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Longboat Key

Longboat Harbour hosted its annual Lighting of the Docks on Dec. 2.
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • December 7, 2023
Longboat Harbour lights up its docks with holiday cheer

Residents go all out for the Lighting of the Docks at Longboat Harbour with angel displays, hand-painted nutcrackers and Florida Santa.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers presented checks to Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium on Dec. 1.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • December 7, 2023
Longboat Key Turtle Watch donates $15,000 to Mote

The donation made in Freda Perrotta’s memory will help fund necessary purchases across Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s sea turtle departments.

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The Buttonwood Harbour neighborhood is one of Longboat Key's neighborhoods most susceptible to flooding.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • December 6, 2023
New flood maps could discount Longboat homeowners insurance

With the adoption of Sarasota County’s new flood maps, the town of Longboat Key is considering new ordinances to improve its flood management and earn discounts for homeowners on their flood insurance premiums.

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Janice Newman
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • December 6, 2023
Sarasota artist displays rock-themed collection at All Angels Gallery

Janice Newman focuses on creating community around art to use it as a tool for discovery and meditation.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Unit 201 condo at 1241 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $5.5 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 6, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Nov. 20-24 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A Water Club I condominium tops the week's sales at $5.5 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The center turn lane would benefit drivers entering Country Club Shores.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • December 6, 2023
Longboat Key reaffirms infrastructure project priorities

Two roundabouts, turn lanes and the complete streets project are still priorities for the town moving forward.

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  • News
Maor Elbaz-Starinsky, the Consul General of Israel in Miami, says "this isn’t a war against Palestinians. This is a fight between good and evil."
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 6, 2023
What 'Never Again' means to me

Never Again. That phrase came to light worldwide after the Holocaust, when 6 million Jews were killed in Europe — at the hands of Nazi Germany. Will the phrase be a promise or a phony pledge?

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  • Opinion
The day that should live in infamy
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • December 6, 2023
The day that should live in infamy

Fewer and fewer Americans can actually recall were they were on Dec. 7, 1941, the way most of can recall where we were on Sept. 11, 2001.

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  • Opinion
Grand Bay is one of Bay Isles Association's 19 communities on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • December 5, 2023
Police patrols terminated within Bay Isles communities on Longboat

While policing will no longer occur within the gated community, the association requested enforcement on Bay Isles Parkway.

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Longboat Key to appoint new commissioner to fill vacant seat
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • December 5, 2023
Longboat Key to appoint new commissioner to fill vacant seat

Commissioner Debbie Murphy’s resignation will go into effect Dec. 24. The town will have 30 days to appoint a replacement.

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Police sent to help woman locate her husband on a lunch date
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • December 5, 2023
Police sent to help woman locate her husband on a lunch date

A woman lost her husband after dropping him off at a restaurant. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

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Observer reporter Carter Weinhofer returns a ball.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • December 5, 2023
Longboat Observer reporter contracts a case of 'pickleball fever'

"I gave into peer pressure and now might have a new addiction."

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  • Neighbors
Financial incentives make solar a smart choice
  • By Leonhard Korowajczuk
  • December 5, 2023
Financial incentives make solar a smart choice

A Longboat Key resident highlights tax exemptions and credits for installing solar panels.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Louis Langley, Allison Byrd, Karen Tonnesen, Scott Tonnesen, Missy Erickson and Kathy Callahan
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • December 4, 2023
Longboat Lawn Party reaches raffle sales goal of $20,000

Longboaters enjoyed dishes from more than 25 local restaurants at the Kiwanis Club's biggest fundraiser of the year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Longboat Key Club opens up new pickleball gardens in its Tennis Gardens.
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • December 4, 2023
Longboat Key Club opens new pickleball courts in Tennis Gardens

After being in the works for about two years, four pickleball courts are now open at Longboat Key Club.

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