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Longboat Key

Crews drop a deep-cover reef module into Sarasota Bay.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • April 24, 2024
Artificial reefs create habitat in Sarasota Bay for juvenile fish

During the week of April 22, the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program deployed 24 concrete artificial reefs as a part of a $150,000 program aimed at providing habitat for fish.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
An attack on religion?
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 24, 2024
An attack on religion?

A new Biden rule on immigration is forcing thousands of foreign-born clergy to leave their churches, temples and synagogues.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
A green sea turtle hatchling makes its way to the Gulf.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • April 23, 2024
What to know as turtle nesting season approaches

Sea turtle nesting season officially begins on May 1, but nests may start appearing earlier.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Why do we need a new library?
  • By Letter to the Editor
  • April 23, 2024
Why do we need a new library?

A Longboat Key reader asks whether the island needs a county-run library.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Woman calls police to investigate suspicious poo in pool
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • April 23, 2024
Woman calls police to investigate suspicious poo in pool

A Longboat Key officer investigated the feces, which turned out not to be from criminal activity. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
A black-crowned night heron in the Plymouth Harbor rookery.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • April 23, 2024
Plymouth Harbor unveils $1.65 million bird rookery preservation project

Residents, staff and board members cut the ribbon on Earth Day for the revitalized bird rookery and peninsula at Plymouth Harbor.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Carl Monticelli, Angelo Monticelli, Gabriele Salvatori, Kim Verreault, Lois Hefflefinger and Brian Harmon
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • April 22, 2024
Longboat Key Chamber promotes Tuscany trip with a wine tasting

Gabriele Salvatori traveled from his winery in San Gimignano to provide an authentic wine-tasting experience to Longboaters considering traveling to Italy.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Alessandro Di Ferdinando, Antonio Mancini and Giancarlo Di Cosmo
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • April 22, 2024
New Italian restaurant opens on St. Armands Circle

The highly anticipated Italian restaurant, 15 South By Napulè, will be the best of both worlds with an intimate restaurant downstairs and a lively bar and dance floor upstairs.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Sheila Frayne, Mary Schultz and Gail Gallagher
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • April 21, 2024
Longboat Island Chapel sends off snowbirds

The church hosted its annual end-of-season party as many members head back home after spending months on Longboat with longtime friends and attending numerous events.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
At their April 17 meeting, barrier island mayors discussed how they might collaborate to better enforce regulations preventing illegal trimming or removal of mangroves, like the one that occurred on Longboat in 2023.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • April 20, 2024
Barrier island officials discuss mangrove delegation, infrastructure

Mayors from Longboat Key, Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach met on Longboat to address common issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Anticoagulant poisons in bait traps threaten native rodent hunters, like barred owls, who help keep pests in check.
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • April 20, 2024
Birds of prey help control rodent populations

Widespread use of anticoagulant rodenticides is a growing threat for Florida's raptors.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
St. Armands Circle will soon have a new Italian restaurant concept, 15 South by Napulè, located at 15 S. Boulevard of the Presidents, which was most recently the home of St. Armands Oyster Bar.
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • April 18, 2024
New Italian eatery opens this month on St. Armands

The owner of Napulè is opening an Italian restaurant called 15 South by Napulè.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Lo' Key Island Grille is expected to wrap up construction this summer and open its doors in October.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • April 18, 2024
Casual restaurant to open on Longboat Key in October

Lo’ Key Island Grille will emphasize a laid-back atmosphere with a sizable outdoor space while serving fresh seafood.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Chris Udermann captured pictures of flooding in the Village following a weather event in April 2024.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • April 18, 2024
Commissioners discuss allocating funds to tackle floods in low-lying areas

Roughly $2.6 million could be moved toward flooding mitigation projects and may soon be a topic of consideration for the Longboat Key Town Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home at 610 Bowsprit Lane has five bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,072 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 17, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for April 1-5 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A Country Club Shores home on Bowsprit Lane tops the week's sales at $5 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
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The home at 6161 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $8 million. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,224 square feet of living area.
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A proposal that could eliminate property taxes in the state of Florida, would damage the funding of Longboat Key police and fire departments.
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Longboat Key Tennis Center members and friends of Dolores Levy honored her memory with the unveiling of a new plaque at the center last weekend.
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