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Longboat Key

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 27, 2016
A part-time resident’s guide to the Floridays referendum

Longboat Key residents must request an absentee ballot for their off-island address if they will not be living on the Key during the Aug. 30 referendum.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 27, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Susan Phillips, event chairwoman and Garden Club president, at last year's Dinner and a Movie.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 27, 2016
Clubs saddle up for Dinner and a Movie

The Longboat Key Garden and Kiwanis clubs will hold their second Dinner and a Movie April 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A turtle returns to the same beach she was born on to lay eggs.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 27, 2016
Turtles crawl to nesting season

Sea turtle nesting officially hatches May 1.

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  • News
The Unit B-902 condo at 415 L’Ambiance Drive has two bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,385 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 27, 2016
L’Ambiance condo sells for $1.55 million

The Unit B-902 condo at 415 L’Ambiance Drive has two bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,385 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 27, 2016
OBITUARY: Charlotte Fortunato

Charlotte Fortunato, 78, of Longboat Key, died March 28.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 27, 2016
Cops Corner 04.47.16

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles aims to redevelop his restaurant.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 26, 2016
Longboat Key restaurants move forward with changes

Owners of Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub and the former Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant push ahead with redevelopment.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 23, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club has a ball

Bird Key Yacht Club members turned into jocks at the All Sports Ball April 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 22, 2016
Temple Beth Israel celebrates Passover

Longboat Key residents celebrated the first night of Passover April 22, at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gerry Dice submitted this photo of her grandson, Nate VanDrunen, and great-grandaughter, Winnie, walking along the beach on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 21

Gerry Dice submitted this photo of her grandson, Nate VanDrunen, and great-grandaughter, Winnie, walking along the beach on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 20, 2016
Sun sets on Seaplace’s season

Seaplace hosted its final party of the season, Sunset at Seaplace, April 20.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 20, 2016
Town goal: Buy GMD

Longboat’s Town Commission appears emboldened to convince FDOT that the Gulf of Mexico Drive crosswalks should be removed. Why not go all the way?

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 20, 2016
An old idea resurrected: a bridge to Longboat Key

The idea has been around since the 1960s.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 20, 2016
Virginia Sanders: A force for preservation

Virginia Sanders’ diminutive stature and cheery persona belied her passion for the environment.

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