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Longboat Key | Neighbors

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 2, 2021
Garden Club hosts Arbor Day picnic

The picnic was the club's first significant in-person event since the pandemic.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 30, 2021
Temple Beth Israel hosts food, book drive

Donors dropped off food on one side of the parking lot and books on the other.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 29

Janet Krueger captured this breezy day on Longboat Key.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 22

Frederick Beyerlein captured this image of a sunset across the water off Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 27, 2021
Women's Golf Association bids farewell for season

The Longboat Key golf group played one last round before summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Molly Schechter
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 27, 2021
Schechter's celebration

Molly Schechter, Longboat Key resident, turns 80.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 27, 2021
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church clears bookshelves

The church hosted a book sale with tomes from their own collection.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 27, 2021
Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key meets new commissioner

The speaker at the April 15 meeting was Debra Williams.

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  • Neighbors
One of the winners, taken by Renee Odell, shows the swan Greta.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 26, 2021
Facebook photo finish

Longboat Key Life Facebook page hosted a photo contest.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 26, 2021
Firehouse Subs grant provides Longboat Key extrication equipment

Municipal Emergency Services trained Longboat Key Fire Rescue personnel how to use the new equipment.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 23, 2021
Longboat Island Chapel walks the walk, talks the talk for Earth Day

The church put nature front and center during its first-ever ecological showcase.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
James Brearley accepted the award from Carla Rowan.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 23, 2021
Whitney's accepts Good Neighbor Award from LBK North

The north end neighbors association presented its first Good Neighbor award to the restaurant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The name “merganser” is a combination of the Latin words “mergus” (diver) and “anser” (goose). (Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • April 23, 2021
Bird of the week: Hooded merganser

Winter visitors to Florida are found frequently in wooded lakes or ponds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Saturday’s Blessing of the Fleet Boat Parade at the Longboat Harbour Condominium complex featured 18 boats, 25 paddlers and the Longboat Key Police and Fire Department boats. Photo provided by Bill Coughlin.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 22, 2021
Longboat Harbour hosts Blessing of the Fleet Boat Parade

The Longboat Key Police Department's new boat was among the boats featured in Saturday's parade.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 21, 2021
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce crosses the bridge to Anna Maria Island

The chamber hosted a Bridge Connection event on the north end of Longboat Key.

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