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Longboat Key

Longboat Key firefighters extinguished a fire in a trash-collection truck in October, 2019. (file)
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  • Mark Bergin
  • September 11, 2020
Longboat Key Fire Rescue begins strategic planning process

The five-year plan will help the department improve its service, Fire Chief Paul Dezzi said.

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Even with about 7,100 people living permanently in town, it's often easy to have the beach to yourself.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • September 11, 2020
On the rise

Longboat Key population sees small increase.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • September 10, 2020
Longboat Key plants American flags along Gulf of Mexico Drive to honor 9/11 victims

Friday marks 19 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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    In Memoriam |
  • September 10, 2020
Betty L. Suarez

Betty L. Suarez, nee Olson, 87, of Rolling Meadows IL, longtime seasonal resident of Longboat Key FL, passed away September 8, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family and loved ones.

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  • September 10, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: September 10

Robert Todd took this cormorant photo at Longboat Key Club’s Islandside Golf Course.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • September 9, 2020
Once again, I-4 is the key

Winning Florida’s electoral votes has been determined along Florida’s I-4 corridor. In this year’s election, the rise of independents and Pinellas and Seminole counties will be linchpins to victory.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The town of Longboat Key's public beach access points have been closed since June 30.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • September 8, 2020
Longboat Key's COVID-19 closures continue

Town Manager Tom Harmer issued his latest executive order on Tuesday.

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Longboat Key projects manager James Linkogle shows how the town's undergrounding utility service will replace FPL poles.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • September 8, 2020
Phase one of Longboat Key's undergrounding project is near completion

The town of Longboat Key's plan is to have its $49.1 million undergrounding project finished by the end of 2022.

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Sand from nearby beaches facing the Gulf of Mexico has filled the eastern spit of the Greer Island shoreline for years. Here is a look on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020.
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  • Mark Bergin
  • September 8, 2020
Quick fix coming for Longboat's Canal 1A

The town of Longboat Key is finalizing its plans before hiring a marine contractor to move 1,000 cubic yards of sand.

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    In Memoriam |
  • September 8, 2020
Jayne Forstenzer

Jayne Forstenzer, 99, of Sarasota, Florida, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2020, just two weeks after celebrating her 99th birthday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Michael Bodnyk leads the choral scholars in rehearsal.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • September 8, 2020
Undergrads comprise church's choir

Four college kids are the only music for St. Armands Key Lutheran Church during the pandemic.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • September 7, 2020
Lord's Warehouse thrift store reopens on Longboat Key

The warehouse has been closed to shoppers since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

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The home at 1461 John Ringling Parkway was built in 2002 with five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,165 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 6, 2020
Lido home sells for $4.9 million

Residential real estate transactions for Aug. 24-28.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • September 4, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Slow it down, huh?

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • September 4, 2020
Smoke, no fire, discovered at Longboat resort following alarm

No injuries and little damage reported in 11:45 a.m. incident on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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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.
  • April 4, 2026
St. Regis on track to receive permanent certificate of occupancy, eyes tennis courts
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Irrigation regulations have been increased as the region continues to see impacts from an extended drought.
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Watering restrictions increase as drought extends
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