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Longboat Key

Longboat's most-wanted beach chair
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • March 28, 2023
Longboat's most-wanted beach chair

A beach chair has gone missing two years in a row only for it to be found half a mile down the beach. This and more Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
A new home is planned for the lot at 3515 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • March 28, 2023
Development firm clears property for new home on GMD

Seaward Development has submitted plans for a building permit for the lot at 3515 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Commissioners Deborah Murphy, Debra Williams, BJ Bishop, Penny Gold and past commissioner Sherry Dominick
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • March 25, 2023
Taste of the Keys Fashion Show stars Longboat Key officials

Town commissioners and Fire Chief Paul Dezzi strutted in support of the Garden Club's Town Center Green beautification project.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Heavy rain and high tide can lead to flooded roads on vulnerable parts of the Key.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • March 24, 2023
Town armed with actions to combat sea-level rise

Actions including mitigating tidal flooding and protecting natural areas were recommended for Longboat Key to implement over the next five to 20 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sean Allison, Shannon Johnson, Chris Pfahler, Andrew Vac and Delesa Morris
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • March 24, 2023
Tidewell Foundation hosts Off the Clock

Interim President Delesa Morris says Tidewell is growing.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jeanne Guertin-Potoff has her first solo exhibit at Art Center Sarasota.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • March 24, 2023
Longboat Key resident shows at Art Center Sarasota

Jeanne Guertin-Potoff's "Adjust Your Focus" exhibition is on display through April 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Red tide levels at Siesta Beach were in the medium range. (File photo)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • March 23, 2023
Red tide advisory lifted for Sarasota County beaches

The red tide advisory has been in place since December 2022.

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Part II: ‘Courage to Be Free’
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • March 23, 2023
Part II: ‘Courage to Be Free’

The more you read Gov. DeSantis book, the more convinced you become that it is his way of giving voters a quick-read of from where he came; his principles; and that he wants to be in the White House.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Shortage of courts: It’s not that big of a pickle
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • March 22, 2023
Shortage of courts: It’s not that big of a pickle

Does Longboat really need more public pickleball courts?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Commissioners Deborah Murphy, Penny Gold, Gary Coffin, BJ Bishop, Debra Wiliams, Mayor Ken Schneier and Vice Mayor Mike Haycock.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • March 22, 2023
Longboat welcomes new commissioners to their seats

Gary Coffin and Deborah Murphy were sworn into the Longboat Key Town Commission on March 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The second annual doubles pickleball tournament is held at Longboat Harbour.
  • By Ken Comeforo
  • March 22, 2023
Pickleball is a big dill at Longboat Harbour

The condominium's second annual pickleball tournament was held on March 14 and 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
In the summer of 2021, the Volt Power Co. workers removed several light poles in the Country Club Shores neighborhood.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • March 22, 2023
Underground work, power line removal slated to finish this summer

All underground infrastructure work is completed in phases 1, 2 and 3 on Longboat Key.

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  • News
701 Old Compass Road
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 22, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for March 6-10 in Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key

An Emerald Harbor home on Old Compass Road tops the week's sales at $4.7 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Kurt Turner
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • March 22, 2023
Six authors and a food truck take over Longboat Library

The Longboat Library held an author's showcase on March 19 and invited the Maine Line lobster truck.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The current posted speed limit on Broadway Street is 20 miles per hour.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • March 22, 2023
Longboat Key pursues mini roundabouts in the Village

Town commissioners asked staff to pursue cost estimates and potential funding sources for at least two roundabouts on Broadway Street.

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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding welcomes guest speaker Longboat Police Chief Russ Mager to update members about his approach to leadership since he assumed the role last autumn at the April 2 meeting.
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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.
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