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Longboat Key

Mayor Terry Gans shakes hands with outgoing town commissioner Phill Younger on Monday.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • March 22, 2017
Gans re-elected mayor of Longboat Key, Zunz named vice mayor

The Town Commission welcomed back Jim Brown and bid farewell to Phill Younger.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 22, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries 3/22

The Rev. David Matthews, Loraine Calvi,Richard Goldwater and Eudora De Renne Roebling died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Campers from Mote' s Sea Sleuths summer camp skim the bay for marine life.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 22, 2017
Garden Club grants summer camp fun

The club will award three grants to local kids for various summer camps.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • John McGuire
  • March 22, 2017
Last week's referenda sees more voter participation than Town Commission races

About 400 more voters participated in the referenda.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 21, 2017
Longboat Town Hall exhibits local artists' masterpieces

Eight local artists will have their work on display until the end of May.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Armando Linde
    By
  • John McGuire
  • March 21, 2017
Armando Linde resigns from the Longboat Key Town Commission

Linde began his term in March 2016.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 20, 2017
St. Armands property sells after more than decade on market

House on Washington Drive closes at $3.5 million

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Sherri Mills and comedian Dick Smothers
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 20, 2017
Surprise! Celebrity pops in to open house

Famous comedian, entertainer surprises real estate agent

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 18, 2017
Kiwanis Club flips for flapjacks

The annual pancake breakfast supports the club's grant and scholarship fund.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 17, 2017
Bird Key revels in St. Patrick's Day Party

Residents enjoyed a Irish dance performance before a buffet dinner on March 17.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 17, 2017
Gulfshore and Twin Shores strike pot of gold

The residences' 41st annual parade brought the luck of the Irish to Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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Mike and Patsy LaMonica, Gord and Bonnie Pike, David and Patty Thomas and Dave and Marilyn Kurzawa
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 17, 2017
Westchester rings in St. Patrick's Day

Residents donned their best green outfits for the occasion.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Melissa Wigglesworth, Austin Moore, 6, Toni Moore and Sophia Moore, 11
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 17, 2017
Lynches goes green for St. Patrick's Day

The annual celebration brought a large crowd to the St. Armands Circle establishment.

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New Pass drawbridge testing caused major traffic on Tuesday.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • March 17, 2017
Tuesday's traffic backups caused by New Pass drawbridge testings

FDOT is working to better inform residents before testings take place.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 16, 2017
Twin Shores kicks off St. Patrick's Day

Residents enjoyed a corned beef and cabbage dinner on March 16.

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