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You Observed: Yardarm Lane gets back in the groove of things

The Country Club Shores street celebrated increasing vaccinations with a block party.


  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • | 12:34 p.m. April 7, 2021
  • Longboat Key
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Residents of Yardarm Lane in Country Club Shores celebrated the ability to get back into the groove of things with a block party on April 3. 

The theme was "Getting Back to Groovy," wrote resident Joanne Forch, and residents of the street were invited to dress up in their grooviest gear and party with their neighbors. Neighbors Kristie and Keith Harrison were the organizers and brought in a food truck called The Groovy Grill. Yardarm neighbors dined on grilled cheese and burgers. 

"It was so much fun to be vaccinated, have a party and feel normal again," Forch said. 

From young kids to older adults, the street was filled with hippies wearing circular sunglasses, tie dye and more fringe than has been seen in decades. Forch wrote the next block party will be in fall with either the theme of Biker Chicks or Time to Rodeo. 

Kathy Fanto and Melanie Russell. Courtesy photo.
Kathy Fanto and Melanie Russell. Courtesy photo.
Ben Crist, Luella Nygren, Kassie Harrison and Winnie Nygren. Courtesy photo.
Ben Crist, Luella Nygren, Kassie Harrison and Winnie Nygren. Courtesy photo.
Kassie Harrison and Luella Nygren. Courtesy photo.
Kassie Harrison and Luella Nygren. Courtesy photo.
Families claim tables to have dinner. Courtesy photo.
Families claim tables to have dinner. Courtesy photo.
The Groovy Grill parks on Yardarm Lane to serve food. Courtesy photo.
The Groovy Grill parks on Yardarm Lane to serve food. Courtesy photo.
Winnie and Luella Nygren with Joanne Forch. Courtesy photo.
Winnie and Luella Nygren with Joanne Forch. Courtesy photo.
Families claim tables to have dinner. Courtesy photo.
Families claim tables to have dinner. Courtesy photo.
Residents of Yardarm Lane gather for a block party. Courtesy photo.
Residents of Yardarm Lane gather for a block party. Courtesy photo.
Carole Rinaldi, Joanne Forch and Lynn Larson. Courtesy photo.
Carole Rinaldi, Joanne Forch and Lynn Larson. Courtesy photo.
Groups mingle at tables. Courtesy photo.
Groups mingle at tables. Courtesy photo.
John Forch and organizer Kristie Harrison. Courtesy photo.
John Forch and organizer Kristie Harrison. Courtesy photo.

 

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