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Longboat Key

Chief George Turner shakes officer Brett Miklos' hand after Miklos was sworn in. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
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  • July 25, 2022
Longboat Key Police Department seeks state accreditation

The accreditation process requires the department to meet strict guidelines set by Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation.

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    In Memoriam |
  • July 25, 2022
Louis Gene Sanandres

The Man, the Myth, the Legend, passed away on July 11, 2022, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.

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Shaun Swartz, environmental specialist, holds up a vertical oyster garden. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2022
Vertical oyster gardens improve local ecosystems and water quality, expert says

The ecosystem-improvement plan makes use of discarded oyster shells and unused space below docks.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 21, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 21

Les Ireland captured this photo of a bald eagle taking a rest on a balcony in Grand Bay on Longboat Key.

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  • Matt Walsh
  • July 21, 2022
What are their core beliefs?

Political candidates will inundate us with mailers trumpeting how great they are or how their opponents are scumbags.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • July 21, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A noise for news

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Susan Cranwell and Calynn Stewart come ashore during this year's clean-up. (File photo)
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2022
Sister Keys purchase celebrates 30-year anniversary

In 1992, the Sister Keys Conservancy and town of Longboat Key partnered to purchase the four islands.

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Tangerine Bay Club's 10 buildings surround TBC’s ten, low-rise buildings are situated around the pool island. (Photo courtesy of Maureen Horn, Michael Saunders & Co.)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 20, 2022
Two properties each sell for $1.6 million

A Bird Key home and a Tangerine Bay condo topped this week's sales, each at $1.6 million.

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  • Real Estate
A rare Kemp's ridley hatchling seen on Longboat Key. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Driver)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 19, 2022
Critically endangered turtle nest hatched on Longboat Key

At least nine hatchlings were released into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Tom Harmer, Amber Hughes and BJ Bishop. (Courtesy photo)
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  • Eric Garwood
  • July 19, 2022
Longboat's Harmer, Bishop receive Home Rule Hero awards

League of Cities honors the town manager and town commissioner Thursday.

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Murray and Alice Bluegrass (File photo)
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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 19, 2022
Former president of Longboat Key temple dies at 85

Murray Blueglass called education the "family business."

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(File photo)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 19, 2022
Longboater's stingray experience common but no less painful

Hot water is the key to initial treatment and release, a physician and an EMS deputy chief say.

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Longboat Key's Bank of America branch reopened for in-person banking on June 27. It's open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. (File)
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 18, 2022
Bank of America's Longboat Key location reopens

The initial closure was due to the COVID-19 pandemic and staffing issues.

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    In Memoriam |
  • July 18, 2022
John R. Eagleton

John R. Eagleton, known as Jack to his friends and family, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2022.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
The brown patches as seen along the Gulf of Mexico beach. (Photo courtesy of Brad Schinbeckler)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 18, 2022
Brown patches along Gulf beaches are likely algae, scientist says

Concerned condominium owners made reports of brown water off Longboat Key to the FWC.

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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.
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