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Longboat Key | Neighbors

    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 18, 2021
St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church hosts parish picnic

The church hosted its first social event in about a year and invited parishioners to pack a picnic.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: March 18

Doug Blunt captured this full moon rising over the harbor at the Shore Restaurant on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Heather Rippy
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 18, 2021
Driftwood Beach Home and Garden creates community space

The new space is more than a store and offers gardening and cooking classes out back.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
You'll easily spot rufa red knots during breeding season, when they develop their distinctive red plumage. (Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • March 18, 2021
Bird of the week: Rufa red knot

World travelers visit our shores.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 17, 2021
Longboat Island Chapel hosts St. Patrick's Day lunch

A few chapel members gathered in the Friendship Garden for the holiday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 15, 2021
Clean getaway

Surfrider Foundation hosts another cleanup.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Greta on the nest. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 15, 2021
Eggciting season

Longboat Key swans lay their first eggs of the season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dave Crawford. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 15, 2021
Longtime Longboat Key mail carrier Dave Crawford dies at 58

Crawford delivered mail along Longboat Key for 33 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Wahib and Lois Habib
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 15, 2021
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church organist Lois Habib retires after 27 years

St. Armands Key Lutheran Church organist steps away after 27 years, but she won't be far from the keyboard.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 12, 2021
J. McLaughlin hosts Sip and Shop for Save Our Seabirds

Store manager Melanie Dale is kicking off a full month of Sip and Shops.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 11, 2021
Longboat Key Club golfers get in an essential round

Golfers dressed up as essential workers for the most recent member-guest day at the club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 9, 2021
Longboat Key women's golf associations gather to Go For the Cure

Both the Key Niners and the Women's Golf Association came together for a round of golf.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 9, 2021
Thanks, employees

Town of Longboat Key thanks employees on Employee Appreciation Day.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Donna Sharp Blaney and Suzy Brenner
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 9, 2021
Paradise Center plans for socially distanced gala

The center will host a silent auction in its rec room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Barbara Harrison in her home with her art
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 8, 2021
Longboat Key artist Barbara Harrison is bringing it all together

As Harrison continues with her art and yoga, she's continuing the threads of her childhood dreams.

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