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Longboat Key

George Spoll served as Longboat Key mayor in 2010, 2018 and 2019.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 8, 2021
Longboat Key commissioner George Spoll reflects on his tenure

George Spoll served on the Longboat Key Town Commission from 2005-2011, and then again from 2017-2021.

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The town of Longboat Key continues to sort through enforcement of the resident permit parking program in the Longbeach Village neighborhood, which started on Jan. 1.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 8, 2021
Longboat Key preps for spring break visitors

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about some changes along with new parking rules implemented at the start of the year.

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A Water Club penthouse tops this week's Longboat sales at $2,965,000. It previously sold for $2.7 million in 2016. (Photo courtesy of Ryan Ackerman with Coldwell Banker Realty)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 8, 2021
Water Club penthouse sells for nearly $3 million

The $2,965,000 sale tops this week's Longboat real estate transactions.

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Guest piper Ross Allen. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 8, 2021
Scottish service survives

Christ Church of Longboat Key held its annual Kirkin O' the Tartans service.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 8, 2021
Longboat Key's island neighbor gets some TLC

Suncoast Waterkeepers and Sarasota Bay Watch organized a cleanup on Sister Keys.

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Longboat Key staff is looking into the possibility of banning gas-powered leaf blowers.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 8, 2021
Longboat Key considers banning gas leaf blowers

An ordinance is not drafted yet, but Longboat Key staff is looking into the possibility.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 7, 2021
Tangerine Bay Club artists showcase recent works

Several homeowners at Tangerine Bay Club work in various mediums and showcase their work once a year.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 7, 2021
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosts garden concert

The church celebrated good weather with a returning favorite.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 7, 2021
Longboat Library hosts first book sale of 2021

The library welcomed borrowers back after nearly a year with its doors closed due to the pandemic.

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Northern mockingbirds are fiercely territorial, and will attack intruders many times their size, including hawks, domestic pets, and people. (Photo by Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • March 5, 2021
Bird of the Week: Northern mockingbird

This state bird of Florida can mimic the songs of more than 50 Southern birds.

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    In Memoriam |
  • March 5, 2021
Lynda Ann Brill

Lynda Ann Brill, of Longboat Key, passed away on March 3, 2021 at the age of 84 years.

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Zach Schield won the Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department's "most fit" award in February.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 4, 2021
Longboat Key firefighter explains fitness regimen

Zach Schield completed the Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department's annual agility test in less than seven minutes.

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Howard Tessler
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 4, 2021
Bicycling for better

Longboat Key Bicycle Association founder gets advocacy award.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: March 4

Gordon Silver captured a photo of this white ibis and white wader in Sarasota Bay.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 4, 2021
Longboat Key resident helps sister with COVID-19 ribbon memorial

Judy Tobias helped sister Cathy Tobias tie nearly 30,000 ribbons to represent every Floridian life lost to the pandemic.

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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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