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Longboat Key

Sarasota EcoSummit tackles development, pollution and water quality
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • December 11, 2023
Sarasota EcoSummit tackles development, pollution and water quality

Nearly 8 acres of open land is lost to development per hour in Florida, says a panel moderator.

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  • News
Reverend David Mashall with Carol and Bob Erker
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • December 10, 2023
All Angels Church hosts first Christmas tea and concert

Music director David Stasney and members of All Angels Church threw a high tea with a harp and soprano concert to celebrate the Christmas season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rabbi Stephen Sniderman with Oliver and Isaac Lutkoff
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • December 10, 2023
Temple Beth Israel celebrates Hanukkah with dinner party

The Beth Israel Women held a dinner party after services with a variety entertainment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key residents attend the final class of the Citizens Academy of Government program at the Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department on Feb. 19.
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • December 9, 2023
Citizens Academy teaches how Longboat Key's government works

The seven-week course will explore the inner workings of local government and highlight the town's goals for the future.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    In Memoriam |
  • December 8, 2023
Jeanne Bigelow Auten

With great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved Mother and Grandmother on December 5th in Bradenton, FL.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
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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  • News
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.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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?

  • Sarasota
  • 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.

  • Sarasota
  • 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.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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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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.
  • June 3, 2026
Top residential real estate sales for May 18-22 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key
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Plastic bottles have been separated from other recyclables as they travel along a conveyor line at the Circular Services materials recovery facility in Sarasota.
  • June 3, 2026
From shelf to floor: A plastic bottle's journey
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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.
  • June 3, 2026
Longboat Key pushes against Gov. DeSantis property tax reform proposal
4
An American flag flies on Gulf of Mexico Drive, the town’s main thoroughfare that will soon see much more red, white and blue as the town prepares to install 56 light pole banners.
  • June 3, 2026
Town works to unveil patriotic banners ahead of July 4
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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.
  • June 2, 2026
LBK Tennis Center honors Rombo founder

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