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Longboat Key

    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 18, 2018
Cops Corner: The sandlot, LBK style

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Knut Imshaug, Berit Gullberg, Owe Thornqvist, Gunilla Imshaug, Hanna Imshaug Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 18, 2018
A garden for tennis and art

The Resort at Longboat Key Club showcases artwork and photography by residents in the tennis gardens lobby.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 18, 2018
You Observed: Mini Masters honors treasured tradition

On April 5, 24 golfers held their own Masters Tournament.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Aedes Aegypti USDA
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • April 18, 2018
Longboat experiments with mosquito control

The Manatee County Mosquito Control District partnered with a Dutch company to provide free mosquito control devices to The Village of Longboat Key

  • Longboat Key
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Longboat Key Town Hall
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • April 18, 2018
Longboat brainstorms redevelopment options

Planning, Zoning and Building officials have received direction from the Town Commission about rewriting its redevelopment code: "everything is on the table."

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • April 18, 2018
Longboat's sign codes stalls again

Longboat Key has spent almost three years deciding how it wants to regulate temporary signs after a U.S. Supreme Court decision invalided its sign codes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 17, 2018
Queens Harbour tops off season

On April 17, about 40 neighbors gathered for an end-of-season party.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Scholarship recipients Matthew Mattia, Mary Kane, Salua Rivero and Hanah Chaudhry
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 17, 2018
Longboat Key Garden Club blooms grants and scholarships

The Garden Club awarded $24,000 in grants and scholarships to local organizations and students April 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • April 17, 2018
Fleetwood appeals Longboat Key's approval of St. Regis project

Blake Fleetwood has asked the court to quash and reverse the Town Commission's decision to allow Unicorp National Developments to redevelop the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Suzy Brenner | Contributor
  • April 16, 2018
Suzy Brenner: Paradise Center seeks funds for new home

With a mission enhancing the lives of Longboat’s seniors, the center is looking for support during the Giving Challenge.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 15, 2018
Bird Key sneaks into speakeasy night

On April 14, members had to give a password before being granted permission into the party.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 14, 2018
Twin Shores breaks ground on pool

On April 14, residents gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony for a pool site.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 14, 2018
Euphemia Haye walks a 5K for diabetes

About 25 participants gathered at Euphemia Haye April 14 to support JDRF.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Construction at the Resort at Longboat Key Club
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • April 14, 2018
Longboat Key Club entrance project aims for Thanksgiving completion

The Resort at Longboat Key Club's project to realign Longboat Club Road to the north of its existing route is planned for a Thanksgiving completion date.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 13, 2018
Christ Church sends off snowbirds

About 90 church members gathered April 13 at Cedars East Tennis Resort & Club.

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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding welcomes guest speaker Longboat Police Chief Russ Mager to update members about his approach to leadership since he assumed the role last autumn at the April 2 meeting.
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St. Regis at Longboat Key is a gulf-facing resort and condo development on the barrier island of Longboat Key. The Unicorp-developed property opened in 2024 at the former site of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
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