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Longboat Key

    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 15, 2015
Longboat celebrates sweet 60

Longboat Key celebrated its 60th anniversary Nov. 14, at Bayfront Park.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 13, 2015
Bacchus on the Beach celebrates stone crab and wine

More than 300 guests enjoyed an evening of stone crab and wine at Bacchus on the Beach’s Stone Crab Celebration & Winemaker Auction Nov. 13, at the Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 13, 2015
Artists interpret landscape

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts held its opening reception for “The Interpreted Landscape” Nov. 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 13, 2015
Sarasota in Defense of Animals gets on Island Time

More than 135 animal lovers enjoyed an evening benefiting Sarasota in Defense of Animals at the Island Time fundraiser Nov. 12, at Daiquiri Deck.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A crosswalk at Companion Way in the 5600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive was being constructed Wednesday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 13, 2015
Crosswalk construction is underway

Four Longboat Key crosswalks are being installed on Gulf of Mexico Drive to make pedestrian crossings safer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • November 12, 2015
‘The Wonderful Spirit’

Longboat Key's 60th anniversary

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Florida Power & Light Co. worked to restore power yesterday to 3,825 Longboat Key customers.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 12, 2015
Power outage affects 3,825 Bay Isles homes

The Longboat Key power outage also disrupted a video presentation being presented at the Veterans Day Parade yesterday.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • November 12, 2015
Longboat Key Veterans Day Parade becomes tradition

More than 130 veterans who live, work or worship on Longboat Key celebrated Veterans Day on Nov. 11 with a quarter-mile parade.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Phyllis Bourgery submitted this photo of a sunset on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: Nov. 12

Phyllis Bourgery submitted this photo of a sunset on Longboat Key.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 11, 2015
Longboat Key celebrates its veterans

More than 130 veterans who live, work or worship on Longboat Key celebrated Veterans Day on Nov. 11 with a quarter-mile parade.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • November 11, 2015
QUIZ: Longboat Key celebrates 60 years

How well do you know the barrier island's history?

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  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 11, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 11.12.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

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  • News
Five years later, the 18-acre beachfront property at 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive remains locked up and vacant.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 11, 2015
Welcome Back: Colony still sits vacant

Making vacation plans? Don’t plan on staying at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort any time soon.

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While you were away, the 150 peacocks in Longbeach Village didn’t leave town.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 11, 2015
Welcome Back: Town fails to lure peacock trapper

While you were away, the 150 peacocks in Longbeach Village didn’t leave town.

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Longboat Key residents cite seasonal traffic as a top concern.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 11, 2015
Welcome Back: Traffic congestion headed for your roadways

There’s no quick fix for regional traffic troubles.

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