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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 38, NO. 49
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Saivetz remembered
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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016
Shoal searching: A sand solution? There’s a treasure trove of sand less than 100 yards from the shores of Longboat Key. So why don’t officials see sand source potential? SEE PAGE 3
YOUR TOWN
SMALL AND SECURE Here are ValuePenguin’s top five safest small cities in Florida. 1. Longboat Key 2. Bay Harbor Islands 3. Tequesta 4. Valparaiso 5. Niceville
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Plymouth Harbor gives regards to Broadway Plymouth Harbor resident Arthur Ancowitz, above, hosted a watch party of “She Loves Me,” the first livestream in history of a Broadway play. “As the play was being performed in New York, we saw it as it was happening on screen at Plymouth Harbor with my friends and brother,” Ancowitz said.
Join a Turtle Walk You have two weeks left to join Mote Marine and Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers for a public turtle walk. The 1.5-mile walks begin at 6:45 a.m. Saturdays, July 23 and July 30, at the public beach access at 4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive. For more information, visit lbkturtlewatch.com
TURTLE TRACKS WEEK OF JULY 10-16: Nests False Crawls
2016 2015 106 44 203 28
TOTAL, AS OF JULY 16: 2016 2015 Nests 946 624 False Crawls 1,428 570 Longboat Key numbers Source: Mote Marine Laboratory
YOU ARE HERE SAFEST SMALL 1 CITY IN FLORIDA
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Why was Longboat Key ranked the safest small city in Florida? Police Chief Pete Cumming explains his theories. SEE PAGE 5
Turtle hour Want to track turtles? Forget about hitting the snooze button. SEE PAGE 14
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Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteer Terri Driver checks the caging on a turtle nest while patrolling a one-mile stretch of beach.
A+E Little Skull Photography brings a vintage flair to local portraits. INSIDE
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