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Longboat Key

Ed Zunz served on the Longboat Key Town Commission from 2016-2021.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 17, 2021
Ed Zunz discusses having to resign early, tenure on Town Commission

Since March 2016, Ed Zunz has served as a Longboat Key town commissioner.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 17, 2021
Longboat Island Chapel hosts St. Patrick's Day lunch

A few chapel members gathered in the Friendship Garden for the holiday.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 17, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Upon further review . . .

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the town of Longboat Key to hold its IntroLBK 2021 class on Zoom instead of having the Citizens Academy in person.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 17, 2021
Virtual IntroLBK 2021 class offered to residents

The free classes about the Longboat Key town government are offered from March 23-25 on Zoom.

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Members of the public are required to wear a mask to attend the Town Commission meetings.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 16, 2021
Longboat to vote on mask mandate renewal

An emergency meeting is set for March 22.

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Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 15, 2021
Clean getaway

Surfrider Foundation hosts another cleanup.

  • Longboat Key
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Greta on the nest. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 15, 2021
Eggciting season

Longboat Key swans lay their first eggs of the season.

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    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 15, 2021
Longboat Key planning to open new fire station in May

The Longboat Observer got a behind-the-scenes look at the project’s construction site.

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Dave Crawford. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 15, 2021
Longtime Longboat Key mail carrier Dave Crawford dies at 58

Crawford delivered mail along Longboat Key for 33 years.

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Lyons Lane is an area of Longboat Key that is prone to flooding whenever there is rain, a tropical storm or hurricane. In 2016, Longboat Key native Max Moneuse and his girlfriend Tabitha Bingham kayak down a flooded Lyons Lane.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 15, 2021
Longboat street improvement planned to mitigate flooding

Lyons Lane is one of the lowest roads in Longboat Key.

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    In Memoriam |
  • March 15, 2021
Suzette Keenan

Suzette Keenan a long time resident of Longboat Key, originally from Eastchester NY passed on February 20, 2021 at the age of 72.

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Wahib and Lois Habib
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 15, 2021
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church organist Lois Habib retires after 27 years

St. Armands Key Lutheran Church organist steps away after 27 years, but she won't be far from the keyboard.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Built in 2003, the home at 1355 Westway Drive has four bedrooms, five-and-three-half baths, a pool and 6,326 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 14, 2021
Westway Drive home sells for $5.8 million

Residential real estate transactions for March 1-5.

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  • Real Estate
Longboat Key District 4 Commissioner Jack Daly has advocated for the development of a Town Center, and on behalf of town when it comes to mainland traffic plans.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 12, 2021
Daly advocates for Town Center, traffic solutions

Jack Daly has served on the Longboat Key Town Commission since 2015.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 12, 2021
J. McLaughlin hosts Sip and Shop for Save Our Seabirds

Store manager Melanie Dale is kicking off a full month of Sip and Shops.

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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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Longboat Key Tennis Center members and friends of Dolores Levy honored her memory with the unveiling of a new plaque at the center last weekend.
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