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Longboat Key

Longboat Key is one of several area beaches under a no-swim advisory.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 10, 2018
No-swim advisory issued on barrier islands

Lido Key, Longboat Key and Siesta Key are all under a no-swim advisory after tests showed elevated bacteria levels — a phenomenon associated with Hurricane Michael.

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Maria Magee and her mother, Donna Hagen
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • October 10, 2018
Longboat paramedics head to Panhandle to help

Hurricane damage in Longboat was mostly flooded streets

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Jack Daly
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • October 10, 2018
Incumbents Daly and Spoll want another term

Incumbents ready for another two years

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The Lido Beach home at 85 S. Polk Drive recently sold for $2,131,300. Built in 1958, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,462 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.7 million in 2008.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 10, 2018
Lido Beach home sells for $2,131,300

Residential real estate transactions for Sept. 24-28.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • October 10, 2018
Amendments: 7 thru 13

A look at the rest of the questions on the ballot

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  • Opinion
Jeanine Stebbins, Riley Helm and Nejama Gomez of Blue Dolphin.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • October 10, 2018
Longboat gears up for seasonal residents

Sprucing up and planning taking place in Longboat

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 10, 2018
Celebrate with us!

On Oct. 17, Longboat Observer readers are invited to our office at 5570 GMD to pick up a copy of the 40th anniversary issue and enjoy coffee and doughnuts.

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Claudia Cavero, a CNA at Plymouth Harbor, received the Gaylord Nursing Scholarship. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 10, 2018
Looking toward the future: Plymouth Harbor Foundation awards scholarships

In September, the Plymouth Harbor Foundation awarded 16 scholarships to employees and employees’ children.

  • Longboat Key
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Station 92 decided on a patch with a shark as a “defender of the island” with golf clubs in its mouth to symbolize the golfing community. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 10, 2018
Fire designers

The Longboat Key Fire Rescue stations designed their own patches to show off their duties.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • October 10, 2018
Cops Corner: When the car haulers return, it can only mean fall is here

Police reports from around the Key.

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Congressman Vern Buchanan with Republican Club of Longboat Key President Joe McElmeel and Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 9, 2018
Ron Turner addresses Republican Club of Longboat Key

Congressman Vern Buchanan and County commission candidate Christian Ziegler were also present at the Oct. 9 meeting.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 9, 2018
Zota receives first-time ranking in Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards

The Resort at Longboat Key Club and The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota also made the list of 30 resorts.

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Rebecca Desch pins the lieutenant insignia on the shirt of her husband, Brandon.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2018
Fire Department promotes Desch to lieutenant

New officer has been with the department for nearly 10 years.

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    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • October 8, 2018
Bea Friedman, patron of the orchestra, dies at 98

A philanthropist who gave without fanfare, "Queen Bea" leaves behind a legacy of giving.

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The Longboat Rec Center i n Bayfront Park was a former tennis center
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • October 8, 2018
Longboat revisiting the need for a new rec center

Longboat has put aside $40,000 to study possible rec center.

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