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Longboat Key

    In Memoriam |
  • June 7, 2019
Jacqueline Winter

Jacqueline Winter, 84 passed away peacefully on June 2, 2019.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Terri Kinder, Gail Loefgren and Anna Frescura presidents of the Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key and Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce.
    By
  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 7, 2019
Tri-chamber members mingle at annual barbecue

Members of the Longboat Key, Siesta Key and Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce met on June 6.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 6, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: June 6

Michael Cohen caught an image of a lizard sunbathing midday on Lido Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Even during the fall and winter, town officials recommend keeping fertilizer 10 feet from waterways.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 6, 2019
Town's rainy-season fertilizer restrictions in effect

Longboat Key's rules apply from June 1 through Sept. 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bill Kelley
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • June 6, 2019
D-Day: The high price of freedom

Will future generations ever really understand the value of freedom? They should know the enormity, horrors and human toll of The Longest Day.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    In Memoriam |
  • June 6, 2019
Patricia Fosler Johnson

Pat, 92, departed peacefully in Sarasota, her home since arriving with her family from Cleveland when she was 17 years old.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Peggy Lammers estimates she has made 50 caricatures.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 6, 2019
Longboat Key residents creates own cast of characters

Peggy Lammers is finishing up a book and continues to make caricatures she calls foundlings out of antiques.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Patti Lopez said volunteering at Southeastern Guide Dogs is rewarding and fills a void in her life. She often volunteers in the nursery and kindergarten rooms.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 6, 2019
Good Works: Patti Lopez

Patti Lopez has only been volunteering there for eight months, but she has clocked in more than 135 hours of service. The annual average is around 145 hours.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Milan Brkich
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 6, 2019
Longboat Key signs magistrate for code enforcement

Retired lawyer served Sarasota as assistant county attorney for 17 years.

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    In Memoriam |
  • June 5, 2019
Harold Goldblatt

Harold Goldblatt of Longboat Key died June 4, 2019.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Ed McCrane, Steve Litschauer and Joby Smith answer residents' questions.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 5, 2019
Disaster experts urge Longboaters to learn from Hurricane Michael's devastation

Bay County's emergency management director says a lot of what happened in Mexico Beach in 2018 could happen here.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 5, 2019
Cops Corner: Pipe down, the cops are here

Police reports from around the island.

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  • Cops Corner
The speed limit along Broadway Street has been reduced to 20 mph from 25 mph. Street parking rules elsewhere in Longbeach Village have also been changed.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 4, 2019
Commission OKs final changes to Village parking rules

Residents and town have been discussing street parking, speed limits for months.

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The home at 537 Schooner Lane.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 4, 2019
Longboat OKs lawsuit in short-term rental case

Out of state companies ignored more than a dozen fines over Country Club Shores home, town says.

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Public Works Director Isaac Brownman, center in the blue shirt, explains to commissioners and members of the public about the plot of city owned land on which they stand.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 4, 2019
Tour shows possibilities of Longboat's outdoor venue site

Commissioners, staff, public take a walk to see the three-dimensional reality of on-paper proposals.

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