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Longboat Key

    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 20, 2019
All Angels gets jazzed up

On March 20, nearly 90 church members gathered for a Jazz Night complete with live music from the Al Hixon Band.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 20, 2019
Temple Beth Israel celebrates Purim

On March 20, Temple Beth Israel members gathered for a reading of the Megillah, Purim play and party.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 20, 2019
Longboat Key Chamber celebrates members

On March 20, about 85 Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce members gathered at Zota Beach Resort for the annual awards luncheon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michael Garey and Asima Palmer served pancakes at last year's breakfast.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 20, 2019
Save the date . . . to eat!

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key's annual Pancake and Sausage Breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michael Jordan File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 20, 2019
Thrilling rewards

Michael Jordan won the gold medal in the juried 2018 Florida Book Awards Popular Fiction Category for his debut thriller "The Company of Demons."

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 20, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Someone else needs to drive

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The choir will be joined by Daniel Jordan and Jonathan Spivey from the Sarasota Orchestra along with singer Robyn Rocklein.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 20, 2019
Temple Beth Israel adds new sound to traditional concert

Musicians from the Sarasota Orchestra will join the temple choir for the Florence Katz Memorial Concert on March 27.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
McCarver and Moser has been on St. Armands Circle for 40 years.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 20, 2019
McCarver & Moser to close St. Armands location in April

Jeweler will consolidate in location downtown after 40 years of business on the Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood and Suzanne Elliott
  • March 20, 2019
City keeps an eye on Longbeach Village parking

Commission has been offered solutions

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A town boat and team of workers was used in canals to remove dead sea life.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 20, 2019
Red tide report spells out town's response

93 tons were collected, costing the town about $59,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bonaire will be made up of nine homes behind a gate when complete.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 19, 2019
Pair of beachfront homes listed in Longboat Key's Bonaire

Gulf of Mexico Drive enclave was the last undeveloped piece of beachfront land in town.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 19, 2019
Longboat Island Chapels sings for spring

On March 19, The Village Voices from Village on the Greens performed at the chapel.

  • Longboat Key
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Town Clerk Trish Shinkle administers the oath of office to commissioners Mike Haycock, George Spoll and Jack Daly.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 19, 2019
Spoll, Zunz again voted into Longboat Key leadership roles

Haycock sworn in as latest Town Commission takes shape.

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    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • March 19, 2019
Flying Scot Midwinter again to set sail in Sarasota Bay

The annual competition is expected to draw nearly 65 teams.

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File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 19, 2019
Suncoast Surfrider Foundation to host beach cleanup

Along with Suncoast Rise Above Plastics Coalition, Surfrider invites the public to help clean up the north end of Longboat Key beach.

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