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Longboat Key | Neighbors

    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • December 2, 2019
Light up Longboat kicks off a merry and bright season

The event was the first of its kind for the community and appeared to be a success.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Part of the service involves lighting individual candles for personal concerns as well as four Advent candles with different names and meanings.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • December 2, 2019
Blue Christmas offers nontraditional service of the season

The service is an answer for those who do not feel the joy of Christmastime.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bikes await riders in the transition area.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • December 2, 2019
Longboat Key Triathlon covers it all

Racers had a pick of several different distances on the island race.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • December 2, 2019
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium gets festive with Santa mascot

Gilly the Shark dressed as Santa for an afternoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Russ Callahan, Linn Torres and Heidi Thomas.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 29, 2019
Community comes together for Interfaith Thanksgiving service

Longboat Key and St. Armands residents gathered at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: November 28

Michael Cohen captured this image of a feeding great egret at South Lido Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 25, 2019
Pass the turkey

The Fire Department donates a turkey to a longtime resident.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Catherine Garey, Cyndi Seamon and Michael Garey. Photo courtesy of the Lazy Lobster.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 25, 2019
Lazy Lobster's 10th anniversary fundraiser concludes

The Longboat Key staple raised $1400 for six local charities.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kay Thayer returns a serve at the Longboat Key Tennis Center, where you can get a "serving" of a different kind on Thanksgiving Day.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 25, 2019
Giving thanks, the Longboat Key way

This island is full of its own traditions. Here's what a Thanksgiving Day on Longboat Key might look like.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A thawed duck and the ingredients for a mirepoix wait for Chef Arpke.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 22, 2019
Ray Arpke steps back into teaching role at Euphemia Haye

The head chef and owner was excited to show folks how cooking is done.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 22, 2019
All Angels Bake Sale raises money for hurricane relief

Handmade items and treats brought in money for Hurricane Dorian relief.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Janice Reiser, Maggie Urban, Melanie DeCarlo and Chris Parker.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 21, 2019
Garden Club hosts fall meeting

The Garden Club gathered to hear about Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 21, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: November 21

David Holliss captured this heron enjoying his own umbrella at Beachplace on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Briana Harris Francois (right) and John Woods stand together at the Longboat Key Club Tennis Association's annual Fall Frolic. Harris Francois is succeeding Woods, the only director of tennis in club history.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • November 20, 2019
Harris Francois ready to step up as Longboat Key Club tennis director

Briana Harris Francois worked under John Woods for seven years at Longboat Key Club. Now, she's succeeding the only Director of Tennis the club has ever known — and she's spent a lifetime preparing for it.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Every part of the campus aims to heal children.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 19, 2019
All Star Children's Foundation aims to revolutionize child mental healthcare

Kiwanis Lawn Party benefits local foundation behind a state-of-the-art campus for foster children.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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