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Longboat Key

    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 13, 2016
More than tweaking needed

Longboat neighborhood associations appear poised to go to court over the town’s underground assessments. It’ll be worth the effort to review the methodology.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Preia Hayes, 9, and sister, Iyleigh, 6, with Lilly Gerling, 4, and sister Grace, 6 enjoy at a Longboat beach last summer.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 13, 2016
Summer Bucket List

Enjoy everything the island and surrounding areas have to offer, minus the crowds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Former minister the Rev. Vincent Carroll with wife, Molly, and interim minister the Rev. Bill Friederich, right, with wife, Bah
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 13, 2016
Longboat Island Chapel finds interim minister

The Rev. Bill Friederich will serve as the chapel’s interim minister.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 13, 2016
Vizcaya condo sells for $2.15 million

The Unit 1B3 condo at 2333 Gulf of Mexic Drive has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,961 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Mote Scientific Foundation’s land is at the intersection of Gulf of Mexico Drive and Jungle Queen Way.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 13, 2016
Commission rejects land offer from Mote

A 2-acre parcel at GMD and Jungle Queen Way is still available after commissioners nix the discussions of a town purchase.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 13, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Matt Zito has shot six holes-in-one during his 62 years of playing golf.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 13, 2016
Longboat Key resident aces his game

What are the odds? Matt Zito shot two holes-in-one in the same week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The town of Longboat Key seeks to discourage beachgoers from parking on the grassy area near the 360 North condominium complex.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 13, 2016
Town targets trespassers at 360 North

Who’s cutting through 360 North? Longboat Key residents have a few theories.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
How to avoid being a victim of vehicle burglary.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 13, 2016
Smash-and-grab vehicle burglaries hit Longboat Key

Police remind the public to be aware after two recent incidents at beach accesses.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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.
    By
  • 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.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Al “Mifflin” Lowe and his dog, Pookie
    By
  • 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.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
(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.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • 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.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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

  • Longboat Key
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