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The In2Care trap must be put in shaded areas for maximum effectiveness.
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  • Bret Hauff
  • July 6, 2018
Mosquito control test on Longboat seems to work, residents say

A mosquito control experiment on the north end of Longboat Key seems to be keeping the number of mosquitos at a manageable level.

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  • July 5, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 5

Betsy Morgan photographed this great blue heron at sunset.

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  • Katie Johns
  • July 4, 2018
Bird Key celebrates Independence Day

Club members and guests gathered for games, dinner and fireworks on July 4.

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  • Katie Johns
  • July 4, 2018
Longboat Key celebrates the stars and stripes

The annual Freedom Fest featured a parade, dog costume contest, butterfly release, games and more.

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A condominium in L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club recently sold for $3.1 million. Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths and 3,220 square feet of living area.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • July 4, 2018
Condo at L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club sells for $3.1 million

Longboat Key condominium sells for $3.1 million.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • July 4, 2018
Cops Corner: Pilots license flew away

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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These hatchlings emerged from a nest in Venice. Photo courtesy of Mote.
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  • Katie Johns
  • July 3, 2018
First hatchlings of the year make their way to Gulf

Mote reported that one nest had hatched on Longboat Key and another hatched on Venice June 28.

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Photo courtesy of Rebecca Goldthwaite
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  • Katie Johns
  • July 3, 2018
Turtle time

Beachgoers watched a mother loggerhead turtle lay her nest over the weekend, from a safe distance of course.

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Incoming Rotary Club of Longboat Key President Susan McGuire with ahul Wadhwa from the Rotary Club of Agra Tajmahal. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 3, 2018
Rotarians travel to Canada

Members of the Rotary Club of Longboat Key attended the Rotary International Convention in Toronto last week.

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Jean Blackburn's pieces were inspired by 2018 being the year of the bird.
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  • Katie Johns
  • July 3, 2018
Jean Blackburn paints with a bird's eye view

Blackburn currently has 15 pieces on display at Selby Public Library until July 21.

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Holly Rolls and Shane Catts own Happy Paddler Kayak Tours & EcoVentures
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  • Katie Johns
  • July 3, 2018
Happy Paddler kicks off race series

The first in a four-race series to bring the kayak community together will take place at 8:30 a.m. on July 7 at The Happy Paddler at Bayfront Park on Longboat Key.

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The condo at 623 Cedars Court is valued at $170,850, according to the Manatee County Appraiser’s office.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 29, 2018
Longboat Key settles forfeiture case

Longboat Key could receive $30,000 as part of a settlement agreement with Wayne Natt, a Longboat resident who plead no contest to filming people in his home without their permission.

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  • Bret Hauff
  • June 29, 2018
Longboat hopes to boost cell service with public-private connection

Cell phone service on Longboat Key has not been great over the years, so the town is working to partner with tech companies to make it better.

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Former officer Jeffery Houchins
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  • Bret Hauff
  • June 28, 2018
Longboat officer resigns over improper photos

Longboat Key police officer Jeffery Houchins has resigned after a department investigation into his use of a personal phone to take pictures of bodies while on duty.

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  • Bret Hauff
  • June 28, 2018
Social media ignites on Longboat

Town Manager Tom Harmer has made it one of his priorities in the past six months to get Longboat Key on Twitter and Facebook.

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