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Longboat Key

Longboat Key Kiwanis Club member Jack Brill awards a $1,000 grant to CEO Maribeth Phillips of Manatee Meals On Wheels.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2018
Longboat Kiwanis Foundation awards five $1,000 grants

Club's annual scholarship awards breakfast is planned for Aug. 2.

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Courtesy photo
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  • Katie Johns
  • July 16, 2018
Desired destination

The Resort at Longboat Key Club was named to Travel + Leisure magazine’s Top 10 Resort Hotels in Florida.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 14, 2018
Rotary Club cleans up Gulf of Mexico Drive

On July 14, seven Rotary Club of Longboat Key Club members woke up early to clean up Longboat's main road.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 12, 2018
Dream Center sets sail

A group of students and chaperones from the Bradenton Dream Center learned the sailing ropes July 11.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 12, 2018
Chamber meets for lunch

Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce members and guests gathered July 12 at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • July 12, 2018
Colony demolition rescheduled for July 23

Demolition of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort has been delayed as the town finalizes its contract with Unicorp National Developments.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 12, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 12

Maddie Matheny captured this shot during a lightning storm at sunset on Lido Key.

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    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • July 11, 2018
Jewelry thefts up on Longboat, police say

Thefts of opportunity are up on Longboat Key, crimes that police say are preventable with "common sense."

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 11, 2018
Keep up the pressure

Longboat Key traffic solutions

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 11, 2018
North Washington Drive home sells for $1.6 million

Residential real estate transactions for June 25-29.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 11, 2018
Gussins get thrilling award

Pat and Bob Gussins, authors and owners of Oceanview Publishing, will receive the Thriller Legends Award on July 14.

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  • Neighbors
Beachplace is a nonconforming property with 158 units more than allowed density.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • July 11, 2018
Longboat presses ahead on redevelopment changes

Longboat Key has been working for at least three years to rewrite its zoning code now that many of the properties on the island are aging to obsolescence.

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Town commissioners allowed this sign to exist as nonconforming until the St. Regis project is complete.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • July 11, 2018
Longboat passes sign code

After three years of not enforcing its codes on temporary signs, Longboat Key has passed sign rules that meet constitutional standards.

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    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • July 11, 2018
Longboat keeps tax rate flat

Longboat Key town commissioners have decided to keep the millage rate level as they prepare for the upcoming fiscal year.

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Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers dig into a turtle nest on July 10.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 10, 2018
Longboat Key Turtle Watch hosts first public nest excavation

Following the excavation, three hatchlings crawled to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Longboat Key Fire Rescue has two ladder trucks that can reach 75 feet, including this Sutphen engine built in 2020, which serves as the primary engine at Fire Station 92.
  • June 10, 2026
Cost to replace fire trucks continues to rise
2
The home at 5840 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $4.5 million. Built in 2022, it has four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,145 square feet of living area.
  • June 10, 2026
Top residential real estate sales for May 25-29 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key
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Metal sculptor John Grammer has honed his crafting skills through various stages of his careers in construction and prop work for film. Now, he said he appreciates getting to fine tune the work he presents at shows like last weekend's St. Armands Circle Craft Festival.
  • June 10, 2026
From movies to metal sculpture, local crafter does it all
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Family and friends helped Out-of-Door Academy graduate Caleb Rodriguez celebrate his academic accomplishments at the May 22 ceremony. Rodriguez will be departing Longboat Key to attend the University of Central Florida to study mechanical engineering.
  • June 10, 2026
Life is a roller coaster, and this graduate wants to engineer it
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The owner of the Half Moon House at 6541 Gulfside Road has until Aug. 1 to complete repairs to the pilings of the house.
  • June 10, 2026
Final deadline set for Half Moon House repairs

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