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Longboat Key was ranked for its picturesque beaches and serene landscape.
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  • October 28, 2015
Longboat named ninth best U.S. island destination

In its 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards, Condé Nast Traveler ranked Longboat ninth in its top ten U.S. island destinations.

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  • October 28, 2015
OBITUARY | Nancy Cadot

Nancy Jane Cadot, 81, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 20.

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  • October 28, 2015
OBITUARY | William Nicholas

William Nicholas, 59, of Eugene, Ore. and formerly of Longboat Key, died Aug. 5.

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  • October 28, 2015
OBITUARY | John Randolph-Swainson

John Randolph-Swainson, of Longboat Key and Chestnut Hill, Mass., died Oct. 20.

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  • October 28, 2015
OBITUARY | Gen. John Casey

Gen. John Casey, of Bradenton, died Oct. 19.

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  • October 28, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 10.29.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

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Drainage issues will be resolved on City Island next month.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 28, 2015
City seeks to drain Ken Thompson Parkway

The days of standing water on City Island’s Ken Thompson Parkway are numbered as the city of Sarasota preps for a new drainage project that will eliminate flooding.

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Commissioner Lynn Larson wants to discuss a canal neighborhood watch program in Country Club Shores at the regular workshop in November.
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  • October 28, 2015
Police eye crime watch programs for land, sea

The Town Commission will discuss neighborhood watches next month after Country Club Shores residents sought canal watch signs in their canals earlier this month.

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Danny Brannon, principal of Palm Beach-based Brannon & Gillespie LLC who is acting as the town’s undergrounding consultant, has worked with approximately 10 Florida counties and municipalities to help work them through undergrounding projects.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 28, 2015
GMD power pole points explained

Longboat Key's consultant explains the bottom lines on the undergrounding referendum.

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  • October 28, 2015
Longboat Key plans for smooth 60th birthday

Longboat Key celebrate its 60th anniversary on Nov. 14.

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The Bay Isles Beach Club’s location is more manageable, saves time and potentially saves town taxpayers some money as an access for dump trucks for a mid-Key beach project, according to town officials.
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  • October 28, 2015
Town seeks keys to gated Bay Isles Beach Club

The Bay Isles Beach Club beach access is a perfect place for dump trucks to drive through to place sand on the eroded shoreline in April. But it's up to the Bay Isles Master Association Board to allow the town to use the spot.

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  • October 27, 2015
Travel light with the Garden Club

Longboat Key Garden Club members learned how to pack light at their first meeting of the year on Oct. 27.

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Ed Zunz has qualified to run as a candidate for his wife’s District 5 commission seat.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 27, 2015
Zunz qualifies for commission seat

Ed Zunz wants to replace his wife in the Longboat Key District 5 Town Commission seat.

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Attendees fill their plates at last year’s fish fry.
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • October 26, 2015
Longboat Key Historical Society cancels fish fry

The Longboat Key Historical Society has canceled its annual fish fry, scheduled for Oct. 30.

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Early voting begins today at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 26, 2015
Early voting for undergrounding referendum begins today

Early voting begins 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today through Oct. 30 at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.

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