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Longboat Key police reports from Aug. 30-Sept. 5.
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  • September 7, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 09.07.16

Longboat Key police reports from Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2016.

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  • September 7, 2016
JP Morgan Chase wants to build bank, offices on Longboat Key

Plans approved three years ago must be reapproved by Town Commission

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  • September 7, 2016
Labor Day Regatta celebrates 70th Birthday

Hurricane Hermine didn't scare these sailors away from their favorite hobby.

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File photo. By Pam Eubanks.
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  • September 7, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events in Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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Doris Kaplan was the first woman to graduate with a mechanical engineering degree from Washington University in St. Louis.
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  • September 7, 2016
Longboat Key resident pioneers way for female engineers

Longboat Key resident Doris Kaplan is the first female mechanical engineering graduate of Washington University in St. Louis.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • September 7, 2016
Lido Beach home sells for $2.5 million

The home has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,026 square feet of living area.

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The small channel under the Longboat Pass Bridge is one of the areas that may be targeted by future dredging.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 7, 2016
Town of Longboat Key to unearth options for canal dredging

The Longboat Key Town Commission will dig deep into canal issues this fall, deciding what canals should be dredged and who should pay for the project.

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Longboat Key pool party a mystery.
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  • September 6, 2016
No suspects yet in unauthorized Longboat Key pool party

Panties and bras found in unfinished house on Longboat Key

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Trained responders examine the whale that was found on Longboat Key the morning of Sept. 6. Credit: Longboat Key Turtle Watch
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  • Katie Johns
  • September 6, 2016
Shark-bitten whale washes onto Longboat Key beach

Wildlife officials were forced to euthanize a sperm whale that washed ashore with injuries this morning.

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Longboat Key traffic hit nearly 5 million in 2014. FILE
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  • Terry O’Connor
  • September 6, 2016
Longboat Key traffic hit nearly 5 million in 2014

Counts for 2015-16 are unavailable

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New Pass Bridge delays expected Tuesday afternoon as maintenance work performed. FILE
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 6, 2016
Delays expected through 4 p.m. Tuesday at New Pass Bridge on Longboat Key

Maintenance work will cause bridge to be open often

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ManaSota League of Cities President Linda Yates
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  • Terry O’Connor
  • September 2, 2016
ManaSota League of Cities wants push for tougher vacation rental regs

Opposes legislation that mandates local government pay for relocating utility equipment within a public utility easement

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Longboat Key vote count from Aug. 30 primary at a glance.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 2, 2016
Longboat Key votes from Aug. 30 Primary Election

Races broken down by candidate or issue, vote totals and percentage of vote.

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  • Terry O’Connor
  • September 2, 2016
Familiar Longboat Key builder proposes to build 10 new island homes

Brista Homes of Sarasota wants to develop $1.35M property purchased from Mote Scientific Foundation

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  • Terry O’Connor
  • September 2, 2016
Hurricane Hermine fails to make lasting impression on Longboat Key

No reports of flooded homes; damage minimal

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