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Longboat Key

Work progresses on the St. Regis hotel building on Longboat Key. (Eric Garwood)
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  • Eric Garwood
  • August 4, 2022
Podiums key to St. Regis buildings' vertical construction

Work crews build key structural elements, begin pouring roofs.

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(Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 3, 2022
A day in the life of a Longboater: Meet TPC's Suzy Brenner

Brenner is the executive director of The Paradise Center.

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(Courtesy rendering)
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2022
Town enters contract for stage construction, talks plans for community center

Phase two of the stage on the Town Center Green property has begun as private donations close the funding gap.

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The home at 550 Norton St. was built in 2002. (Eric Garwood)
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  • Adam Hughes
  • August 3, 2022
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $2.8 million

A Sleepy Lagoon home on Norton Street tops this week's sales at $2.8 million.

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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 2, 2022
Volunteers excavate turtle nest on Longboat as dozens watch

About 200 people, hoping to see hatchlings head to sea, instead learn that more than 100 of them successfully waddled into the surf.

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    In Memoriam |
  • August 2, 2022
Gabriel Robert Buky Sr.

Gabriel Robert Buky Sr. was born in Budapest, Hungary on April 27, 1952.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • August 2, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Who… who… who… is in there?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Boats are anchored along newly dredged portions of Greer Island. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • August 2, 2022
New boater rules set after completion of emergency dredge on Beer Can Island

Restricted areas on the north end of Longboat Key will only allow swimmers, kayakers and paddleboarders.

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April Glasco holds a box of healthy snacks. The boxes are being distributed as part of a new campaign to promote healthy eating, called "I am what I eat." (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 1, 2022
TBI helps local students get ready for school

"Helping them to be ready for the first day of school makes a difference," Second Chance Last Opportunity CEO April Glasco said.

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  • Harry Sayer
  • July 31, 2022
Siesta Sprint Triathlon embraces changes on City Island

The annual triathlon dealt with its fair share of changes on July 31.

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Verizon placed a 35-foot cell tower on the corner of North Shore Road to the left of the Longboat Key sign. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2022
Nine cell poles built in north Longboat, town awaits antennas and activation

Improvements in phone service are expected to begin no later than early 2023.

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Bicycles stand ready for the Longboat Key Triathlon in December 2019. (File photo)
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  • Eric Garwood
  • July 29, 2022
Relocated Siesta Key triathlon set for Longboat Key, City Island

The Sunday morning event is expected to host about 200 athletes in a variety of events.

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District 5 Commissioner Vanessa Baugh said it is important to reduce the millage rate during the current economic conditions. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • July 29, 2022
Manatee County Commission will reduce millage rate

The proposed reduced property tax rate would save residents $100 per year on a $500,000 home.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 28

Katen and Wayne Smith stumbled upon a snake walking to the beach from Cedars West on Longboat Key.

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  • Matt Walsh
  • July 28, 2022
The Observer's 2022 primary election recommendations

CEO Matt Walsh shares his recommendations for races in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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Artist JC Wayne hangs the ninth and final piece in her series "Atomic Universe," the latest installation at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church. The display will be up throughout the holiday season.
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