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The home at 598 Lyons Lane sold for $2.2 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 3, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for June 17-21 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A home in Corey’s Landing tops the week's sales at $3.8 million.

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  • Real Estate
An example of a digital display board.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 3, 2024
Town looks to modernize signage with digital display boards

At a recent commission workshop, Longboat Key commissioners showed support for installing new welcome signs for the town that would include digital display boards for town messaging.

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A wedding at the Longboat Island Chapel in its outside garden.
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • July 3, 2024
Longboat Key venues promote private beach and unique weddings

Longboat Key Club and Longboat Island Chapel planners explain how they make destination weddings memorable for couples from around the country.

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The town of Longboat Key had to go back to the drawing board to redesign a potential roundabout at the intersection of Broadway Street and Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 3, 2024
Broadway Roundabout project paused for soaring costs

After the price increased by over $3 million with a new design prompted by FDOT, the Longboat Key Town Commission asked staff to revisit alternatives.

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Longboat Key Garden Club members will be heading for a four-day safari in the Sabi Sands private reserve with lots of wildlife.
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • July 2, 2024
Longboat Key Garden Club plans its first group trip to Africa

A new member inspired the club to travel together and seek out its mission abroad in her home country.

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Police respond to late-night verbal dispute at sea
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 2, 2024
Police respond to late-night verbal dispute at sea

Reports of a verbal disagreement led to officers finding the two parties had separated on two vessels. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

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  • Cops Corner
Kibble and Parker enjoy the turf at Bayfront Park's dog park.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 2, 2024
Longboat dog park receives turf upgrades with lighting on the way

The town paid $175,000 for artificial turf to be installed on the remainder of the Bayfront Park dog park. Overhead lighting is on the way.

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Former Longboat Key resident turns 107 years old
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 1, 2024
Former Longboat Key resident turns 107 years old

Reggie Gurland left her mark among neighbors in Longboat before moving to Englewood.

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  • Neighbors
Least tern chicks on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 1, 2024
Shorebird colonies on Longboat continue solid nesting season

Town officials remind beachgoers to be vigilant and keep dogs away.

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Chris Carter, Emily Condensa, Micah Carter, Justina Carter and Gabriella Loccisano
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • June 29, 2024
Longboaters get taste of what Whitney Plaza has to offer

Whitney Plaza businesses hosted Summer Night Out to give residents a chance to support small businesses and meet new people on the island.

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Jan Wallace, the new president of the Rotary Club of Longboat Key
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • June 29, 2024
New Longboat Rotary Club president continues legacy of founder

Former club Secretary Jan Wallace stepped up to be the president and save the club from merging with another.

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T. Georgiano's model Faith
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • June 27, 2024
Cafe L'Europe hosts its first fashion show

The restaurant partnered with Sarasota boutique T. Georgiano's to put on a chic St. Tropez-inspired fashion show.

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  • Neighbors
Off-duty lifeguard saves 7 from rip current at Lido Beach
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 26, 2024
Off-duty lifeguard saves 7 from rip current at Lido Beach

Mariano Martinez made multiple trips into the water to rescue the swimmers, Sarasota County says.

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Weekly Pilates class begins at The Paradise Center
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • June 26, 2024
Weekly Pilates class begins at The Paradise Center

Program Manager Debby Debile is teaching the first-ever weekly Pilates class at The Paradise Center on Longboat Key.

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  • Neighbors
The home at 1325 Westway Drive has four bedrooms, five-and-two-half baths, a pool and 6,590 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 26, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for June 10-14 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A Lido Key home on Westway Drive tops the week's sales at $12.5 million.

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The Citizen Tax Oversight Committee meets once a year to review expenditures of revenue brought in from the infrastructure surtax. The 2026 meeting lasted about 15 minutes on Thursday, April 2.
  • April 6, 2026
Longboat infrastructure tax spending plan comes up $6 million short
2
Emi Frydman checks out the basket of Easter eggs her family members found at the April 4 egg hunt at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church. The Easter activities, open to the public, made their return for the first time since the early 2020s through the efforts of church members.
  • April 6, 2026
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Lydia Lardner, 3, makes an impressive start filling up her Easter basket with Kelly Lardner and family at the April 3 Sand Cay Condominiums Beach Resort's Easter egg hunt, a beloved tradition at the resort for more than a decade.
  • April 6, 2026
Families return for Easter egg hunt tradition at Sand Cay
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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding welcomes guest speaker Longboat Police Chief Russ Mager to update members about his approach to leadership since he assumed the role last autumn at the April 2 meeting.
  • April 4, 2026
Longboat police chief talks digital security with Kiwanians
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St. Regis at Longboat Key is a gulf-facing resort and condo development on the barrier island of Longboat Key. The Unicorp-developed property opened in 2024 at the former site of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
  • April 4, 2026
St. Regis on track to receive permanent certificate of occupancy, eyes tennis courts

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