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The Longboat Key Club offers a junior tennis camp for club members and resort guests every summer.
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  • May 17, 2017
Fun in the Sun: Longboat Key gears up for summer camps

Check out these summer camps on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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Chamber President Gail Loefgren and John Wojtyna, of Aqua Plumbing and Air, who is sponsoring the event this year. File photo
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  • May 17, 2017
Craig Fugate to speak at 15th Annual Disaster Preparedness Seminar

The seminar will take place at 3:15 p.m. on Friday, May 26.

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Courtesy photo Children First Vice President of Development, Carol Butera, John and Elenor Maxheim, and Children First President & CEO Philip Tavill during the dedication of the John & Elenor Maxheim Library
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  • May 17, 2017
Longtime Children First supporters get recognized

John and Elenor Maxheim have supported the organization for the past seven years.

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  • May 17, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: May 18, 2017

Evelyn Maurer and Doris French Pennington died.

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Bob Bunting, 360 North resident and a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official, told the Town Commission mangrove roots are vital to the island' s stability.
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  • May 17, 2017
Longboat Key keeps trying to get handle on north-end erosion

Engineers will present the Town Commission with long-term options in August.

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Longboat Key Charter Review Committee: Pat Zunz, Phill Younger, Alan Pryor, Bill Cook
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  • May 17, 2017
Charter Review Committee considers redistricting Longboat Key

Idea to add at-large seat to Town Commission election aims at opening up the field, but will it fly?

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Initial budget projection works with 3% increase in Longboat Key' s property values.
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  • May 17, 2017
Longboat Key estimates 2017-18 revenue at $15.56 million

Initial budget projection works with 3% increase in Key's property values.

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Chuck Whittall says he intends to meet milestone to pay $22 million.
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  • May 17, 2017
June 1 deadline approaches for Colony payment

Chuck Whittall says he intends to meet milestone to pay $22 million.

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Chuck Whittall presented commissioners with two options for the shuttered Colony Beach and Tennis Resort property.
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  • May 16, 2017
Colony developer seeks direction from Longboat commissioners, gets none

Chuck Whittall presented two options for the property at Monday's Town Commission meeting.

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  • May 15, 2017
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 5.18.17

Events reported to the Longboat Key police

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  • May 14, 2017
Longboat Island Chapel awards scholarships

Students received the scholarships at the chapel's Mother's Day brunch and service on May 14.

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Longboat Key Mayor Terry Gans and Town Manager Dave Bullock commented on FDOT' s Cortez Road project on Tuesday evening.
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  • May 12, 2017
Longboat Key leaders speak out on Cortez Road project

FDOT is considering changes to the intersection of Cortez Road and 119th Street West.

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  • May 12, 2017
The Resort at Longboat Key Club honors area nurses

The luncheon was held on May 12, which was the final day of National Nurses Week.

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  • May 12, 2017
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 11

Greg Cummings captured this shot on Beer Can Island.

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  • May 11, 2017
Longboat Key Turtle Watch throws a fiesta

The annual fundraiser benefits the watch's sea turtle conservation and education efforts.

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