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Longboat Key

The new Gulf Island Ferry System utilizes two catamarans, providing residents with a new way to travel between downtown Bradenton and Anna Maria Island.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 18, 2023
Gulf Islands water ferries arrive, service expected in late summer

Coast Guard trial will help finalize ports and run times, with potential to expand port locations in the future.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Hurricane Ian made landfall Sept. 28, 2022.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 18, 2023
Town officials: Prepping for peak hurricane season should be underway

Longboat Key officials and workers share insights into how to prepare for the 2023 hurricane season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Police dispatched to investigate late-night repairs
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 18, 2023
Longboat Key Police dispatched to investigate late-night repairs

A resident called police to warn of hammers and loud power tools being used in the middle of the night. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Michele De Luce and Leighton Allenby made a beach mural on Bay Isles Beach expressing their love for Longboat Key.
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • July 18, 2023
Love for Longboat inspires beach mural adored by tourists, residents

New residents Leighton Allenby and Michele De Luce created beach art out of more than 500 pounds of seashells.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The newly established, voluntary Sea Turtle Protection Zone in Sarasota County focuses on boat strike hotspots and extends to 1.5 miles offshore.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 17, 2023
Sea turtle protection initiative asks boaters to be vigilant, slow down

The new Sea Turtle Protection Zone in Sarasota County was designed to reduce the number of boats striking and injuring turtles.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A Men's Open division team in the July Independence Volleyball Tournament on Lido Key Beach.
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • July 17, 2023
Lido Key hosts pro beach volleyball players from around the state

The July Independence Tournament was held July 15-17 on Lido Key Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Longboat Key Garden Club presented grants to different local nonprofits at their annual meeting.
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • July 14, 2023
Longboat Key Garden Club awards $60,000 in grants, scholarships

The annual meeting hosted all scholarship and grant recipients to celebrate the impact they have on the Longboat Key community.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Patti Fige has been working with Longboat Key Planning, Zoning and Building department for six years. She was recently named Plans Examiner of the Year.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 13, 2023
Longboat building official honored as Plans Examiner of the Year

Longboat Key's Patti Fige was honored by the Building Officials Association of Florida at its June conference.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Pensions below standards
  • By Adrian Moore, Zachary Christensen
  • July 13, 2023
Pensions below standards

Florida lawmakers altered the Florida Retirement System in ways that improved the system while also increasing the future burden on taxpayers. Florida’s system still falls below industry guidelines.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Emily Brown is a visiting professor of law and director of the Immigration Clinic at The Ohio State University.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 13, 2023
Attorney discusses US immigration issues with LBK Democratic Club

The Longboat Key Democratic Club's July event featured attorney Emily Brown's presentation on the state of the U.S. immigration system.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Suzy Brenner and Amy Steinhauser at The Paradise Center.
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • July 12, 2023
The Paradise Center receives grant to relaunch its volunteer program

New Project Manager Amy Steinhauser reintroduces the Longboat center's volunteer corps to get members more involved.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This home located at 610 Yardarm Lane sold for $4.05 million and has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,138 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 12, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for June 26-30 in Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key

A home in Country Club Shores tops the week's sales at $4.05 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Joe Ferrigine has been with Longboat Key Police Department for about a year and a half. He frequently takes beach patrol shifts on Saturday afternoons.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 12, 2023
Riding along with Longboat Key Police beach, marine patrol units

A reporter spends a day on the job with the officers who patrol and keep the waterways and beaches safe.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The new St. Regis parking plans sent to Longboat Key staff include some interior changes to impervious surfaces.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 11, 2023
New St. Regis parking plans eliminate garage, expand parking lot

Unicorp National Development’s latest plans for parking at the St. Regis development responded to the community’s opposition to a two-story parking garage.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A man yelling at the beach prompts police response
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 11, 2023
A man yelling at the beach prompts police response

Police were called to respond to a suspicious person, who had fallen off his bike and yelled in frustration at the beach. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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Locations of the new St. Armands speed tables are marked in red.
  • December 19, 2025
St. Armands speed humps will be replaced with permanent speed tables
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Osprey play an important role in local ecosystems, and they seek out high perches on either designated nesting perches or, as in this case, power poles.
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Christ Church Reading Buddies celebrate Christmas
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Renovations and construction of new concessions in Concourse B at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport are nearly complete.
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