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Longboat Key

Gianfranco Santagati pictured in the dining room of La Norma. Photos by Sten Spinella.
    By
  • Sten Spinella
  • August 7, 2019
La Norma brings Sicilian spirit to Longboat Key

The Italian restaurant has settled into its tenure on the island after opening several months ago.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 7, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A rescue at sea

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Longboat Key Turtle Watch member Mike Herron excavates a nest on Saturday, Aug. 3.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 6, 2019
Rising sea turtle nesting numbers break Sarasota area records

Oh baby — nests abound in an active year for the turtles

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 5, 2019
Name a turtle with Mote

Turtle name

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 5, 2019
Wake up and clean up

Volunteers removed trash from the public beach on the north end of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 5, 2019
Local author wraps up series

Love on the links

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Sten Spinella
  • August 5, 2019
Ohana estate sold for $11.4 million

The transaction sets a record as the top single-family home sale in Manatee County.

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Five groins, like this one at the public beach at the end of N. Shore Road, are proposed for the north end of the island.
    By
  • Sten Spinella
  • August 5, 2019
Longboat closer to moving forward on north end groin projects

The town received a notice of intent to issue permits from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in July.

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The bridge is undergoing renovations this summer.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 2, 2019
Boaters warned of lighting trailer in water near Longboat Pass bridge

Warning buoys will be floated near the obstruction on the west side of the span.

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    In Memoriam |
  • August 2, 2019
William D. Gambill II

William D. Gambill II, 72, of Longboat Key, FL passed away on July 7, 2019.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: August 1

Michael Cohen captured this shot of a sailboat at sunset on South Lido Beach.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 1, 2019
Twelve students receive scholarships from Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key

Longboat Kiwanis Club delivers a dozen scholarships to eager students.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Sten Spinella
  • August 1, 2019
Conversation with: Penny Gold

New Planning and Zoning board member says she's coming in without an axe to grind.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 1, 2019
Letters to the Editor: Readers go round and round about St. Armands speed humps

Road changes are designed to slow traffic around pedestrians.

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  • Opinion
  • By AUTEUR Staff
  • July 31, 2019
Three ways for boating enthusiasts to feel at home at Sarasota’s finest new waterfront address

Three ways for boating enthusiasts to feel at home at Sarasota’s finest new waterfront address

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Trish Shinkle served as Town Clerk for the town of Longboat Key from June 2006 to June 2026.
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