A ‘Nooner’ by any other name ...

September 9, 2009

“Nooners” have disappeared from the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber schedule.

Mimi Edlin honors family tradition

September 9, 2009

On Friday, Sept. 4, Temple Beth Israel member Mimi Edlin lit the Sabbath candles at the temple’s Shabbat service.

Household wall repairs make for some great headlines

September 2, 2009

Village resident Graham Cox was making minor repairs to the wall of his home when he made a newsworthy discovery: issues of The Longboat Observer dating back to the late 1970s and 1980s.

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September 2, 2009

Injured toddler prepares for surgery

September 2, 2009

Libby Claire McGarity, the 22-month-old toddler who was critically injured July 10, when she fell from a loft in the Village home of her grandparents, Jim and Susan Pressly, will undergo surgery to replace her skull flap Thursday, Sept. 3.

Bird Key Yacht Club builds children's play area

August 26, 2009

This summer, Bird Key Yacht Club members have spent many hours thinking of ways to entertain their children.

Sharkey celebrated his 50th birthday this week

August 26, 2009

Longboat Key Police Deputy Chief Martin Sharkey celebrated the big 5-0 Tuesday, Aug. 25. As of Tuesday, Sharkey, who has been a Longboat Key police officer since March 1981, wasn’t planning on any big celebrations — a low-key drink with his squad.

Key resident named to Top 100 Trial Lawyers list

August 26, 2009

The American Trial Lawyers Association recently named Longboat Key attorney Bernard Walsh to its 2009-10 list of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers.

Longboat Observer takes second place

August 26, 2009

The Longboat Observer won second place in its category in the Suburban Newspapers of America’s 2009 Newspaper of the Year/General Excellence contest.

SYC summertime ball draws a crowd

August 26, 2009

Sarasota Yacht Club celebrated "Havana Dreaming" Aug. 15 at its Black and White Ball.