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Longboat Key

Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming says that approximately 84% of Key break-ins each year are attributed to unlocked doors like instances that occurred in Longbeach Village Jan. 22.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 3, 2016
Burglarized cars share common theme

Like 84% of break-ins that occur Keywide, the 13 vehicles that were recently burglarized in the Longbeach Village had unlocked doors.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Matt Walsh
  • February 3, 2016
Change the lights to red

Classic: Longboat residents are worried someone will be killed at the new crosswalks. But rather than change yellow lights to red, the state wants to conduct forums.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • February 3, 2016
Tuesday’s speeches were defining moments

Sen. Ted Cruz won the Iowa Republican caucuses

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 3, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 2.4.16

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

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Giacamo’s Bar and Lounge co-owner Ryan Lugo says a part of his new bar is bringing back a piece of history from the former Tiny’s of Longboat and making new memories.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 3, 2016
Giacomo's Bar and Lounge kicks off Sunday

The long-awaited Giacomo’s Bar and Lounge in Whitney Beach Plaza is counting down toward a grand opening on Super Bowl Sunday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A fistfight in the backyard of Bob and Ruth Gray’s home at 791 Broadway led Bob Gray to pursue battery charges against his neighbor, Christopher Tatreau.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 3, 2016
Village brawl makes a splash

A fight over landscaping left one resident in the pool and another facing possible battery charges.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 3, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Judy Blair, bus operator Karen Jara and Pat Curcuru
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 3, 2016
Oh, the places you’ll go on Longboat Key

Learn your transportation options on the Key.

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  • News
Alan Mitchell with Buddy Holly’s widow, Maria Elena, in 2009.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 3, 2016
Remembering the Day the Music Died

Longboat Key resident Alan Mitchell attended Buddy Holly’s last concert the night before Holly’s death in a plane crash.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 3, 2016
Longbeach Village home sells for $2.8 million.

The home at 6860 Pine St. has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,659 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Police observed a smashed door at the south entrance of the mid-rise building at the center of the property when they responded to the call, according to the incident report. The mid-rise building is in need of repairs and contaminated with mold.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 3, 2016
Is the Colony ‘the place to be?’

A Colony Beach & Tennis Resort incident report reveals that four juveniles entered the shuttered resort and may have been inside the mold-infested high-rise building.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 2, 2016
St. Armands residents hold annual meeting

The St. Armands Residents Association hosted its annual meeting Feb. 2, at Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Town Manager Dave Bullock announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Ringling College President Larry Thompson Monday night at Town Hall.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 2, 2016
Town, Ringling College announce partnership

The town of Longboat Key and Ringling College of Art and Design are working to create plans for a future cultural center as part of a new town center.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 2, 2016
Longboat Key Obituaries Feb. 4

Phyllis Dworkin, Richard Erickson, Fanny Grossman, and Timothy Hennigan died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 1, 2016
Longboat mansion sells for $7 million

Realtors from Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate represented the buyer and seller of the 7,586-square-foot home at 3745 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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Though homesteaded residents would gain property tax savings if Florida's overhaul proposal gains 60% of support in the November elections, even non-homesteaded property owners would see new protections from sharply rising property assessments.
  • June 11, 2026
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Longboat Key Fire Rescue has two ladder trucks that can reach 75 feet, including this Sutphen engine built in 2020, which serves as the primary engine at Fire Station 92.
  • June 10, 2026
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The home at 5840 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $4.5 million. Built in 2022, it has four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,145 square feet of living area.
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Metal sculptor John Grammer has honed his crafting skills through various stages of his careers in construction and prop work for film. Now, he said he appreciates getting to fine tune the work he presents at shows like last weekend's St. Armands Circle Craft Festival.
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Family and friends helped Out-of-Door Academy graduate Caleb Rodriguez celebrate his academic accomplishments at the May 22 ceremony. Rodriguez will be departing Longboat Key to attend the University of Central Florida to study mechanical engineering.
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Life is a roller coaster, and this graduate wants to engineer it

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