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  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 7, 2016
Operation Kindness celebrates America’s heroes

Operation Kindness Florida, Inc. held its ninth annual fundraiser April 7, at Longboat Key Club.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 7, 2016
Beach project begins on Longboat Key

The first trucks delivering sand to the middle of the Key arrived Wednesday.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 7, 2016
Commission grapples with traffic issues on north end

Longboat Key town commissioners hope to schedule a workshop to discuss roadway infrastructure at the north end of the island.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 6, 2016
Longboat Harbour goes for the green

Thirty-one Longboat Harbour residents participated in a golf tournament April 6.

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  • April 6, 2016
Longboat Key starts beach project

Trucks began hauling thousands of cubic yards of sand to the mid-Key shoreline this morning.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 6, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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The Unit PH1108 condo at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,273 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 6, 2016
Water Club condo sells for $2.7 million

The Unit PH1108 condo at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,273 square feet of living area.

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  • April 6, 2016
Longboat Key: Obituaries

Robert Cohen and Scott Palmer died.

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Susanne and Wolfgang Pieken
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 6, 2016
Simply Susanne’s open for business

Simply Susanne’s serves coffee drinks, smoothies, locally sourced bagels, hot dogs, sandwiches and Big Olaf ice cream.

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Lifelong animal lover Cee Edmundson with friend Dora Walter's dog, Jake
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 6, 2016
Cee Edmundson led with courage, commitment

Cee Edmundson, of Longboat Key, died March 31. She was 69.

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Guests enjoy an evening by the pool at the Resort at Longboat Key Club.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 6, 2016
Despite early Easter, tourism remains golden egg

Despite an early Easter, expect the beginning of April to remain as busy as March.

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Floridays has modified its vision for a hotel on Longboat Key following meetings with nearby residents.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 6, 2016
Voters to decide fate of Floridays hotel

An August referendum could lay the groundwork for a 120-room hotel on the north end.

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(File photo) The town of Longboat Key will renourish a 4-mile stretch of shoreline in the middle of the island this summer.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 6, 2016
Trucks ready to rumble for Longboat beach project

A contractor will kick off a string of beach projects this week, with the $10 million mid-Key renourishment.

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Larry Marthaler, pictured in front of the New Pass Bridge in 2008. Marthaler developed a plan to ferry passengers between Longboat Key and the mainland when the bridge became stuck in open position in 1983.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 6, 2016
IN MEMORIAM: Larry Marthaler built bridges in community

Former Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Larry Marthaler dies at 81.

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    By
  • Jack Short
  • April 6, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 4.7.2016

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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