke up early to clean up Longboat's main road.

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  • Katie Johns
  • July 12, 2018
Dream Center sets sail

A group of students and chaperones from the Bradenton Dream Center learned the sailing ropes July 11.

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  • July 12, 2018
Chamber meets for lunch

Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce members and guests gathered July 12 at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar.

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    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • July 12, 2018
Colony demolition rescheduled for July 23

Demolition of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort has been delayed as the town finalizes its contract with Unicorp National Developments.

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  • July 12, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 12

Maddie Matheny captured this shot during a lightning storm at sunset on Lido Key.

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    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • July 11, 2018
Jewelry thefts up on Longboat, police say

Thefts of opportunity are up on Longboat Key, crimes that police say are preventable with "common sense."

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 11, 2018
North Washington Drive home sells for $1.6 million

Residential real estate transactions for June 25-29.

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  • Katie Johns
  • July 11, 2018
Gussins get thrilling award

Pat and Bob Gussins, authors and owners of Oceanview Publishing, will receive the Thriller Legends Award on July 14.

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Beachplace is a nonconforming property with 158 units more than allowed density.
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  • Bret Hauff
  • July 11, 2018
Longboat presses ahead on redevelopment changes

Longboat Key has been working for at least three years to rewrite its zoning code now that many of the properties on the island are aging to obsolescence.

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Town commissioners allowed this sign to exist as nonconforming until the St. Regis project is complete.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • July 11, 2018
Longboat passes sign code

After three years of not enforcing its codes on temporary signs, Longboat Key has passed sign rules that meet constitutional standards.

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  • Bret Hauff
  • July 11, 2018
Longboat keeps tax rate flat

Longboat Key town commissioners have decided to keep the millage rate level as they prepare for the upcoming fiscal year.

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