LONGBOAT
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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 40, NO. 49
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YOUR TOWN
A life in the circus.
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THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018
FEMA just says no Town plans to appeal agency’s denial of request to reset beaches to pre-Irma condition. PAGE 3
Swans and peacocks and … coyotes, oh my? Last week, a coyote was spotted on Bogey Lane in Longboat Key’s Country Club Shores neighborhood. Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming said the department doesn’t often get calls about them, though. In fact, he said he thinks the last time someone reported a coyote was at least two years ago. Cumming said they aren’t known for going after people, but he cautions residents to keep their distance, and if they became a nuisance, such as snooping around in trash, to call the Police Department.
SMILING SAILORS
Kids group joins boat enthusiasts for day on the bay. SEE PAGE 20
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Desired destination The Resort at Longboat Key Club was named No. 10 on Travel + Leisure magazine’s list of the Top 10 Resort Hotels in Florida, excluding Miami Beach. The list was voted on by the magazine’s readers, and this year, seven of the 10 were located on Florida’s Gulf Coast, the magazine wrote. In October, the resort was also named to Conde Nast Traveler’s 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards. On that list, it was the No. 5 resort.
Katie Johns
Sierra and Seth Rivera and Malachi Cleto joined others from the Bradenton Dream Center on July 11 to learn how to sail with Sarasota Sailing Squadron in Sarasota Bay.
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Turtle Tracks JULY 8-14: Nests False Crawls
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2018 2017 79 96 163 86
YEAR TO DATE: 2018 2017 Nests 835 1,114 False Crawls 858 1,049 Source: Mote Marine Laboratory Data for Longboat Key
An $8,000 message Town leaders say forfeiture case accomplishes their goals even though its cost exceeds settlement. SEE PAGE 4
Ballet the Cuban way. INSIDE