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Longboat Key

Built in 1968, the beachfront home at 162 Emerson Drive has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,982 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 1, 2022
Beachfront Ringling Estates home tops $6 million

Beachfront Ringling Estates home tops sales at $6 million.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 1, 2022
The Paradise Center hosts hypertufa class

Six students arranged succulents and decorations in their hypertufa pots on Feb. 25.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    In Memoriam |
  • March 1, 2022
James H. Matson

Jim Matson, 81, of Longboat Key, FL, passed away February 9, 2022 from complications due to Parkinson’s disease.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Small cell facilities were installed in downtown Sarasota in 2018.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 28, 2022
Longboat leaders approve cell-pole plan for north end

Nine small-cell facilities could be working by early 2023, Verizon official tells town.

  • Longboat Key
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    In Memoriam |
  • February 28, 2022
Margaret A. “Marge” Corry

Formerly of Longboat Key, Florida, and a longtime resident of Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, Margaret died at age 83 on February 18, 2022.

  • Longboat Key
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    In Memoriam |
  • February 28, 2022
James (Jim) C. Huber

James (Jim) C. Huber, 94, of Sarasota, Florida, passed away January 21, 2022.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Jeannie Perales and Brent Campbell, who is part of the Speaker Series committee, met up after Perales' presentation.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • February 28, 2022
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosts The Bay's Jeannie Perales

The park conservancy's chief experience officer spoke about current goings-on and the future of the project.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Residents of The Shore on Longboat Key showed solidarity for Ukraine on Saturday. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • February 28, 2022
Longboat Key residents show support for Ukraine

Anisa Mycak, a Ukrainian American, wore her country's colors to show solidarity.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Nancy Hart goes low for a point.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • February 28, 2022
Club Longboat group keeps Beckyball alive

One Longboater created a modified version of pickleball, which has taken root at the Club Longboat tennis courts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Traffic on Fruitville Road has backed up in recent weeks, often prompting other routes to and from the barrier islands.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 25, 2022
Longboat leaders lament spike in traffic congestion

Although immediate congestion was expected, the town is still concerned about long-term placement of pedestrian crossings.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 25, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Slippery snake

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Cops Corner
So-called pedestrian-hybrid beacons, similar to those installed along Sarasota's bayfront, are proposed for two sites on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 24, 2022
FDOT pitches new crosswalk proposals for Longboat Key's main road

Proposal calls for replacing two yellow-light signals with red-light signals.

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  • News
Small-cell poles dot the downtown Sarasota landscape. They were installed in 2019.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 24, 2022
Longboat Key is on the verge of approving a cell-service upgrade

Nine poles, nine questions and answers regarding the proposal up for a vote next week.

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • February 23, 2022
The will to end inflation

Inflation is not the act of businesses raising prices. Inflation is the act of increasing the supply of dollars faster than the economy is growing.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • February 23, 2022
‘Yes’ on the March 8 votes

Studies show that you get the same government with single-member districts as countywide elections. But with the latter, you get less self-serving political dealmaking.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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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.
  • April 4, 2026
Longboat police chief talks digital security with Kiwanians
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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
St. Regis on track to receive permanent certificate of occupancy, eyes tennis courts
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Irrigation regulations have been increased as the region continues to see impacts from an extended drought.
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Watering restrictions increase as drought extends
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Hurricane preparedness workshop scheduled in April
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Hall of fame coach Urban Meyer gets back to work in his new community
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