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The Sarasota County Commission is giving the town of Longboat Key $2 million for Bayfront Park.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 3, 2015
Bayfront Park funding approved

A revamped Bayfront Park that’s been in the works since 2008 is a go after Sarasota County Commission agreed to a $2 million funding request today.

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Boris Gozhansky submitted this photo of a brown anole lizard, taken on Leffis Key near Coquina Beach.
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  • June 3, 2015
Longboat key photo contest winner: June 4

Boris Gozhansky submitted this photo of a brown anole lizard, taken on Leffis Key near Coquina Beach.

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  • June 3, 2015
OBITUARY | Louise Weil

Louise Weil, 74, of Longboat Key, died May 30 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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  • June 3, 2015
OBITUARY | Emil Robert “Bob” Havel

Bob Havel, 90, of Longboat Key and formerly of South Bend, Ind., and Lake Geneva, Wis., died May 22.

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  • June 3, 2015
Miller makes patriotic push for Freedom Fest

Cannons Marina has $500 for the most patriotic business float at this year’s Fourth of July parade.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 3, 2015
Owner seeks new leases in life of plaza

How does $0 rent sound for three years? The rent is still too darn high for prospective Whitney Beach tenants.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 3, 2015
Commission flips undergrounding switch

Voters will decide in November whether they want to pay for their share of a $23.4 million project to bury utilities on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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    By
  • David Conway
  • June 3, 2015
City eyes paid parking to fund Circle garage

Progress on a St. Armands parking garage continues as stakeholders offer their support for various funding mechanisms — including parking meters.

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  • June 3, 2015
News briefs

Fire Rescue aces inspection; Mayers works to protect manatees

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File photoTropical Storm Debby brought flooding to St. Armands Circle and several areas of Longboat Key in June 2012.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 3, 2015
Local officials eye hurricane season

As hurricane season begins, officials urge residents to plan ahead during the calm before the storms.

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This home at 13718 Matanzas Place has four bedrooms, four and a half baths, a pool and 4,894 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.5 million. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 3, 2015
Condo unit at The Beaches sells for $2.1 million

A condominium in The Beaches of Longboat Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

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Lou Newman with “Flying High,” one of his favorite photographs he’s taken. He took the photo in Tanzania. Photo by Kristen Herhold
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 3, 2015
Q+A with Lou Newman

For Lou Newman, retirement from his career as a veterinarian sparked a second career as a wildlife photographer.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 3, 2015
Keywide property values rise by 4.79%

The increase will result in revenue that’s $21,000 lower than estimates.

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Robert Goodman, president of Longboat Key Association Inc.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 3, 2015
Key Club expansion drives road shift

A relocated Longboat Club Road will place the Islandside project in the fast lane. Traffic issues are the only speed bumps in sight.

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Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium CEO and President Michael Crosby told Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key members May 28 that Mote’s City Island campus “is bursting at the seams” and plans for a relocated aquarium site are still underway. Photo by Kurt Schul
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 3, 2015
Mote still fishing for aquarium site

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium’s president and says an aquarium relocation to the mainland, even if it’s not a waterfront spot, is still a top priority.

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