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Longboat Key

Bradford Saivetz
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 20, 2016
Renaissance man Bradford Saivetz put family first

Saivetz, 93, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key, died July 12.

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Trained volunteer Terri Driver checks the caging on a turtle nest.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 20, 2016
Longboat Key Turtle Watch: On The Tracks

Take a walk with the Longboat Key Turtle Watch.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Code Enforcement Officer Chris Elbon has kicked off enforcement of the Key's new turtle ordinance.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 20, 2016
Sea turtle enforcement starts with education

Property owners will get time to learn about new turtle-related rules before enforcement begins next year.

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A sandbar stretches out from the groin at the south end of Longboat Key.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 20, 2016
Why can’t Longboat dredge its sandbars?

There’s a treasure trove of sand less than 100 yards from the shores of Longboat Key. So why don’t officials see sand source potential?

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 20, 2016
Longboat: Florida’s safest small city

Online insurance data provider ValuePenguin says Longboat Key is the safest small city in Florida. Why do criminals stay away from the island?

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 07.20.2016

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2016
Longboat Key: Obituaries

James Blatt and Lynn Moore died.

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Mote's new librarian and archivist, Kay Garsnett. Photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 19, 2016
Mote announces new librarian

Kay Garsnett will serve as the archivist and librarian at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

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Spanish Main Yacht Club aims to bury its overhead utility lines.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 19, 2016
Spanish Main explores private undergrounding

Rather than spend a combined $2.2 million over the next 30 years, one of Longboat Key’s oldest communities may bury its own utilities.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 16, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club Celebrates The Beatles

90 members enjoyed a night of live music from Beatle cover band

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Positano was built on the Gulf of Mexico side of Longboat Key in 2007.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 15, 2016
Longboat Key condo sells for $4.2 million

A three-bedroom unit in Positano set the price-per-square-foot record in 2016.

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Melissa Rosowski Herron captured this shot at sunset as Longboat Key Turtle Watch members released turtles that were found in an excavated nest that morning.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 14

Melissa Rosowski Herron captured this shot at sunset as Longboat Key Turtle Watch members released turtles that were found in an excavated nest that morning.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 13, 2016
Chamber hosts Networking @ Noon event

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce hosted the networking event for local businesses

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Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming attributes the island’s low crime rate with technology, such as license plate recognition cameras.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 13, 2016
Longboat Key named safest small city

Online insurance data provider ValuePenguin has named the island the fourth safest city in Florida, and the safest small city in the state.

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Dump trucks will deliver the last of 300,000 tons of sand to Longboat Key’s shores this week.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 13, 2016
Town wraps up truck renourishment

Dump trucks will deliver the last of 300,000 tons of sand to Longboat Key’s shores this week. But an emergency haul will follow later this year.

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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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