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Longboat Key

Lynn Larson's masks in progress.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 27, 2020
To mask or not to mask? Longboaters cover the possibilities

For many people, it depends on the activity.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 27, 2020
Life on Longboat

Residents keep their eyes open for cool photos.

  • Longboat Key
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Mayor Ken Schneier (left) and Vice Mayor Mike Haycock (right) were sworn in to their respective positions on March 23, which is the last time the town commission met in person.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 26, 2020
Schneier navigates unusual first weeks as Longboat Key's mayor

The Longboat Key Town Commission last met in person on March 23 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • News
Longboat Key's first turtle nest. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 26, 2020
Longboat Key sees first turtle nest of 2020

Though turtle season doesn't start until May 1, the nesting mothers are arriving.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 24, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 23

Eric Leininger captured this kingfisher perched on a mangrove on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Access to a Longboat Key beach.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 23, 2020
Longboat stays the course on beaches despite county decision

Sarasota County public beaches are set to reopen next week, but with several restrictions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Built in 2005, Unit A501 has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,242 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 22, 2020
Orchid Beach Club condo sells for $2.2 million

Residential real estate transactions for April 6-10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • April 22, 2020
County to open beaches with restrictions

Sarasota County beaches will be open for essential activities, though the parking lots will remain closed.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Adrian Moore
  • April 22, 2020
We did it again: spent, spent, spent

We wasted a 10-year economic boom and didn’t save. Now we are really going to pay.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 22, 2020
Media make it far worse

The daily death scores in the media and politicians’ decrees fueled people’s fears. How do we bring back trust and sanity?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 22, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: This dog has his own set of wheels

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Connie Schindewolf walks an empty beach for turtle patrol. Turtle watch volunteers must obtain permission from the town.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 21, 2020
Turtle season approaches on Longboat Key

The Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers are taking to the beaches to track sea turtles with new precautions and documentation.

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  • News
Fire Chief Paul Dezzi said the town will work with surrounding jurisdictions when it comes time to consider reopening some local amenities.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 20, 2020
Longboat chief outlines how town could slowly reopen

It's unclear how long several of Longboat Key's closures will last.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 20, 2020
A time to give

Paradise Center looks forward to Giving Challenge.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 20, 2020
Through a lens: Sarasota during the pandemic

Photographer Cliff Roles captures the new abnormal from a safe distance.

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