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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Susan Goldfarb and Michael Garey
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 18, 2021
Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key hears presentation from Education Center at Temple Beth Israel

Program director Susan Goldfarb spoke to the club about the center's first season as a new entity.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 17, 2021
Symphony Massage, Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce host ribbon-cutting on Longboat Key

The spa business opened in mid-February 2020, but the chamber took the opportunity to welcome them in 2021.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 17, 2021
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce hosts Business After Hours

The chamber met in downtown Sarasota at the rooftop bar at Sage.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 17, 2021
Beth Israel Women gather for lunch on Longboat Key

Attendees came together for a homemade lunch and handmade jewelry sale.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 16, 2021
Women's Golf Association starts season on Longboat Key

The 18-hole golf group played their first round of the year and met for lunch.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rev. Ken Blyth from SAKLC, Father Dave Marshall from All Angels, Rabbi Stephen Sniderman from Temple Beth Israel, Rev. Norman Pritchard from CCLBK, MiMi Horwitz and Rev. Brock Patterson from Longboat Island Chapel.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 15, 2021
Communities of faith plan for Thanksgiving service on Longboat Key

The interfaith service on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving is a long-standing tradition.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 15, 2021
Longboat Key area celebrates veterans

Veterans receive their due from a grateful community.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 14, 2021
Temple Beth Israel hosts welcome back dinner

The temple also welcomed a dozen new members to the congregation.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 14, 2021
St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church hosts Christmas Bazaar

The Longboat Key church sold baked goods, crafts and decorations galore.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 12, 2021
Town of Longboat Key celebrates 66 years

The town was incorporated in 1955.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 12, 2021
Longboat Island Chapel hosts Veterans Day concert

Siren Song provided the music, which ranged from celebratory to brooding to liberating.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 11, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: November 11

David Lauterbach captured this sandpiper on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 11, 2021
Plymouth Harbor, Tidewell Hospice honor veterans with pinning ceremony

More than 40 of Plymouth Harbor's 80 veterans attended the ceremony and received a pin.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 10, 2021
Longboat Key resident celebrates 100th birthday

Mildred Clark will hit a century on Nov. 15.

  • Longboat Key
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Sunny and Richard McGrath
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 10, 2021
Republican Club of Longboat Key gets update from town leadership

At the club's November meeting, town officials provided an update on life on Longboat.

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