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Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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Steve Mullen, Angus Rogers and James Brearley are behind the North End Hotel & Beach Club.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 3, 2016
Floridays names Longboat Key hotel project

Building a hotel on the Key’s north end is rife with obstacles. But Floridays Project Manager James Brearley sees an opportunity worth the effort.

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  • August 3, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 08.04.2016

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

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Photo courtesy of Marc Ellis H20 Pictures and Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.
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  • Katie Johns
  • August 2, 2016
Turtle eggs begin to hatch in record-breaking season

Disorientation remains a big concern for new hatchlings.

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  • August 2, 2016
New Pass dredge begins this month

The town of Longboat Key will undertake a south end beach project starting Aug. 15.

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  • July 28, 2016
VIDEO: Unicorp buys Colony rec property for $22 million

The Orlando-based firm with plans to revitalize the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort moves a step closer to its goal, and begins demolition at the iconic property.

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Jon Boscia captured this shot of storm clouds rolling in at sunset on south Longboat Key.
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  • July 28, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 28

Jon Boscia captured this shot of storm clouds rolling in at sunset on south Longboat Key.

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Dr. Emily Hall. Photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.
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  • Katie Johns
  • July 28, 2016
Mote scientists awarded Sarasota Bay Estuary Program grants

The grants will promote environmental education and help improve Sarasota Bay.

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Alex Greenberg, 9, caught this barracuda off the shore on July 7.
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  • Katie Johns
  • July 28, 2016
Longboat Key visitor makes big catch

Young fisherman successfully casts off shore

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 27, 2016
Campers have a ball at Longboat Key Club camps

The tennis and sports camps run Monday through Friday for members and guests.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 27, 2016
Chamber members network at Bridge Street Bistro

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce hosted its monthly Businesses After Hours July 26 at Bridge Street Bistro.

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Terry Griffin
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  • Katie Johns
  • July 27, 2016
Longboat Key authors share summer reading list

Local authors weigh in on their favorite books, genres and what you should be reading right now.

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Unicorp National Developments Inc. plans to close on the Colony Lender’s recreational property at the shuttered resort this week.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 27, 2016
Colony case: Close to closure?

A court ruling that favors the Colony Beach and Tennis Association and a vote scheduled at press time could pave the road for redevelopment.

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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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