LONGBOAT
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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 41, NO. 2
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YOUR TOWN
Katie Johns
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Project in limbo.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2018
Work in progress Condo renovations designed to enhance image. PAGE 3
Town Hall treats Feel the need for something sweet? Town Hall might not normally be your first choice, but Longboat Key is breaking that preconceived notion. At the welcome desk, visitors will find individually wrapped hard candies that are fruit flavored. Not only are the candies a small pickme-up, they also double as a promotion for the town’s Twitter feed, @TownofLBK.
Matchmaker? Ferruh Muktar hopes to find a marrow donor while raising awareness. SEE PAGE 14
Courtesy photo
Brenda Jameson and Cyndi Seamon
Turtle thanks It might be the middle of sea turtle-nesting season, but the Longboat Key Turtle Watch took a well-deserved break over the weekend. Volunteers gathered Saturday morning at Zota Beach Resort for a “turtally” relaxing breakfast. The breakfast was in honor of the hours the volunteers put in as they monitor the Manatee County portion of Longboat Key beaches during nesting season, which runs from May 1 to Oct. 31.
Katie Johns
Ferruh Muktar says he’s hopeful he will find a bone marrow match as more people enter the registry every day.
Toxic bloom hits hard
Turtle Tracks AUG. 12-18: Nests False Crawls
2018 2017 1 1 0 1
YEAR TO DATE: 2018 2017 992 1,285 Nests False Crawls 1,002 1,167 Source: Mote Marine Laboratory Data for Longboat Key
Katie Johns
Save Our Seabirds Avian Hospital Administration Dana Leworthy says a few birds have been brought in that were more than likely affected by red tide.
Red tide’s effects hurting turtles, birds, mammals. SEE PAGE 4
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