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Photo courtesy of Mote
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 7, 2017
Farewell, Ms. Marker!

Mote released the subadult loggerhead sea turtle off Lido Beach on June 5.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michael, Amelia and Catherine Garey
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 7, 2017
Hats off to the class of 2017

Longboat Key and Lido Key are home to some recent graduates. Here we get to know them a little better.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 7, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: June 8, 2017

Nancy Freeland, Sharon Oper, Marie "Jackie" Resnick, Hank Cassen, Janet FitzGerald, Audrey Regen and Dr. E. William Reiber II died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dave Brenner led the parade as Grand Marshal last year.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 7, 2017
Cannons Marina Wants You!

Cannons Marina will give $500 in cash to the most patriotic business participating in the Freedom Fest parade.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Developer pays Ringling College $1.85 million for the 2.3 acre arts center site.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 7, 2017
12 homes planned for Longboat Key Center for the Arts property

Developer pays Ringling College $1.85 million for the 2.3 acre site.

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Residents have taken it upon themselves to clean up the litter left behind on north end beaches.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 7, 2017
Trashed: Longboat residents complain about beach crowds

North end residents say weekends are getting worse and they want the drinking, littering, trespassing and illegal parking to stop.

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Enjoy this week' s edition of Cops Corner!
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 7, 2017
6.8.17 Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner!

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Town Manager Dave Bullock will retire in January.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 7, 2017
Search for next Longboat town manager begins

Town Commission hopes for a qualified candidate with local know-how.

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Longboat Key' s south fire station is in line for renovation or replacement.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 7, 2017
Longboat talks fire station upgrades

Town looks deeper at a renovation plan and a replacement plan.

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Longboat Key Charter Review Committee members Pat Zunz, Phill Younger, Bill Cook and Alan Pryor.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 6, 2017
Longboat redistricting idea meets resistance

Charter Review Committee moves plan forward for Town Commission review.

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Chuck Whittall hopes to submit a plan for the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort property on June 26.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 5, 2017
Chuck Whittall meets June 1 payment deadline

The developer hopes to submit a plan for the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort property on June 26.

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    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • June 3, 2017
Mote hosts World Oceans Day celebration

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium held the event on June 3 at Mote Aquarium.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
North end residents say excessive alcohol consumption and littering are growing problems on Greer Island. (Photo provided by Maureen Merrigan)
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 2, 2017
Memorial Day brings influx of police activity to Longboat north end

Longboat police issued 51 parking tickets and made 11 alcohol-related arrests.

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The Longboat Key Center for the Arts closed in May.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 1, 2017
12 homes planned for Longboat arts center site

Developer pays Ringling College $1.85 million for the 2.3 acre site.

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The Town Commission will discuss options for the south fire station on Monday, June 5.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 1, 2017
Longboat south fire station: renovate or rebuild?

The Town Commission will discuss options for the station on Monday, June 5.

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Cindy Ritchell, Ann Quackenbush, Brenda Korthauer, Beverly Sutton and Kit Torchia all lend a helping hand in packing seeds to send internationally to farmers who need them. Quackenbush is a driving force behind Hope Seeds, a charitable ministry through Christ Church of Longboat Key.
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Sue Wertman has rung the bell outside the Publix on Longboat Key on behalf of the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key since 2013.
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