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Whatever solutions that can be devised to head off rising sea levels can also be applied to hurricane surge protection, Tom Freiwald said.
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  • Bret Hauff
  • May 29, 2018
Longboat group pushes for sea level rise solutions

The Revitalization Task Force sent a letter to island leaders asking for an infrastructure analysis plan about what parts of the island could be impacted by sea level rise.

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  • May 26, 2018
Longboat Key Club hosts tasty Memorial Day event

The Memorial Day Barbecue was held May 26 at the Harbourside Ballroom.

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  • Bret Hauff
  • May 25, 2018
Two suspects arrested seven weeks after Longboat armed robbery

Police have charged Travis D. Cooper and Eric D. Dudley with armed robbery with a firearm while masked and attempted carjacking. These two suspects allegedly robbed two Longboat Key visitors in April.

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  • May 25, 2018
Longboat Key Police get new traffic cameras

New traffic cameras will give the Longboat Key Police Department access to a global database of suspects to help thwart crime.

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The grapple truck is designed to scoop up debris.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • May 25, 2018
Longboat's grapple truck arrives

Clean-up machine arrives just in time for beginning of hurricane season next week.

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The crew of Duval's took part in the event last year.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • May 24, 2018
Expected rainy weather prompts St. Armands festival delay

Seafood and music event reset for June 2-3.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • May 24, 2018
Longboat's Paradise Center will move on May 29

Popular island resource center will set up shop at Temple Beth Israel on Bay Isles Road.

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  • May 24, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 24

Michael Cohen photographed this group of birds flying after feeding on South Lido Beach in the late afternoon.

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Hazel Steskal and the canal that separates Bayfront Park from Longboat Key estates.
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  • Bret Hauff
  • May 23, 2018
Longboat canal is cause for concern

The border between Bayfront Park and Longboat Key estates is worn, but it's unclear who is responsible for fixing it.

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The home at 113 Seagull Lane on Longboat Key recently sold for $1,775,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 23, 2018
Seagull Lane home sells for $1,775,000

Longboat Key real estate sells

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  • May 23, 2018
Cops Corner: This bridge is not for jumping

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Christine and Ben Rothberg Photo courtesy of Kimberly Dyer Photography
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  • Katie Johns
  • May 23, 2018
Wedding bells

Christine and Ben Rothberg were married May 12 at Roser Memorial Community Church on Anna Maria Island.

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Sam Gibbon worked on children's television shows including "The Voyage of the Mimi" and "Sesame Street."
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  • Katie Johns
  • May 23, 2018
Longboater looks back on tele-visionary career

Sam Gibbon worked on shows such as "Captain Kangaroo" and "Sesame Street" to continue his interest in children's education.

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Local businessed closed to prepare for Hurricane Irma in 2017.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 23, 2018
Disaster seminar employs lessons from Irma to discuss preparedness

Elizabeth Cuevas Neunder, a Puerto Rican chamber official, will be this year’s keynote speaker.

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The building that contains the sauna where Lori Martin's body was found.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • May 23, 2018
Evidence leads to suicide conclusion

A four-month Longboat Key Police Department investigation led to a determination that Lori Martin, 54, took her own life.

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