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Longboat Key

Randy Langley has qualified to challenge Jim Brown for one of the town's at-large Commission seats.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 19, 2018
Randy Langley to challenge Jim Brown

Randy Langley to challenge Jim Brown

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A wrecking ball began taking swings at the midrise building on the property of the former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort on Monday morning.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 19, 2018
Wrecking ball begins taking down Colony centerpiece

The last of the buildings at the site of the former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is expected to be gone by the end of this week.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 18, 2018
Triathletes track Longboat Key

The annual Longboat Key Triathlon took place at the Resort at Longboat Key Club Nov. 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Spanish Main consists of 212 villas.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 18, 2018
Longboat community's long-term vision meshes with new zoning proposals

Spanish Main residents encouraged their long-term redevelopment plans mesh with new town zoning proposals

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 17, 2018
St. Mary rings in holiday cheer

The St. Mary's Women's Guild hosted its annual Christmas Bazaar Nov. 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 17, 2018
Longboat Key Firefighters Association swings into second golf classic

Around 150 people participated in the second annual Longboat Key Firefighters Association Golf Classic on Nov. 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Wind and tidal forces can bring dead sea life to the beaches and wash it back out. Town officials plan to clean Longboat's gulf beaches before Thanksgiving weekend.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 16, 2018
Red tide showing up again in Longboat

Town workers are gearing up for a beach cleaning before Thanksgiving weekend.

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  • News
Longboat Police Chief Pete Cumming said many of his department's calls are public service or traffic-related.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 15, 2018
Police calls remain consistent in Longboat Key

Traffic stops number 1 in Longboat

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 15, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: Nov. 15

Eric Leininger photographed this bird and its reflection on a Sunday afternoon at the south end of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 14, 2018
International Women's Forum celebrates 20 years on Suncoast

The Florida Suncoast Chapter members gathered for a dinner and presentation Nov. 14 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 14, 2018
Longboat Library welcomes back volunteers

Volunteers gathered at Eileen Hassel and Jim Fleming's home Nov. 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A condominium in Sanctuary III at Longboat Key Club recently sold for $1,591,000. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,580 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $792,400 in 1994.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 14, 2018
Sanctuary III at Longboat Key Club condominium sells for $1,591,000

Residential real estate transactions for Oct. 29-Nov.r 2.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • November 14, 2018
Still red, and deep blue

Florida is like the nation: Its rural and less-populated areas are holding on to their conservative ways, while the most populous centers are becoming increasingly progressive.

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  • Opinion
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 14, 2018
10 things Longboaters missed while they were away

Welcome back! A lot has been happening while you were up north (but not all of it smells bad).

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Harvey Vengroff
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 14, 2018
In Memoriam 2018

Longboat Key said goodbye to many of its beloved residents this summer. In the following pages, we honor them.

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