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  • Katie Johns
  • June 6, 2018
Longboat authors share summer reading lists

From historical novels to thrillers, the authors are finding time to read work that isn't their own this summer.

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Photo courtesy of Dry Dock
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 6, 2018
Sip and Save

Dry Dock Waterfront Grill has eliminated plastic straws as a way to help the environment.

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Mote Marine Laboratory assistant vice president Evan Barniskis , Sarasota League of Women Voters president Carol Hartz and city of Sarasota vice-mayor Jennifer Ahearn-Koch at the May 23 kickoff. Photo courtesy of Jan Pearce.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 6, 2018
Positive energy

Mote Marine Laboratory helped kick off the second solar cooperative in Sarasota May 23.

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Emma Moneuse Courtesy photo
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  • Katie Johns
  • June 6, 2018
Hats off to Longboat's class of 2018

Emma Moneuse and Griffin McKee are enjoying their summers before heading to college, while Max and Jake Pettingell are gearing up for their next steps at St. Stephens.

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  • Neighbors
Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Ed McCrane also updated attendees on Sarasota County policies.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 6, 2018
Puerto Rican chamber shares Maria update

Founder and CEO Elizabeth Cuevas Neunder says sharing seeds can help grow island’s economy as recovery continues.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 6, 2018
Cops Corner: No evidence of distress

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Robert Lewis, interim director of SCAT, said he was on Longboat Key to listen.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 5, 2018
SCAT officials, business leaders talk transportation on Longboat

At an event organized by the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, Longboat business leaders brainstormed ideas about how to replace bus service to the island.

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Photo by Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 5, 2018
Mote elects new board of trustees vice chairman

Howard "Sam" Seider was elected to the role in late May.

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Sea turtle regulations are among that will be subject to a new fine on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 5, 2018
Fines approved for Longboat code violations

Fines for breaking town codes could range up to $500 per violation.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 5, 2018
Campers set sail on Sarasota Bay

The Sarasota Youth Sailing campers are busy learning the ropes of the water sport as they kick off the second week of camp.

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Bob Erker
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 4, 2018
Longboat Buttonwood Drive property still in disarray

Town officials have met with project managers at 500 Buttonwood Drive more than 10 times since the project began, yet not much has changed.

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    By
  • Kayleigh Omang
  • June 4, 2018
St. Armands Seafood & Music Festival serves up busy weekend

The festival was hosted June 2 and 3 at St. Armands Circle Park.

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    By
  • Kayleigh Omang
  • June 2, 2018
Families play and learn for World Oceans Day

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium hosted World Oceans Day Family Festival June 2.

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An example of one of the sea wall enhancements to be installed at Bayfront Park.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 1, 2018
Bayfront Park to become FWC testing ground

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is planning to test how different resilient shorelines affect marine life at Bayfront Park.

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Roots and seawater cover a pathway cut from the mangroves on Greer Island. Police lobbied for months for the path to be cut for emergency access to the beach.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 1, 2018
Alberto's effects restrict access to Longboat's north end beach

The northernmost point of Longboat Key has been eroded to the point that emergency vehicles cannot traverse a path cut for them .

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