Lord's Warehouse thrift shop closes for month

By Dana Kampa
| 5:00 a.m. September 4, 2025

Val Evanko, Joyce Mazurek and Dona Petruccelli run the counter at the Lord's Warehouse reopening.

Longboat Key
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Those looking to visit the Lord's Warehouse will have to wait a month as staff do a deep clean of the second-hand store before reopening for the season.

The thrift shop located at 6140 Gulf of Mexico Drive opened to wide acclaim in February after hurricanes Helene and Milton badly damaged the facility.

This high-end thrift store has several rooms filled with donated art, glassware, clothing and more, with even more racks of clothes outside when the weather abides.

Members of Longboat Island Chapel run the shop, and proceeds go toward supporting community members in need of assistance. Items not immediately sold go toward helping nonprofit organizations in Palmetto.

The store is typically open from 9 a.m. to noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

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Dana Kampa

Dana Kampa is the Longboat Key neighbors reporter for the Observer. She first ventured into journalism in her home state of Wisconsin, going on to report community stories everywhere from the snowy mountains of Washington State to the sunny shores of the Caribbean. She has been a writer and photographer for more than a decade, covering what matters most to readers.