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Longboat Key

Karen and Mike Gardiner, Duane and Karen Compton, Phyllis Moore and Kit Torchia
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 6, 2020
Celebrations packed in

At Christ Church of Longboat Key, a philanthropy group took time to celebrate themselves.

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Ross Toussaint is pictured near the bioswale between his property and Christ Church of Longboat Key.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • August 6, 2020
Longboat Key drainage dispute lasts decade

Ross Toussaint claims Christ Church of Longboat Key has caused damage to his property through stormwater runoff from a bioswale that provides insufficient drainage.

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The Longboat Key Police Department is working with other law enforcement agencies to investigate a string of car burglaries.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • August 5, 2020
Longboat Key police urge residents to lock their cars

Florida's Gulf Coast has seen dozens of car thefts during the past few months, according to Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • August 4, 2020
LBO Cops Corner: Same bay, wrong Bayfront?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Manny Ninos
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 3, 2020
Manny Ninos, Longboat Key's neighborhood barber since 1987

Ninos is more friend than barber to his longtime customers, who keep coming back to the chair for chatter and camaraderie.

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Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 3, 2020
Awards again for Michael Jordan

Longboat author Michael Jordan is up for a Royal Palm Literary Award.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 3, 2020
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosts first-ever food drive

The donations will support four organizations in the Manasota area.

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Lift Station D at 521 Gulf Bay Road collects sewage from the town of Longboat Key and pumps it to a treatment facility next to the Manatee County Golf Course in Bradenton.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • August 2, 2020
Longboat Key looks to advance redundant pipe project

After June's sewage break, the town of Longboat Key is waiting to hear back from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection about a potential fine and corrective action.

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Longboat Key Town Manager Tom Harmer is required to submit a recommended budget by Saturday, Aug. 1. Town commissioners are set to vote on the budget in September.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 31, 2020
'Still a lot of unknowns': Longboat Key town manager says of COVID's impact on budget

Longboat Key town commissioners are set to vote on the budget in September.

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Hurricane Isaias is forecast to move near the east coast of the Florida peninsula Saturday afternoon through Sunday. Photo Credit: National Hurricane Center
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 31, 2020
Longboat Key leaders continue to monitor Hurricane Isaias

Hurricane Isaias is forecast to come near the east coast of the Florida peninsula Saturday afternoon through Sunday.

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The home at 525 Bird Key Drive was built n 2005 with four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,527 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 31, 2020
Bird Key home sells for $1.95 million

Residential real estate transactions for July 20-24.

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Least terns nested on Lido Beach this season in larger numbers, perhaps because they bypassed Longboat Key beaches. (Photo by Miri Hardy)
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  • Miri Hardy
  • July 31, 2020
Bird of the week: Least tern

Coastal development prompts species status as threatened.

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  • July 30, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 30

Nadine Richardsonn photographed this eagle in Country Club Shores.

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    In Memoriam |
  • July 30, 2020
Harold A. Engelke Sr.

Harold A. Engelke Sr., age 91, passed away in Sarasota, Florida on Sunday, July 19, 2020.

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Anyone who believes they are victim to this phone scam is asked to call the Longboat Key Police Department's non-emergency number at (941)316-1201.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 29, 2020
Longboat Key Police Department warns public of phone scam

Police Chief Pete Cumming said an old scam has reemerged in Longboat Key.

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