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Longboat Key

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 17, 2022
Scholar in Residence talks Israel affairs, religious plurality at TBI

Israeli rabbi and lawyer Uri Regev spoke at the Temple Beth Israel weekend event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longbeach Village resident Pete Rowan snapped this photo of damage to a new home build on Hibiscus Way. Crews had already made repairs by Monday afternoon.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 17, 2022
New home project already repaired after damage from Sunday's high winds

A Longboat home build had part of its framing collapse after storms and high winds on Sunday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Students during the "World's Greatest Short Stories" class.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 17, 2022
Education Center at Temple Beth Israel ready for first winter season

The center's first busy season is upon them, and despite COVID-19, they're ready.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chiles Group CEO and Gulf Shellfish Institute Board Member Ed Chiles (far right) spoke before a crowd Saturday morning to announce the launch of the All Clams on Deck initiative.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 15, 2022
Initiative announced to improve health of Sarasota Bay, other estuaries

The Gulf Shellfish Institute seeks to raise $22.5 million through its All Clams on Deck initiative.

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  • News
Lesley Rife and Karen Pashkow in hats similar to what they'll wear for the fashion show.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 14, 2022
Lord's Warehouse Fashion Show plans for garden party

The thrift store will bring back its annual fashion show, which was canceled in 2021.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
For 15 years, Al and Dottye Van Iten have spent their winters at the Twin Shores community in Longboat Key.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 14, 2022
Utility says repairs are on the way to Longboat Key beachfront sidewalk

A portion of the sidewalk remains closed on Gulf of Mexico Drive directly in front of the Twin Shores Mobile Home Park.

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Hundreds of people filed through Town Center Green during the market.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 14, 2022
The Market on Longboat Key draws crowds to first event

The first of three markets at Town Center Green was a hit with residents.

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  • Neighbors
    In Memoriam |
  • January 14, 2022
Doris M. Kaplan

Kaplan, Doris M. 93, passed away December 28, 2021 in Longboat Key, FL.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 13, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: January 13

Mary Kondrat captured this photo of a heron walking the shoreline on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A 2021 survey showed an 18% decline in seagrass in Sarasota Bay. Seagrass affects more than 75% of marine life. File photo
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 13, 2022
Environmental concerns continue for Sarasota Bay, expert says

Tomasko discussed the health of Sarasota Bay, what local leaders should consider in 2022 and the effects of losing about 2,000 acres of seagrass.

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    A time to celebrate |
  • January 13, 2022
Taylor Brooke Evans and Alain-Alexandre Vinson Laurent Grangé

The engagement of Taylor Brooke Evans and Alain-Alexandre Vinson Laurent Grangé is being announced by the couples’ parents, Kristin Fourie & Kevin Evans of Sarasota, Florida and Alain & Angela Grange, of Orlando Florida.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 12, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A lot of water, falling

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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JWM Managment, the first company to approach the city in 2021 about redeveloping the Fillmore Drive site, is seeking to build above the existing height limit on St. Armands. File rendering
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 12, 2022
Proposed St. Armands developments prompt density concerns

St. Armands residents and Longboat Key leaders believe increasing maximum building height and redeveloping the Fillmore lot could add to traffic congestion.

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 12, 2022
Legislative politics fells Siesta incorporation

To all those people who worked so earnestly on the Siesta Key incorporation efforts: Good try.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Adrian Moore and Steven Polzin
  • January 12, 2022
Myths about improving roads

Some might think building more roads only leads to more road usage. Logic points to the contrary.

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