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Longboat Key

A satellite image of Hurricane Irma.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • September 6, 2017
Post-storm can be worse

Be ready for two storms: when Irma hits and her aftermath. Recovery can be harder, longer than the storm.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
In the case of a Longboat Key evacuation, police would set up checkpoints on the north and south ends of the island, limiting initial re-entry access.
    By
  • Ryan Butler
  • September 6, 2017
Longboat leaders still wary of Irma's local effects

Decision still pending on possible evacuation, but officials want residents to know re-entry plans.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Robert Collis overlooks the scene at the site of the World Trade Center after 9/11.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 6, 2017
9/11 responder recalls the unforgettable

Robert Collis was a lieutenant in the New York City Fire Department when the twin towers collapsed.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The home at 55 Lighthouse Point Drive sold recently for $4.5 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 6, 2017
Lighthouse Point house sells for $4.5 million

Residential real estate transactions for Aug. 21-25.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Tina Adams and Mark Weston
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 6, 2017
Longboat Key Public Safety staff gets new hardware

Mark Weston of Mark Weston Artistry made wooden plaques for employees.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bob and Pat Gussin
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 6, 2017
Pat Gussin books new title

The Longboat Key author will debut her latest book on Nov. 7.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 6, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: Sept. 7, 2017

Susan Lohr Alexander and Gerda Smith died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Police Chief Pete Cumming congratulates newly promoted Lt. Robert Bourque at a ceremony on Sept. 5, 2017.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 6, 2017
Detective elevated to rank of lieutenant

Detective Sgt. Robert Bourque was promoted to lieutenant on Sept. 5.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
There was a steady influx of traffic at the town's lone gas station.
  • By Ryan Butler & Katie Johns
  • September 5, 2017
Longboat Key gears up at stores, gas station, marina

Around the island, Longboaters made sure they were prepared in case Hurricane Irma strikes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Local governments, including officials from the city of Sarasota (pictured), Longboat Key and Sarasota and Manatee counties met today to review the region's emergency preparedness plans.
    By
  • Ryan Butler
  • September 5, 2017
Longboat prepares for Hurricane Irma

With a major storm looming, emergency personnel are instructing Longboat residents to begin their own preparations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 2, 2017
Labor Day Regatta sails Sarasota Bay

Despite a lack of wind, spirits were high on the first day of the 71st Annual Labor Day Regatta.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Director of Planning, Zoning and Building Alaina Ray (seated) speaks with Unicorp President Chuck Whittall after a meeting reviewing his company's plans to redevelop the former Colony property.
    By
  • Ryan Butler
  • September 1, 2017
Longboat staff questions Colony redevelopment application timeline

Plans for a Oct. 17 presentation to the town's Planning and Zoning Board are in doubt after a Development Review Committee meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 1, 2017
Kiwanis Club enjoys happy hour

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key gathered on Aug. 31 for its first happy hour.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2017
Longboat Key weather page photo: August 31

Susann Veshoskyn captured this shot of double waterspouts over the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 24 from Emerald Harbor Drive on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 30, 2017
Cops Corner 8.31

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

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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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