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Longboat Key | Neighbors

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 2, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 2

Michael Cohen captured this colorful soft fungus on a dead log in South Lido Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 1, 2019
Turtle tradition

Four Anna Maria Elementary School students were given camp scholarships by the Longboat Key Turtle Watch.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 1, 2019
Good reads, literally

Michael Jordan's novel, "The Company of Demons," was designated as a Goodreads Reader’s Choice.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Both Patrick and Sandy Bogert say the atmosphere of Longboat Key inspires them.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 1, 2019
Longboat couple prove to be each other's best critics

Sandy Bogert, a painter, and Patrick Bogert, a photographer, each have their own hobby but come together for support.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 27, 2019
Longboat Key Club enjoys evening of blues and bourbon

On April 27, 180 club members gathered on the Harbourside lawn for dinner, drinks and music.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 25, 2019
Bird Key ladies step into spring

On April 25, the club hosted its monthly Style Show complete with lunch, a raffle and fashion show featuring clothing from Lilly Pulitzer.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 25, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 25

Longboat Key weather page photo: April 25

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  • Neighbors
Seventh grader Katherine Wright has two banners hanging at Save Our Seabirds.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 24, 2019
Colors of the wind

Save Our Seabirds and the Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences teamed up to create some colorful, bird-themed banners.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jay and Leighton Ricci Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 24, 2019
Sugar-filled search

Sand Cay Beach Resort hosted its annual Easter egg hunt after a weather delay.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming and Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi at last year's event.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 24, 2019
Rotary Club invites public to first responder event

For the first time, the Rotary Club of Longboat Key is offering a limited number of tickets to residents for their first responder appreciation event on May 5.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Fred Beyerlein often walks the beach, which is how his collection has grown.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 24, 2019
Longboater’s beach walks led him to unexpected fossil collection

Over the years, Fred Beyerlein has come across various fossils while walking Longboat Key beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • April 21, 2019
Kids go on the hunt at Casa Del Mar

The annual egg hunt drew more than 30 families.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 21, 2019
Longboat Key Club hops into Easter

On Easter morning, the club hosted its annual Easter egg hunt and celebration.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 20, 2019
Mar Vista hatches Easter egg hunt

On April 20, kids and their parents searched Mar Vista's property for Easter eggs and visited with the Easter bunny.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 20, 2019
Temple Beth Israel hosts Passover seder

On April 19, members celebrated the first night of Passover.

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