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Longboat Key

The home at 3475 Gulf of Mexico Drive has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,183 square feet of living area. It sold for $7 million Feb. 1.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 13, 2016
New condos drive Longboat Key luxury real estate market

Prices in the $1 million-and-up category rose 41% over the first six months of this year compared with the same period in 2015.

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Al “Mifflin” Lowe and his dog, Pookie
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 13, 2016
Bird Key author triples the smiles

Al "Mifflin" Lowe will donate a portion of proceeds from the sale of his book to the ASPCA.

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(Alex Mahadevan) None of the new sea turtle nests on Longboat Key were disturbed when a man drove onto the beach Sunday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 12, 2016
Joy rider threatens Longboat turtle nests

The Longboat Key Police Department cited a man for driving his truck onto the beach Sunday.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 12, 2016
Mote fights invasive lionfish

Six teams of 19 divers caught 429 invasive lionfish from the Gulf of Mexico during the third annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby from July 8 to 10.

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The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association has chosen Unicorp National Development to build condos and a hotel at the shuttered property.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 11, 2016
Colony moves closer to redevelopment

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association has chosen Unicorp National Development as its representative in planning a hotel  and condos at the shuttered property.

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Warning signs alert beach-goers of nest locations
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 8, 2016
Turtle nests hit record-breaking numbers

The first nests of the season are also beginning to hatch

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 8, 2016
Contractor dies after Longboat Key accident

A 50-year-old construction worker fell three stories from the Beachwalk condominiums Thursday.

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Paul Meese captured this shot of a sunset from Longboat Key Towers.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 7

Paul Meese captured this shot of a sunset from Longboat Key Towers.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2016
Congratulations to this month's winners of our photo contest!

Niki Muller, Jeannie Sparks and Neil Oldham have won the Observer's photo contest for June.

  • Longboat Key
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The Mote Scientific Foundation had offered the town of Longboat Key more than 2 acres of vacant property on Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key Town Commission rejects land offer

The Mote Scientific Foundation had offered the town of Longboat Key more than 2 acres of vacant property on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 6, 2016
How much will you pay for neighborhood undergrounding?

Longboat Key property owners could pay between $500 and $98,000 over the next 30 years to pay for the town’s neighborhood undergrounding project. Find out how much you will owe.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 6, 2016
Groundhog Day at the beach

Every six, seven, eight years, the barrier islands need to renourish their beaches. And every time, federal and state agencies delay the projects. There must be a better way.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 6, 2016
Ron Johnson legacy: A blueprint on life

The former Longboat Key mayor and longtime civic and community leader died June 27.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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Cynda Grenfell, with "Stars 1," began quilting 12 years ago.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 6, 2016
Plymouth Harbor resident stitches new hobby

Cynda Grenfell's quilt work is on display through the end of July, at Plymouth Harbor.

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Cindy Ritchell, Ann Quackenbush, Brenda Korthauer, Beverly Sutton and Kit Torchia all lend a helping hand in packing seeds to send internationally to farmers who need them. Quackenbush is a driving force behind Hope Seeds, a charitable ministry through Christ Church of Longboat Key.
  • December 22, 2025
Longboat's Hope Seeds nears 10 years of giving back
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The library will be constructed on the light green area depicted on this map within Longboat Key's Town Center Green. The entire library would be around 11,230 square feet with the possible enhancements.
  • December 22, 2025
Buchanan's $1 million donation formally accepted for library
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Sue Wertman has rung the bell outside the Publix on Longboat Key on behalf of the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key since 2013.
  • December 21, 2025
Longest-serving Longboat bellringer attributes motivation to family
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Keera Herbst, Donn Githens, Kim Verreault and Alexa Olivas help celebrate the opening of the new Longboat Key Goodwill bookstore and donation site on Dec. 18.
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Longboat Goodwill officially celebrates grand opening
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Traffic cleared after fire, bridge malfunction in Sarasota, Longboat
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