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Longboat Key

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  • Bret Hauff
  • June 29, 2018
Longboat hopes to boost cell service with public-private connection

Cell phone service on Longboat Key has not been great over the years, so the town is working to partner with tech companies to make it better.

  • Longboat Key
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Former officer Jeffery Houchins
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 28, 2018
Longboat officer resigns over improper photos

Longboat Key police officer Jeffery Houchins has resigned after a department investigation into his use of a personal phone to take pictures of bodies while on duty.

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    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 28, 2018
Social media ignites on Longboat

Town Manager Tom Harmer has made it one of his priorities in the past six months to get Longboat Key on Twitter and Facebook.

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Photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 28, 2018
Mote embarks on new red tide study

The research project will explore whether filter-feeding animals and seaweeds can help alleviate the effects of red tide, which is an algal bloom caused by the microscopic organism, Karenia brevis.

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A condominium in Grand Bay sold recently for $950,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,369 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 27, 2018
Grand Bay condominium sells for $950,000

Longboat Key real estate sales

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • June 27, 2018
Stick to education

It should have been obvious from the start: Let the public-safety experts protect the students.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 27, 2018
Demolition on Pattigeorge's begins

The entire demolition process is expected to take two weeks.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 27, 2018
Cops Corner: End of the line for this driver

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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The Sarasota Bay Watch and volunteers released 30,000 clams into Sarasota Bay on June 16, bringing the release total to 125,000.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 27, 2018
Sarasota Bay Watch shells out clam restoration effort

By the end of the summer, the Sarasota Bay Watch will have released about 210,000 southern hardshell clams into Sarasota Bay.

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Photo courtesy of Abby Hincker
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 27, 2018
Painting smiles

A painted rock is buried on the Longboat Key beach as part of The Crossing Rocks project.

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Susan Phillips said any Longboat residents who haven't attended Freedom Fest will be hooked once they attend.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 27, 2018
Phillips named Freedom Fest grand marshal

Phillips, who has lived on Longboat Key since 1998, is the assistant to the town manager, president of the Garden Club and is involved in various other Longboat organizations.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 27, 2018
Al fresco the best way

The Columbia Restaurant on St. Armands Circle was recognized as one of OpenTable's 00 Best Al Fresco Restaurants in America for 2018.

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Backups that affect Longboat Key can often originate miles from the island.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 27, 2018
Island leaders refine traffic ideas

The Florida Department of Transportation has compiled a list of at least 71 potential solutions to midwinter traffic problems on Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key.

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Cary Campagna said it would cost him more than four times what the town has offered to fell a tree near his home.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 27, 2018
Longboat's Australian pine removal program starts slow

A $60,000 fund to remove Australian pines from Longboat Key has hardly been touched since it was budgeted six months ago.

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    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 27, 2018
Decreasing gas taxes threaten Longboat road projects

At least three roadway projects — including two roundabouts and an additional center turn lane — could not happen as Longboat Key has planned for lack of funding from gas taxes.

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