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  • July 23, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 23

Karin Shillus captured this great blue heron at sunset on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Here is a rendering of the new South Fire Station 92. It is scheduled to open in April 2021.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 23, 2020
Zoning Board approves variance for south fire station

The new building for Fire Station 92 at 2162 Gulf of Mexico Drive is scheduled to open in April 2021.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Closure of a turn lane on eastbound Gulfstream Boulevard had a detrimental effect on traffic during the winter.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 20, 2020
Town leaders drive home point about Sarasota traffic plan

Sarasota city commissioners will have to consider another version of the Sarasota In Motion Transportation Master Plan.

  • Longboat Key
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Lynn Larson
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 20, 2020
Kiwanis Club writes check to Children’s Guardian Fund

The club has always focused on children’s education and this $10,000 check is the next step.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 20, 2020
Literary Longboat

The Boxser Diversity Initiative is bringing a literary festival to Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Carolyn Michel
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 20, 2020
'Mango Queen' can't explain her crop, but she's happy to share

As long as she’s lived in her St. Armands Key house, Carolyn Michel has reaped the benefits of the mango trees out front.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Blue daze on a bush at the park's front.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 20, 2020
Check out Durante Park to meet your natural neighbors

An informed walk-through of some of the trails of Joan M. Durante Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Signage outside of Publix requires most customers to wear a mask upon entering the store.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 19, 2020
Publix to require customers wear masks starting Tuesday

There are exceptions to Publix's mandatory mask policy.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 19, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: The ups and downs of a portable sign

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Predators and development have harmed snowy plovers' ability to nest in peace.
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • July 17, 2020
Bird of the Week: Snowy plovers

The snowy plover's nesting season runs through August.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The home at 47 S. Washington Drive was built in 1927 with three bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths, a pool and 3,956 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 17, 2020
St. Armands home tops sales at $3.25 million

Top real estate transactions for the week of July 6.

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  • Real Estate
Sarasota Bay is pictured Tuesday, July 14, 2020, near Susan Veshosky's home on Spanish Drive North. She does not think the "foul" smell is related to the June sewage break. Photo Courtesy of Susan Veshosky.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 17, 2020
Sewage break prompts Longboat Key resident concerns

The town of Longboat Key was required to submit materials to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection about June’s sewage break in Sarasota Bay.

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Pete Cumming has been with the Longboat Key Police Department since 2008.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 16, 2020
Search begins for Longboat Key's new police chief

Curent Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming is set to retire in October after a 40-year career in law enforcement.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 16

Kate Sudano and her daughter captured a photo of this sea turtle strolling the beach at sunset at Water Club on Longboat Key.

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    In Memoriam |
  • July 16, 2020
William J. Rigby

William J. Rigby, age 91, a resident of Naperville, IL and Longboat Key, FL, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020.

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