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Longboat Key

The town of Longboat Key is exploring the possibility of transition the Longboat Library from a non-profit organization to a Sarasota County-operated service.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 11, 2020
Longboat Library lease extended until June 2024

The town is exploring the possibility of transitioning to a free library service operated by Sarasota County.

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The town of Longboat Key closed its public recreation areas at Bayfront Park on March 22.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 11, 2020
What's next to reopen on Longboat Key?

Town Manager Tom Harmer is set to reevaluate his latest executive order on or before Friday.

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The home at 536 Outrigger Lane was built in 2008 with four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,229 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 11, 2020
Outrigger Lane home sells for $2 million

Residential real estate transactions for April 27-May 1.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 11, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A truck but no driver

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 11, 2020
You Observed: Surprise drive-by birthday

Joanne Forch's friends saw each other in person for the first time in weeks.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tom and Norma McCarthy
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 11, 2020
Longboat Key couple's mini Mercedes is a neighborhood staple

The small set of wheels turns heads.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Unicorp in March of 2018 gained town approval  to develop a St. Regis branded hotel and condo complex at the 18-acre site at 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive, a parcel that has been empty since the last building was demolished in 2019.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 9, 2020
Longboat Key town commissioners react to Colony settlement

Unicorp and Andy Adams came to a confidentiality agreement on April 30.

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    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 8, 2020
Singles play resumes at Longboat Key Tennis Center

The Tennis Center had been closed since March 22 because of concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Posted signs at Whitney's encourage social distancing.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 8, 2020
Longboat Key restaurant updates: Who's open for dine-in?

As of May 4, restaurants could reopen dining areas as long as they stick to 25% capacity.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 8, 2020
Here's the scoop

Rotary Club of Longboat Key gift a sweet treat.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 7, 2020
Getting those zzzzz's

Longboat Key getting more sleep amid stay-at-home order

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 7, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 7

Kevin French captured a bald eagle on a nest on the northern end of Lido Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A modern-day, distance-learning fourth grade student — headphones, no shirt, pajama pants and pizza. “His dream come true,” his mother says.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 6, 2020
Another unknown cost

Closing schools is having unseen costs on parents and children. Florida is squandering the need to experiment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Rendering of the future St. Regis Hotel and Residences
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 6, 2020
Celebrate with fireworks!

The Chuck Whittall-Andy Adams standoff is over.

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  • Opinion
Greta and her cygnet. Photo by Lou Newman.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 6, 2020
Longboat Key cygnet hatches

Out of five eggs, one cygnet emerged from its shell on Longboat Key.

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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.
  • June 3, 2026
Top residential real estate sales for May 18-22 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key
2
Plastic bottles have been separated from other recyclables as they travel along a conveyor line at the Circular Services materials recovery facility in Sarasota.
  • June 3, 2026
From shelf to floor: A plastic bottle's journey
3
A proposal that could eliminate property taxes in the state of Florida, would damage the funding of Longboat Key police and fire departments.
  • June 3, 2026
Longboat Key pushes against Gov. DeSantis property tax reform proposal
4
An American flag flies on Gulf of Mexico Drive, the town’s main thoroughfare that will soon see much more red, white and blue as the town prepares to install 56 light pole banners.
  • June 3, 2026
Town works to unveil patriotic banners ahead of July 4
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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.
  • June 2, 2026
LBK Tennis Center honors Rombo founder

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