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Two neighboring Gulf-front properties on Longboat Key at 5871 and 5861 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for a combined $8,125,000 May 8.
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  • May 11, 2015
Gulf-front properties sell for combined $8.1 million

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Longboat Island Chapel celebrates Mother’s Day and students

Longboat Island Chapel’s service on Mother’s Day, May 10, did not only honor mothers — it also recognized 18 local students by awarding them $1,400 scholarships.

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The referendum is asking voters if Ocean Properties Ltd. can convert 300 residential units to tourism use to build a new Longboat Key Club hotel in Islandside.
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  • May 8, 2015
Key Club mail ballot turnout rises to 48%

Voters have until 7 p.m. on Election Day, May 12, to return their mail-only election ballots.

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The home sold for $4.19 million on May 8.
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  • May 8, 2015
Longboat Key home sells for $4.19 million

The home, on 55 Lighthouse Point Drive, sold May 8.

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  • May 8, 2015
FYI Friday: Siesta Key leaders consider canceling Siesta Fiesta

This week's FYI Friday features news about Siesta Key Village's Siesta Fiesta, violence at a walk-in clinic and more!

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  • May 7, 2015
Longboat residents raise money for St. Martha

Longboat residents hold $5 million fundraiser for St. Martha Catholic School.

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  • May 7, 2015
Bird Key Yacht Club colors its walls with new art

Bird Key Yacht Club members enjoyed a night of art by John Pirman, Maia Zildjian and Rob Tarball on May 7.

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At the request of Town Manager Dave Bullock and the Longboat Key Town Commission, the Longboat Key Police Department conducted a parking study from November 2014 through April 2015 to monitor on-street parking
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  • May 7, 2015
Village parking study reveals no problems

Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock says a parking issue brought to the attention of town staff by Longbeach Village residents last year doesn’t exist.

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Courtesy photoBob Neudorfer, Bob Miccio, Gino Del Pup and Darryl Jelinek
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  • May 6, 2015
Men put their best feet forward

Bob Neudorfer, Bob Miccio, Gino Del Pup and Darryl Jelinek enjoyed a day out as the season comes to a close and the friends depart for their summer homes.

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Tournament Chairman Mason Tush, with Travis Lofland from the show “Deadliest Catch” and tournament committee member Bryan Wells pose with the trophy.
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  • May 6, 2015
Anglers prepare for Sarasota Tarpon Tournament

Preparations for the tournament kicked off with a party Tuesday night at the Hyatt Regency.

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Cyndi Seamon marks the Key’s first turtle nest of the season outside Sand Cay Beach Resort. The nest was discovered April 28, three days before turtle nesting season officially began May 1. Photo by Kristen Herhold
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  • May 6, 2015
Q+A with Cyndi Seamon

Cyndi Seamon hasn’t been a lifelong turtle enthusiast, but when she moved to Siesta Key in 2002, she found her passion on a Sierra Club turtle walk.

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Cops Corner: Longboat Key 5.7.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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The Country Club Shores crosswalk will sit just north of the gated access portion of Longboat Club Road.
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  • May 6, 2015
FDOT puts Country Club Shores crosswalk on the map

The town will get four new crosswalks next year, one of which will be at Country Club Shores. A past report nixed the spot.

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Longboat Key residents say their top concern is sitting in seasonal traffic as they wait to get to the mainland. File photo
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  • May 6, 2015
Residents, town cite traffic as top priority

Longboaters prefer placing traffic mitigation in the fast lane over pricy projects like burying utilities.

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The former bank building at 6960 Gulf of Mexico Drive that once housed the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce sold April 24 for $549,000. File photo
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 6, 2015
Former chamber building sells for $549,000

Anthony and Roxanne Marterie, of San Rafael, Calif., purchased the bank property last month but haven’t disclosed plans for the site.

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