The Longboat Key Library — filled with unsung heros
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Founding the Library on Longboat Key was a
12:30 am | The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from July 17 through July 23, 2014....
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12:26 am | The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. July 4 Property damage 1:35 p.m. Officer Nagell met with...
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12:25 am | Longboat Key News encourages Letters to the Editor on timely issues. Please email to: letters@lbknews.com or mail to 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Ste. 201B, Longboat Key, FL 34228. We also print letters...
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11:05 am | STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Longboat Key Vice Mayor Jack Duncan will not seek a third and final term and has announced he is stepping down in March 2015. In a letter...
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10:49 am | Longboat Police use video, deduction to track lost wallet.‘This grateful visitor will enjoy her vacation and no doubt remember her experiences on Longboat Key fondly.’...
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10:32 am | The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from July 10 through July 16, 2014....
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10:31 am | The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. July 11 Stolen sunglasses 10:28 a.m. Sgt. Bourque received a...
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10:26 am | MELISSA REID Associate Publisher mreid@lbknews.com On July 8, Longboat Key Police arrested Charles Griffith, 53, for burglary at a home on Buttonwood Drive. The home was unoccupied at the time of the burglary,...
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10:07 am | Longboat Key News encourages Letters to the Editor on timely issues. Please email to: letters@lbknews.com or mail to 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Ste. 201B, Longboat Key, FL 34228. We also print letters...
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07:33 pm | Colony Lender in agreement with Unicorp placed the high bid of $15,200,100 and bought several pieces of collateral including the common property, tennis courts, restaurant, spa, swimming pool and other assets critical to...
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07:08 pm | Longboat Key food aficionados who love incredible gourmet breakfasts are in luck; fine cuisine is just outside your front door....
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04:54 pm | When will the town re-zone the Colony property? Will residents at Islandside really be subjected to 100 dump trucks of sand each day? Will the town finally develop the Bayfront Park site into an expanded...
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04:51 pm | ‘I think it is really fabulous that they were there so quickly. We should give a big hand to our LBK paramedics.’...
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04:49 pm | From January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014 the License Plate Recognition (LPR) Camera System alerted on 45,218 license plates crossing under cameras at both ends of the island. This equates to an...
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04:44 pm | Longboat Key News encourages Letters to the Editor on timely issues. Please email to: letters@lbknews.com or mail to 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Ste. 201B, Longboat Key, FL 34228. We also print letters...
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04:42 pm | Longboat Key Fire Rescue reminds residents to follow these steps in securing your boat or marine vessel during severe weather:...
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04:39 pm | The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. July 1 Noise complaint 10:31 p.m. Officer Smith was dispatched...
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01:36 pm | The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from July 2 through July 9, 2014....
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01:58 pm | The woman was coughing up salt water but quickly recovered and expressed gratitude for the officers’ swift action. ...
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01:46 pm | Judge May has been reversed five out of five times on appeal....
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Major Headlines
Longboat Key Vice Mayor Duncan to exit Town Commission and enter next stage of his life »
11:05 am | STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Longboat Key Vice Mayor Jack Duncan will not seek a third and final term and has announced he is stepping down in...
Longboat Police use video, deduction to track lost wallet »
10:49 am | Longboat Police use video, deduction to track lost wallet.‘This grateful visitor will enjoy her vacation and no doubt remember her experiences on Longboat Key fondly.’...
Longboat turtle nest totals for the week, year »
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Burglar caught in the act »
10:26 am | MELISSA REID Associate Publisher mreid@lbknews.com On July 8, Longboat Key Police arrested Charles Griffith, 53, for burglary at a home on Buttonwood Drive. The home was unoccupied at...
BREAKING NEWS: Unicorp buys Colony assets at auction »
07:33 pm | Colony Lender in agreement with Unicorp placed the high bid of $15,200,100 and bought several pieces of collateral including the common property, tennis courts, restaurant, spa, swimming pool...
Managing Longboat’s future »
04:54 pm | When will the town re-zone the Colony property?
Will residents at Islandside really be subjected to 100 dump trucks of sand each day?
Will the town finally develop the Bayfront...
Fast response by Longboat Paramedics averts danger »
04:51 pm | ‘I think it is really fabulous that they were there so quickly. We should give a big hand to our LBK paramedics.’...
License Plate Recognition Camera System 2014 update »
04:49 pm | From January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014 the License Plate Recognition (LPR) Camera System alerted on 45,218 license plates crossing under cameras at both ends of the...
Think boat safety before the storm hits »
04:42 pm | Longboat Key Fire Rescue reminds residents to follow these steps in securing your boat or marine vessel during severe weather:...
Longboat police save drowning woman after boating mishap »
01:58 pm | The woman was coughing up salt water but quickly recovered and expressed gratitude for the officers’ swift action. ...
Colony Judge reversed again »
01:46 pm | Judge May has been reversed five out of five times on appeal....
Opinion
The Colony chess game coming to a painful close »
10:22 am | The world is tired of watching the game. The rooks and the horses are closing in inexorably...
July 22, 2014 / 4 comments / Read More »Hell of a time to denounce Israel »
10:15 am | Israel’s position is precarious. We are likely seeing the beginning of another intifada....
July 22, 2014 / No comment / Read More »Those huddled masses »
10:10 am | So the positions were hardened here in Florida. Not much happened....
July 22, 2014 / No comment / Read More »More on teamwork… »
04:46 pm | Teams need coaches, captains, yes leaders. Our team is in disarray....
July 14, 2014 / 1 comment / Read More »Colony fiasco, Bayfront Park plan, burying power lines and all of LBK demands strong leadership »
12:44 pm | Our memory of the former Colony haunts us. We want someone with vision to step in. But...
July 6, 2014 / 3 comments / Read More »Between Iraq and a hard place »
12:40 pm | Hopefully it will not take another century or two to bring some sanity to the situation, but...
July 6, 2014 / 1 comment / Read More »What do we think? »
12:38 pm | Americans are worried about the country’s standing in the world. They want to be the most...
July 6, 2014 / No comment / Read More »Power line burial offers Key benefits »
12:36 pm | The value of our homes is strongly tied to the ambiance of the island....
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- Justice Dept. Moves to Shield Anti-Iran Group’s Files
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