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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Sandi Drake and Hunter
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • June 2, 2020
Town mascot returns

Hunter the therapy dog returned to Town Hall

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ben Weiner warms up for Friday evening.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • June 2, 2020
Bird Key Yacht Club keeps members entertained

Guitarist Ben Weiner has played for members and staff throughout the entire pandemic.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jose Martinez brought his paella pan to the fire station.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • June 2, 2020
Rotary Club of Longboat Key stays the course in pandemic

Despite lockdown, the club has kept up their meeting schedule and community work.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 1, 2020
New grad gets a new hat

Fire department visits soon-to-be first grader.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 28

Susan Luke captured this egret feeding on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Florence and Milton Harr celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on Tuesday.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 26, 2020
Happy 75th anniversary

Florence and Milton Harr have been in Longboat Key for about 25 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Terri Ruebusch created this piece while at home during the pandemic.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 26, 2020
Ikebana artists keep creating in isolation

Terri Ruebusch, a Longboat Key-based ikebana artist, created with what she could find.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Couples sit next to each other and far from friends at Longboat Island Chapel's lunches.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 22, 2020
Centers of worship keep Longboat Key socialization alive

As virtually every other area of social interaction shut down over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, churches continued to dole out socialization in whatever ways they could.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 22, 2020
Group exercise begins again on Longboat Key

Socializing and social distancing are finding a way to go hand-in-hand.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 21, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 21

Brian Wamback captured this wave hitting a groin on the north end of Longboat on a windy afternoon.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 20, 2020
Box of thanks

St. Armands Key Lutheran Church donates meals to frontline workers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lisa and Ava O'Hara
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 20, 2020
Ma's Garden Boutique on Longboat Key opens amid pandemic

The mother-daughter team behind floral shop are looking forward to the adventure.

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If they win, Mote will use the funds for nesting survey supplies like stakes for marking nests.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 19, 2020
Vote for Mote

Because it rhymes! And to help sea turtles.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 18, 2020
Bayou neighborhood entrance matures in its second year

The design is eye-catching, but there are no native plants in the display.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Karen Pashkow rattles a noisemaker to attract attention from drivers.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 15, 2020
Longboat Island Chapel hosts food drive

May 15 marked the first day of a two-day food drive.

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The building at the corner of N. Boulevard of the Presidents and Madison Drive may be the location of a revived Shore Restaurant on St. Armands Circle.
  • December 12, 2025
Shore Restaurant could return to St. Armands
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Beth Stewart and Christine Parseghian joined in the festive fun of the Frosty Frolic golf tournament on Dec. 9 at Harbourside Golf Course.
  • December 11, 2025
Ladies dress to impress at Frosty Frolic
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The team including Rick and Josie Bertie and Paul Christenson won second place overall and the award for best "docktail" at the Lighting of the Docks on Dec. 6 at Longboat Harbour.
  • December 11, 2025
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Many holiday events took place the first weekend of December, but there are still plenty of opportunities for festive fun to have on the keys.
  • December 11, 2025
Catch Santa on Longboat Key before Christmas
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Cannons Marina is at 6040 Gulf of Mexico Drive on Longboat Key. The 70-plus year-old business started as a fish camp in the late 40s opened by Ernie Cannon.
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