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The Florida Department of Transportation is weighing the options regarding replacement of the Cortez Bridge in Manatee County.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 27, 2016
Should FDOT replace the Cortez Bridge?

The Florida Department of Transportation will host a public meeting next month to gather input on whether to replace the south bridge to Anna Maria Island.

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The Shoppes of Bay Isles may get a restaurant at its long-vacant south-end space.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 27, 2016
Restaurant, bank could be in store for Bay Isles

The south Longboat Key shopping center is nearly full, and tenants have reported growth in sales.

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Longbeach Village resident Kim Kessler said she was appalled by the way the town rounded up peacocks during the first day of darting.
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  • July 27, 2016
Village residents cry fowl following peacock removal

Some north-end residents were left shaken after witnessing the capture of Longbeach Village peacocks.

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  • July 27, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 07.27.2016

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • July 27, 2016
Sandhamn home sells for $2,998,000

The home at 5372 Sandhamn Place has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,908 square feet of living area.

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  • Katie Johns
  • July 26, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Longboat Key: Your Calendar

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  • July 25, 2016
Unicorp to make Colony announcement Thursday

The firm behind plans to redevelop the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort aims to start the first phase of the project this week.

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  • Katie Johns
  • July 22, 2016
Campers sail through summer days

Sarasota Youth Sailing hosts the camp for 10 weeks during the summer

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The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort may be closer to redevelopment.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 22, 2016
Judge May rules on Colony issues

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May this week ordered Colony Lender LLC and Unicorp to pay more than $60,000 for allegedly violating an automatic bankruptcy stay.

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  • Katie Johns
  • July 22, 2016
Sea Sleuths snorkel through the bay

Mote Campers searched for marine wildlife during a recent day at camp.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 21, 2016
Mote campers make a splash in the bay

The Coast Counts Camp finished its session with hands-on exploration.

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The home at 364 W. Royal Flamingo Drive has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,289 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 20, 2016
Bird Key home sells for $4,925,000

The home at 364 W. Royal Flamingo Drive has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,289 square feet of living area.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 20, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 20, 2016
Longboat restaurants extend Savor Sarasota menus

Savor Sarasota may have ended more than a month ago, but two Longboat Key restaurants extended their price-fixed menus in August.

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Bradford Saivetz
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 20, 2016
Renaissance man Bradford Saivetz put family first

Saivetz, 93, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key, died July 12.

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