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Longboat Key

En Provence on Longboat Key
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 2, 2022
Penthouse, home sales set Longboat Key price records

An En Provence property and a home in Bay Isles sold within two weeks of each other.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Alice Blueglass presents Arlene Skversky with the Blueglass Award for Distinguished Leadership.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad, Lesley Dwyer
  • December 1, 2022
Longboat Key Democratic club selects new president

Arlene Skversky was sworn into the club's top office Nov. 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • November 30, 2022
Christ Church collects toys for Our Daily Bread

Christ Church collected donations for Our Daily Bread of Bradenton during a drive-thru toy and food drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,062 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.5 million in 2010.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 30, 2022
Top residential real estate sales for Nov. 14-18 on Longboat Key, Lido Key, Bird Key

A Bay Isles home on Harbor Point Road tops sales at $10 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
April Glasco is the CEO of Second Chance Last Opportunity.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • November 30, 2022
Temple members support Second Chance Last Opportunity

Temple Beth Israel is collecting for Second Chance Last Opportunity this holiday season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Neighborhoods on the north end are more prone to flooding during high tide.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • November 30, 2022
Almost done: Long-running Longboat Key projects near completion

Underground utilities and a sea level rise study are among projects near completion at the end of the year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The design for the roundabout on Broadway at GMD is over 75% complete.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • November 30, 2022
Moving along: Big projects gather momentum

The town center pavilion and GMD roundabout are among projects underway heading into the new year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Town canals were put into seven groups to help pursue funding sources.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • November 30, 2022
Still to come: Town to tackle new projects

Implementing a canal maintenance program and replacing deteriorating pipes are among projects starting in the new year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The choice was Asplen’s
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • November 30, 2022
The choice was Asplen’s

It may have appeared to be an orchestrated effort to oust the Sarasota superintendent. But there are multiple sides to this.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The new DalMoros location in St. Armands Circle.
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • November 29, 2022
Takeout pasta concept opens in St. Armands

Passersby will notice a mural created by local artists and watch the signature DalMoros pasta machine at work on St. Armands Circle.

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  • Eat + Drink
Estella Villegas front and center with Mariachi Contemporaneo. The band plays every other Wednesday for now, weekly during peak season.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • November 29, 2022
Mexican restaurant opens on Longboat Key

It took owners 16 months to open La Villa Mexican Grill. Now it's open and serving up authentic Mexican dishes, margaritas and mariachi.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Longboat bar patron is no master of disguise
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 29, 2022
Longboat bar patron is no master of disguise

Even a change of clothes didn't fool the bar staff when a once-denied man tried to return for a drink. This and other Longboat Key police reports in this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Angela Molaro at the welcome table handing out gift bags to visitors that include "The Legend of the Candy Cane" and a shell ornament.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • November 28, 2022
Christmas in the Garden open through New Year's Day

The Longboat Island Chapel has decked their garden with Christmas trees, lights and a miniature Whoville.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Roger Pettingell, his wife Alisa and son Max distribute pies for Thanksgiving.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 28, 2022
Pettingell again distributes holiday pies

The Realtor has been passing our and donating desserts for Thanksgiving.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Snookie Register, Patty Buck, Cash Register and Joe D'Eugenio celebrate in a tropical way.
  • By You Observed
  • November 28, 2022
Longboat's Christ Church welcomes back members

The church celebrates those who have returned for the season.

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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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