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Eddie Cacciola of SRQ Vets, Bryan Jacobs of Vets 2 Success, President of Operation Kindness, Florida Inc, Joanne Forch and Bill Sterbinsky of SRQ Vets at last year's dinner.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 3, 2019
Operation Kindness continues supporting local veterans

On April 16, the 12th annual Operation Kindness Florida Tennis Round Robin and Golf Tournaments, will take place at the Resort at Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 3, 2019
Longboat Key to host health fair

From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 10, town employees and any residents with Florida Blue health insurance can get health tests done.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Luxury coyotes? Yeah, that's an April Fools gag.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 3, 2019
Don't call it 'fake news,' it's just our annual April Fools fun

Once a year, we enjoy a little goofiness while not taking ourselves too seriously.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
New pavers in a variety of earth tones were installed through the second half of 2018 at the Sanctuary.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 3, 2019
Sanctuary's paver project fits together for a new look

Condo community spruces up its grounds with a project to replace the original bricks laid decades ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota leaders are expected to discuss the Fruitville Road project's best options on April 15. Longboat leaders plan to be there.
  • By David Conway and Eric Garwood
  • April 2, 2019
Longboat leaders try to head off Sarasota's 'road diet' plan

Commissioners plan special meeting to consider ways to oppose Fruitville Road remake.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 1, 2019
Spanish Main cooks up fish fry

On April 1, residents enjoyed a fish fry of Spanish mackerel and potluck dishes and desserts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Executive Director Suzy Brenner said progress on converting the Northern Trust building into a medical and wellness center are proceeding well.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 1, 2019
Longboat Key's Paradise Center plans moving ahead

Engineering plans for former Northern Trust building's new use are underway.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 1, 2019
Jill Wine-Banks visits Longboat Key Democrats

On April 1, Wine-Banks addressed a crowd of more than 220 in the Harbourside Ballroom.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming hands the Officer of the Year plaque to Sgt. Lee Smith.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 1, 2019
Sergeant named Longboat's Officer of the Year

Smith has been in law enforcement since 1999.

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  • News
Lockwood Dexter Street
    In Memoriam |
  • April 1, 2019
Lockwood Dexter Street

Lockwood Dexter Street (Dexter,) devoted husband, father, grandfather and brother, died on March 26, 2019, in Hingham, Massachusetts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
David Bolger
    In Memoriam |
  • April 1, 2019
David F. Bolger

David F. Bolger, 86, of Longboat Key, Florida and Ridgewood, NJ passed away peacefully with his family by his side on December 29th, 2018.

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  • Tributes & Obituaries
Publix employee Richard Ziven accepts a certificate from the Longboat Key Police Department for turning in a lost money clip.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 1, 2019
Longboat Police honor honest Publix pair

Employees found and turned in cash found in the store.

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  • News
Birgit Passler Cox
    In Memoriam |
  • April 1, 2019
Birgit Passler Cox

Birgit Passler Cox, Age 75, left this world for a better one on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, peacefully at her home in Longboat Key, Florida.

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  • Tributes & Obituaries
Depending on the application and location, components built by such high-tech startups as Philco, Dumont, Admiral and Motorola would be employed on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 1, 2019
APRIL FOOLS: Entrepreneur offers Longboat Key revolutionary cell-phone tech

APRIL FOOLS: High-tech company pitches free test to island customers.

  • April Fools
It’s the first time a large-scale civil project has been derailed the United States by an 6-ounce animal.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 1, 2019
APRIL FOOLS: Brazilian bat could turn bridge-repair schedule upside down

APRIL FOOLS: Appearance of rarely seen animal could hamper bridge work, prompt detours.

  • April Fools
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