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Damage from inclement weather would be an ongoing challenge for Longboat Key in 2017.
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  • December 26, 2017
Top Story - June: Longboat storms down trees, damage skylight

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Longboat Police sought information on the person of interest in the cell phone image captured above.
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  • December 25, 2017
Top Story - May: Longboat Key police seek information from fracas at Trump protest

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  • December 24, 2017
Top Story - April: Arrest made in Longboat Key hit-and-run case

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  • December 23, 2017
Year in Review - March: Longboat voters reject Colony redevelopment plan

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The Venetian-inspired estate features a three-story main house.
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  • December 22, 2017
Top Story - February: Longboat Key property becomes most expensive listing in tri-county history

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  • December 21, 2017
Longboat Key weather page photo: Dec. 21

Belinda Russell photographed these black skimmers during a walk on Longboat Key Beach.

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  • December 21, 2017
Top Story - January: Car crashes into Harry's Corner Store

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  • December 21, 2017
Cops Corner: It was a dark and stormy (and alarm-activating) night

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • December 20, 2017
Seaplace hosts merry celebration

Residents attended a holiday party on Dec. 20.

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The home at 47 S. Washington Drive recently sold for $3.6 million.
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  • December 20, 2017
South Washington Drive home sells for $3.6 million

Residential real estate transactions for Dec. 4-8.

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  • December 20, 2017
At the time of Christ’s birth

It's a story that crosses religions and faiths.

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Mary Lou Johnson took this photo of her daughter and her family, Andrew, Carlin, Randi, and baby Ellie Mackintosh
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  • December 20, 2017
Longboaters recall the memories and mishaps of Holidays past

Whether it's sibling pranks or misbehaving toddlers, holidays bring the happy moments and the not so happy.

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  • December 20, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: Dec. 21, 2017

Warren Harding and Sue Suttie died.

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  • December 20, 2017
Longboat Key lights up for holidays

From reindeer and polar bears to teddy bears and Santa Claus, plenty of holiday visitors have made a temporary home in the lawns of Longboat residences.

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Clarice Schetter and Alma Cockerham
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  • December 20, 2017
Brunching through the holidays

On Dec. 3, Longboat Island Chapel congregants gathered for the annual holiday brunch.

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