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Longboat Key

    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 15, 2016
IDS parties on the pass

The society's 6th annual event benefited the Education Foundation of Sarasota County and TCI Suncoast.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 15, 2016
Longboat officials putt for Bayfront Park revitalization

The five officials earned $10,000 toward the renovation efforts.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 15, 2016
St. Armands honors St. Francis of Assisi with pet blessing

A sudden downpour couldn't stop St. Armands pet owners from celebrating their furry friends.

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  • Neighbors
File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 14, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club seeks pickleball courts

The club submitted an application for six pickleball courts on Oct. 12.

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A proposed Longboat Key ordinance would impose a 12-month moratorium on marijuana dispensing organizations and treatment centers in town.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • October 13, 2016
Longboat considers moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries

The Longboat ordinance would impose a 12-month moratorium on marijuana dispensing organizations and treatment centers in town.

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • October 13, 2016
The amendments …

Once again, Florida voters will find their ballot full of proposed constitutional amendments. Don’t let the wording fool you. Here is what they really mean.

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  • Opinion
Niki Muller captured this sunset shot on Longboat Key’s north end.
  • By Meghan Sasser
  • October 13, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Oct. 13

Niki Muller captured this sunset shot on Longboat Key’s north end.

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Sarasota Military Academy junior Ethan Marks guides Plymouth Harbor resident Charles Gehrie through programing a contact in his iPhone as a member of the eTEAM.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • October 13, 2016
Bridging generations at Plymouth Harbor through technology

A Plymouth Harbor program allows teens and senior citizens to learn from one another.

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  • Neighbors
Hurricane Matthew kept up a steady drizzle Friday as surveyor crew chief Mike Wheeler, of Hyatt Survey Geographic Data Specialists of Bradenton, peered through his gear at the intersection of Cutter Drive and Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • October 12, 2016
Critical Longboat Key utility survey underway

Survey will map out where underground utilities will go and help determine how much it will cost to put them there.

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The last sand haul concluded Monday on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • October 12, 2016
Longboat Key dredging delayed again by hurricane

It’s the second time project manager Steve Bassett had to move his dredge from Longboat to Tampa for safe harbor.

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  • News
Longboat Key homeowner faces whopping $49,106 fine for failing to bring home into compliance..
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • October 12, 2016
Longboat Key homeowner faces $49,106 fine for code violations

Daily code enforcement fines for noncompliance add up to more than $49,000 for a Longboat Key homeowner.

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Longboat Key Police Department reports for Sept. 26-30.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • October 12, 2016
Longboat Key Cops Corner: 10.12.16

Longboat Key Police Department reports from Sept. 26-Sept. 30

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Longboat Key beaches free of red tide stain while some canals inland still reek  of dead fish washed up following Hurricane Matthew. Canal cleanup is underway.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • October 12, 2016
Storm reels in Longboat Key fish kills

Key’s beaches clean while canals still reek of dead fish washed up following Hurricane Matthew.

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The condominium has three bedrooms, four baths and 3,054 square feet of living space.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 12, 2016
The Water Club condominium sells for $1,950,000

The condominium has three bedrooms, four baths and 3,054 square feet of living area.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2016
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

Roundabout will worsen traffic woes

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Though homesteaded residents would gain property tax savings if Florida's overhaul proposal gains 60% of support in the November elections, even non-homesteaded property owners would see new protections from sharply rising property assessments.
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Longboat Key Fire Rescue has two ladder trucks that can reach 75 feet, including this Sutphen engine built in 2020, which serves as the primary engine at Fire Station 92.
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