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The two white pelicans were sent to Save Our Seabirds for rehabilitation from sanctuaries in Illinois and Wisconsin.
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 25, 2015
White pelicans migrate to Save Our Seabirds

Save Our Seabirds received two white pelicans from Illinois and Wisconsin for rehabilitation.

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The Rev. Vincent Carroll
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 25, 2015
Carroll to stay put at chapel pulpit

The Rev. Vincent Carroll, of Longboat Island Chapel, is no longer retiring.

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  • Neighbors
The proposal would replace the current concession area at the pavilion with a restaurant.
    By
  • David Conway
  • November 25, 2015
Could a mini golf course come to Lido Beach?

Could a mini golf course come to Lido Beach?

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 24, 2015
Longboaters give thanks

Longboat residents of all religions gathered for the 35th annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Nov. 24.

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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 24, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 11.26.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • Cops Corner
Suzanne Tomlin submitted this photo of Beer Can Island, which won this year’s Weather and Nature Photo Contest.
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 24, 2015
Meet this year’s weather photo contest winner

Suzanne Tomlin’s picture at Beer Can Island in Longboat Key is this year’s contest winner.

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  • Neighbors
The home at 3550 Mistletoe Lane has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,725 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 24, 2015
Corey's Landing home sells for $3.55 million

The home at 3550 Mistletoe Lane has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,725 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
A debris contractor cleans Country Club Shores canals Nov. 20,, scooping up dead fish and depositing them at Bayfront Park for transport to a Bradenton landfill.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 24, 2015
Town nets relief from red tide cleanup

What’s that smell? For many residents, it’s relief, after Town Manager Dave Bullock authorizes a cleanup of dead fish.

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  • News
Longbeach Café currently has 45 approved indoor dining seats. The approval gives the restaurant 24 additional seats outside, for a total of 69 seats.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 24, 2015
Longbeach Café will take dining outside

The Whitney Beach restaurant will become the eighth eatery on the Key where outdoor dining is allowed.

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The properties Floridays Develop Co. seeks to turn into a hotel encompasses approximately 1.5 acres of land between Whitney Beach Plaza and the vacant bank building on Gulf of Mexico Drive at 6960 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 23, 2015
Floridays eyes Longboat Key hotel

Sarasota-based Floridays Development Co. seeks to build a hotel on the north end of the island if it can get referendum approval to change the zoning of six parcels.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 23, 2015
St. Armands decks its halls

St. Armands Circle decorated its 51-foot Christmas tree on Monday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 22, 2015
Bird Key Yacht Club honors its commodore

Members of Bird Key Yacht Club donned their best evening attire at the Commodore’s Ball on Nov. 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 22, 2015
The Sanctuary welcomes back its residents

Residents of The Sanctuary welcomed back their neighbors on Nov. 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 21, 2015
Save Our Seabirds takes flight

Bird and music lovers flocked to Save Our Seabirds’ third annual Arias In Flight Nov. 21, at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 21, 2015
St. Mary kicks off the holiday season

Christmas came a month early at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church at the annual St. Mary Christmas Bazaar Nov. 21.

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Keera Herbst, Donn Githens, Kim Verreault and Alexa Olivas help celebrate the opening of the new Longboat Key Goodwill bookstore and donation site on Dec. 18.
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Traffic cleared after fire, bridge malfunction in Sarasota, Longboat
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Artist JC Wayne hangs the ninth and final piece in her series "Atomic Universe," the latest installation at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church. The display will be up throughout the holiday season.
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Locations of the new St. Armands speed tables are marked in red.
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Osprey play an important role in local ecosystems, and they seek out high perches on either designated nesting perches or, as in this case, power poles.
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