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Longboat Key

Longboat Key Fire Chief Paul Dezzi, Public Works Director Isaac Brownman and Chief of Police George Turner, gave insights as to what their departments do to prepare for hurricanes.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • August 23, 2023
Emergency management team details town's hurricane prep

Longboat Key's fire chief, Public Works director and chief of police explain their departments’ roles in storm preparation and response.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Major water leak prompts police and fire rescue collaboration
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • August 22, 2023
Major water leak prompts police and fire rescue collaboration

A late-night water main break floods a residential unit leading to police and fire department teamwork. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Optimist Red White and Blue team Coach Marcos Darcy and sailor Sam Vaughan.
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • August 22, 2023
Sarasota Youth Sailing kicks off its fall season

Program director Megan Swick recaps summer camps and gives a look into the fall racing program.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Derek Flaim practices the swimming technique to get between two two-by-fours.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • August 22, 2023
Firefighter paramedics tackle obstacles and 400-degree heat of training

With the department on track to be fully staffed by September, two new recruits to the Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department wrapped up the first stage of their training.

  • Longboat Key
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A view from the back of 6877 Gulf of Mexico Drive, which sold Aug. 18, 2023, for $9.45 million.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • August 21, 2023
Tarte Cosmetics CEO buys record-setting Longboat home for $9.45M

The three-story home at 6877 Gulf of Mexico Drive closed on Aug. 18 at $9.45 million, breaking the 2023 year-to-date record for a single-family home sale on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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A great blue heron released after recovering from injuries at Save Our Seabirds.
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • August 21, 2023
Injured heron rescued, released from Beer Can Island dredging

Save Our Seabirds and the Longboat Key Public Works Department prioritized the rescue of an injured great blue heron during the Greer Island Spit Management Project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Akiem Esdaile plays at Whitney's every Friday and Saturday from 6-9 p.m.
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • August 21, 2023
Jazz guitarist on why he loves to play Longboat Key

Akiem Esdaile shares his inspirations, goals in music and the musical experience he hopes to provide when he plays at Whitney's.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Angelina Bens, Leo Bens, Michael Nunes, Karen Pashkow, Jeffrey Nunes, and Anne Summers
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • August 16, 2023
Longboat Island Chapel hosts happy hour for Stillpoint Mission donations

The chapel's monthly event collected children's socks and shoelaces just in time for the back-to-school season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
AG Moody tries to snuff weed
  • By Adrian Moore, Geoffrey Lawrence, Madison Carlino
  • August 16, 2023
AG Moody tries to snuff weed

Florida’s attorney general is trying to prevent voters from deciding whether the state should legalize recreational marijuana for adults.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Matt Ballew prefers getting the trash run done before the sun rises and other cars at the access points get in the way.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • August 16, 2023
Dawn patrol: The town workers who take out the beach trash

Public Works staff battle overflowing garbage cans, discarded furniture and lazy litterers to keep Longboat beach access points tidy.

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About time they give back
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 16, 2023
About time they give back

Sarasota County officials say they’ll use county money to build a public library on Longboat. They also should fund a community center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Captains Bill Brooker and Charlie Schmitz
    By
  • James Peter
  • August 16, 2023
Sailing lessons you won’t soon forget

The instructors of Sara-Bay Sailing School have loads of experience and plenty of punchlines.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Richard and Martha Barone, of Lyndhurst, Ohio, sold their Unit J603 condominium at 435 L’Ambiance Drive to David Rayner and Wendy O’Neill, of Longboat Key, for $3.85 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 16, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for July 31 to Aug. 4 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A condominium in L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club tops the week's sales at $3.85 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
A new home at 3515 Gulf of Mexico Drive is one of the properties listed as new construction for 2023, valued at $6.5 million.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • August 16, 2023
New residential construction on Longboat increases in quantity, value

According to new permit data, the residential units being built on Longboat Key have been increasingly expensive.

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Garden Club at the 1980 celebration of Longboat's 20th anniversary
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • August 15, 2023
Garden Club helps community, beautification bloom on Longboat Key

The history of the club is intertwined with beautification and community-building efforts on the island.

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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
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  • April 2, 2026
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