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Longboat Key

Sheriff Brad Steube will have completed 40 years with the sheriff's office when he retires.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 28, 2015
Manatee sheriff announces retirement

Brad Steube will retire in January 2017 when his term expires.

  • East County
  • News
The home, at 552 S. Spoonbill Drive, has five bedrooms and five full and two half baths.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 27, 2015
Bird Key house for sale for $6,250,000

The home, at 552 S. Spoonbill Drive, has five bedrooms and five full and two half baths.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Longboat Key Turtle Watch reported lounge chairs that blocked a nest and the ability for sea turtles to make it to the Gulf July 15.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 27, 2015
Beach furniture ordinance questioned

A Longboat Key commissioner has asked the town manager to add a beach furniture discussion item to a future workshop agenda.

  • Longboat Key
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Ed Adams
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 24, 2015
Ed Adams elected to board of Sister Cities International

Longboat Key winter resident Ed Adams to serve on the board of directors of Sister Cities International.

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  • Neighbors
Sarasota Memorial Hospital estimates a St. Armand’s facility could treat at least 9,000 patients annually.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 24, 2015
St. Armands clinic variance requests revived

Sarasota Memorial Hospital reduced its building footprint for a Circle clinic to eliminate concerns the city of Sarasota’s Board of Adjustment had with building footprint and extra parking spaces.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 24, 2015
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce goes to Fleming’s

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Business After Hours at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar on July 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Traffic headaches this past season has island mayors questioning how the mainland is planning for future housing growth in west Bradenton.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 23, 2015
Island mayors wary of mainland growth

Both Manatee County and city of Bradenton officials are being asked to attend a future Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials meeting to discuss future growth in west Bradenton.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2015
Forget global warming; data show next Ice Age is more likely

Constant change has been a part of the Earth’s climate history since the planet was formed 4.5 billion to 4.6 billion years ago. There has never been a long period of flat-line temperature in the history of the sphere.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 22, 2015
It’s time: peacocks must go

Round up all of them. Keeping a dozen male peacocks won’t change this fact: They’re a nuisance.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 22, 2015
OBITUARY | Marlene Etkin Horwitz

Marlene Etkin Horwitz died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Teresa and Bob Simmons, coordinators of the Tuttle Elementary Nutrition program
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 22, 2015
Real Estate Reports

Longboat Key Real Estate Reports

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 22, 2015
Summer boat traffic has striking impact on marine life

Several animals have been killed or injured by boat strikes this season.

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  • News
5871 Gulf of Mexico Drive
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 22, 2015
Luxury market

The Longboat Observer counts down the top 10 Longboat Key sales for the first six months of 2015.

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  • Real Estate
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 7.23.15

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

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Portions of the middle portion of Longboat Key’s shoreline will see sand come to the shore via dump trucks first. (File photo)
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
Town seeks to bid adieu to erosion

With state permits in place, pending federal permits are the only hurdle standing between the town of Longboat Key and millions of dollars worth of sand.

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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.
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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.
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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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