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Tom and Elaine Dabney drove from Longboat Key to Deltona so Tom could receive his first-round shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • February 2, 2021
Longboat couple takes 10-hour road trip for vaccine

Over the weekend, the couple drove three hours to Deltona to receive the COVID-19.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • February 2, 2021
Mote's top Super Bowl forecaster sees Bucs as champs

Buffett the manatee is 10-2 in Super Bowl picks, though other animal prognosticators are split.

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  • Neighbors
Large events, with more than 40 people, are set aside at the Longboat Key Club's facilities until late March.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • February 1, 2021
Longboat Key Club tightens up on coronavirus protocols

The club will restrict guests for club-sponsored events to 40 people for 60 days.

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Scott Gray. File photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • February 1, 2021
Republicans Club of Longboat Key has new leadership

After six years, the presidency of the club is changing hands.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 1, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Surfin' LBK

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 1, 2021
No need for speed

Traffic device keeps drivers honest on GMD.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • February 1, 2021
New to you : All Angels Episcopal Church hosts secondhand art sale

When the Longboat Key church asked for unwanted art to sell, the supply surprised them. Now, is there demand?

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The property at 5541 Gulf of Mexico Drive has 11 bedrooms, 11 full baths, three-half baths, a pool and 14,005 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 31, 2021
Gulf of Mexico Drive property sells for $6.75 million

Residential real estate transactions for Jan. 18-22.

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Shirley Venkataraman advises Seri Jane Kim.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 29, 2021
Prayer shawl ministry knits a community together

A ministry at Christ Church of Longboat Key brings people together for knitting and socialization.

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    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 29, 2021
New Pass Bridge repair work to start in February

The COVID-19 pandemic caused supply materials to arrive later than anticipated. It delayed the start of the project.

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Diane Rodriguez began in January as the Longboat Key Club's director of resort operations.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 29, 2021
Longboat Key Club hires new director of resort operations

Diane Rodriguez has two decades of experience in hospitality management.

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Photo Caption: As suggested by their name, black-crowned night-herons are nocturnal, feeding at night and sleeping during the day. (Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • January 29, 2021
Bird of the week: Black-crowned night heron

Plumage and eyesight help species hunt at night.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 28, 2021
Temple Beth Israel singles gather for lunch

The lunches are one of the first in-person events the temple has held since March.

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Sarasota Police Department marine officer Michael Skinner and Longboat Key marine patrol officer Joshua Connors helped rescue two people whose boat hit a sandbar on Jan. 23 near New Pass.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 28, 2021
Longboat Key officer assists in water rescue of two people

The rescue happened around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 after the boat hit a sandbar near New Pass.

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Rabbi Daniel Cohen. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 28, 2021
Temple Beth Israel hosts Scholar in Residence event on Zoom

Though in previous years, the occasion marks a weekend full of in-person lectures, the scholar isn't in residence this year.

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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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