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Longboat Key

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  • Adam Hughes
  • June 1, 2016
Coquina Beach home sells for $2,437,100

Built in 1977, 2913 Gulf of Mexico Drive has four bedrooms, four baths and 1,980 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $595,000 in 1994.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Danny Frank, 32, prepares to water ski.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 1, 2016
Local charities sponsor adaptive water skiing

On May 22, several local non-profits collaborated for an adaptive clinic for 20 people with disabilities to learn to water ski.

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  • News
Shelley Barker took this photo near the Longboat Key Post Office.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 26, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 26

Shelley Barker took this photo near the Longboat Key Post Office.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 25, 2016
Giacomo’s hosts Business After Hours

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Business After Hours May 24, at Giacomo’s Bar and Lounge.

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 25, 2016
Re-orient ourselves on turtles

Longboat Key’s proposed ordinance with stricter beach lighting requirements can be viewed as more government reach. But helping hatchlings can also be a selling point.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 25, 2016
REMEMBER THE FALLEN: MAY 30

Memorial Day was first observed May 30, 1868.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
While the town of Longboat Key's new management intern Katie Taylor will focus on shoring up grant money, she will also be involved in the undergrounding and renourishment projects.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 25, 2016
Conversation with Katie Taylor, town intern

The town of Longboat Key's newest employee discusses her start as the island’s management intern.

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  • News
David Novak places Lefty and Bubba at Harbourside May 1. (Courtesy Photo)
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 25, 2016
Longboat an empty nester this year

For the first time in since 2006, Longboat Key will be without any newborn swans this summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Plymouth Harbor President and CEO Harry Hobson with wife, Nancy
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 25, 2016
Plymouth Harbor celebrates 50 years

On May 23, Plymouth Harbor celebrated its 50th anniversary, “Celebrating our Past. Envisioning Our Future.”

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 25, 2016
Enclave condo sells for $3.5 million

The Unit A condominium at 3456 Gulf of Mexico Drive has five bedrooms, five-and-two-half baths and 4,362 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 25, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By H. Terrell Griffin
  • May 25, 2016
Chapter 1: Trouble in Paradise

Protestors. Pot. A Peacock Killer. Can detective Jake Bass stop the Key's descent into mayhem?

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 25, 2016
Cops Corner 05.25.16

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

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  • Cops Corner
Meredith Ellsworth moved to Spanish Main Yacht Club in June 2013.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 25, 2016
Sarasota area sets the scene for novelist Meredith Ellsworth

Known by her pen name M.S. Spencer, Spanish Main resident Meredith Ellsworth's newest novel unfolds at Mote Marine.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 24, 2016
Coast Guard refuses Longboat bridge request

The U.S. Coast Guard may alter the timings of two Siesta Key and Anna Maria Island bridges.

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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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