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Ellen Hefner and Anne Hanley
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  • February 4, 2018
Longboat Harbour kicks off Super Bowl LII

Residents gathered for the big game and a tailgate buffet on Feb. 4.

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  • February 4, 2018
Longboat Island Chapel warms up for Super Bowl LII

About 50 chapel members enjoyed a pre-Super Bowl lunch following the Sunday morning service.

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  • February 2, 2018
Longboat Police rule out accident, natural causes in sauna death

The 54-year-old woman's body bore signs of trauma, warranting Longboat Police's dismantlement of the sauna her body was found in.

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Before being released, each turtle was fitted with passive integrated transponder tag. (Courtesy photo.)
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  • Katie Johns
  • February 2, 2018
Mote releases rehabilitated turtles

Eight of the 10 Kemp's Ridley sea turtles Mote has cared for since December were release Feb. 1.

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  • February 1, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: Feb. 1

Niki Muller photographed this bromeliad on the north end of Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • February 1, 2018
Cops Corner: The police want to talk

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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A condominium at The Water Club at Longboat Key recently sold for for $1.5 million.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • January 31, 2018
The Water Club at Longboat Key condo sells for $1.5 million

Real estate transactions for Jan. 15-19.

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The site of the former Colony has been condemned by the town as unsafe.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • January 31, 2018
The Colony developer withdrew its Longboat zoning code change. Now What?

Unicorp eased the path to approval when it withdrew its application. A lot still has to happen before construction could begin.

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Barrier Island Traffic Study Assistant Project Manager Nathan Kautz said cost and timeline projections should solidify by the end of this year.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • January 31, 2018
FDOT narrows recommendations for barrier island traffic study

Just one of the 75 proposed solutions to traffic directly impacts Longboat Key, according to the study.

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UnidosNow Executive Officer Luz Corcuera, Fior Zamora and Andres Monr Photo by Tom J. Thomas
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 31, 2018
All Angels show heart

Church members met grant recipients on Jan. 14.

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Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 31, 2018
Father-Son duo pens book together

Howard Myers lost his vision in the Vietnam War. Now his son, Chad, is helping him tell his story.

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David Lapovsky at the site of the former Colony, 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • January 31, 2018
Preserve Longboat seeks a few tweaks to Colony development plan

Preserve Longboat President David Lapovsky says Unicorp's development plan is close to what the group seeks on the site of the former Colony.

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Chuck Whittall
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  • Bret Hauff
  • January 31, 2018
Hopeful Colony developer optimistic after zoning code change withdrawn

Unicorp National Developments President Chuck Whittall said he hopes to break ground at the site of the former Colony by the end of the year.

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A 54-year-old woman died last week of unnatural causes in a Longboat Key sauna, police say.
  • By Bret Hauff
  • January 30, 2018
UPDATE: Woman found in Longboat sauna did not die naturally, police say

Police have not determined the cause of death and therefore have not released the identity of the woman.

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Ringling College is bringing its lecture series to The Paradise Center on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 29, 2018
RCLLA heads to The Paradise Center

Eight lectures through the Ringling College Lifelong Learning Academy will be held at The Paradise Center this season.

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