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Longboat Key | Neighbors

St. Armands Circle is one of this year's nominees for USA Today's Top 10 best shopping centers.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • May 29, 2025
St. Armands Circle aims for readers' choice award

Sarasota's St. Armands Circle hopes to take the title of USA Today's top shopping center.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Harry's Continental Kitchen is highlighting all things local at a seafood-based fundraiser dinner benefitting Suncoast Waterkeeper.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • May 29, 2025
Harry's Continental Kitchen to feature local seafood at benefit dinner

Longtime Longboat Key restaurant Harry's Continental Kitchen is partnering with Sammy's Seafood and Jackson Family Wines for a one-night "Sea-to-Table" fundraiser.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Catherine Avery, Founder
  • May 29, 2025
From Wall Street to Longboat Key: How CAIM Built a Top-Tier Investment Firm with a Personal Touch

Catherine Avery, owner of Catherine Avery Investment Management (CAIM), began her investment journey as an 18 year old New York University finance student while working at Oppenheimer Funds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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Meet Jessica Spitalnic Mates, the new senior rabbi at Temple Beth Israel on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • May 28, 2025
Meet Temple Beth Israel's new senior rabbi

Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates looks forward to promoting educational programming at the temple, guided by her knowledge of art and history related to the Holocaust.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gemma Briggs plays the bagpipes while accompanied by Rear Commodore Saul Landesberg, Jay Plager and Vice Commodore Tony Britt during Bird Key Yacht Club's tribute to the fallen for Memorial Day.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • May 26, 2025
Bird Key honors fallen heroes Memorial Day weekend

Bagpipe instrumentalist Gemma Briggs offers special tribute with patriotic songs, remembering her family members who served.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Phlebotomists Kierrah Stanford and Diana Lemus staff the SunCoast Blood Centers' "bloodmobile" stationed outside of Longboat Key Town Hall on May 21.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • May 26, 2025
Longboaters appreciate convenience of blood donation

SunCoast Blood Centers volunteers continue outreach efforts throughout the year on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Porshia Lococo and Meredith Piazza, two of the leaders with Riverview High School's Cyesis parenting program, speak with members of Longboat Island Chapel who held a donation drive this month.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • May 25, 2025
From diapers to daycare, parent program offers holistic assistance

Longboat Island Chapel is supporting parents at Riverview High School with this month's Gather and Give drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Susan Phillips and Cyndi Seamon volunteer to help replant the Butterfly Garden at Bicentennial Park early in the morning. Replanting efforts continue this week.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • May 24, 2025
Work on Butterfly Garden restoration gets underway

Volunteers showed up this week to replant the Butterfly Garden at Bicentennial Park on Longboat Key, and they're starting work on the wider park.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Artist Stephen Harlan offers a glimpse into his creative process this weekend at Wyland Gallery Sarasota on St. Armands Circle.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • May 22, 2025
Self-taught digital artist shakes up high-end art world

Florida-based artist Stephen Harlan met with fans this weekend at Wyland Gallery Sarasota on St. Armands Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
As she celebrates her 90th birthday, Longboat Key resident Merle Nelson says it is important to maintain a generous spirit.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • May 21, 2025
Longboat nonagenarian reflects on accomplishments

Merle Nelson shares stories of her storied career and life advice on her 90th birthday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sisters Stephanie and Samantha Esposito, grandchildren of longtime Longboaters Anthony and Mabel Esposito, both recently graduated from medical school.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • May 20, 2025
Longboat Key residents celebrate two granddaughters' med school graduations

Class of 2025 includes two graduates from medical school hailing from the Longboat Esposito family.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Carol Peschel, Executive Director Amy Steinhauser and Barbara Koetsier participate in a relaxing afternoon of drinking tea and coloring at The Paradise Center.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • May 17, 2025
Longboat Key's yearlong residents enjoy high time for tea

Attendees at one of The Paradise Center's latest social events partook in afternoon tea and coloring.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Firefighter Paramedic Chris O'Brien (left) walks in front of the group with Michelle Floril, who is traveling the east coast with Carry the Load.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • May 17, 2025
Longboat Key Fire Rescue joins Carry the Load to remember fallen heroes

Longboat Key is on one of Carry the Load's national routes that sends volunteers across the country to walk alongside first responders and families of service members every May.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Cliff Hornsby, aka "Gerry Atric," opens the show.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • May 15, 2025
Longboat Key comedian books streaming special

Longboat Key's favorite comedian Cliff Hornsby, aka "Gerry Atric," kicks off his 2026 tour with a standup special taping in November.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Printmaker Zerbe Sodervick contemplates which pieces to include in her first showcase at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • May 14, 2025
Inventive print artist debuts at All Angels for spring

Artist Zerbe Sodervick captures fleeting impressions on paper with her unique style of printmaking, featuring botanical clippings and lost items.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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Brent Piersma and Beverly Sutton fill seed packets for Hope Seeds.
  • December 5, 2025
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A satellite image of Hurricane Irma.
  • December 4, 2025
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Longboat Key Police Chief Russ Mager speaks at a Rotary Club of Longboat Key meeting Tuesday, Sept. 16. Mager, who spent nearly three decades in law enforcement primarily in Delray Beach, said LBKPD has training requirements similar to the much larger city of Delray and that officers on the Key are well prepared for any event that may take place thanks to partnerships the department has with neighboring jurisdictions.
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Sidewalks on the southern portion of Gulf of Mexico Drive will be closed nightly as construction crews begin work to install a gas line to accommodate a dredging project in Sarasota Bay.
  • December 3, 2025
Expect road, sidewalk closures on Longboat Key
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Lucie Lapovsky, president of the Longboat Key Democratic Club, and Nick Gladding, president of the Republican Club of Longboat Key, are two members of Miracle on the Key, a group which aims to find common ground among hot-button political issues.
  • December 3, 2025
Longboat Dems, GOP join together to find common ground

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