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Longboat Key | Neighbors

    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 2, 2019
Longboat Library showcases work of local artists, authors

The second annual Art and Authors Festival took place on Feb. 2.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 31, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: Jan. 31

Diane McVicker captured this cloud formation rolling over Longboat Key near the Resort at Longboat Key Club.

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Marilyn and Irv Naiditch file photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 30, 2019
Irv Naiditch left legacy of hard work, giving back

Naiditch, 91, died Jan. 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bob Williams, Zachary Gray, John Roble Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 30, 2019
Bird Key offers a helping hand

Bird Key Yacht Club members donated a $6,000 Publix gift card to be distributed amongst the Sun Coast Chief Petty Officer Association.

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  • Neighbors
Paul Jaffe will perform live music throughout the event.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 30, 2019
Longboat Library to host Art and Authors Festival

The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. on Feb. 2 at the Longboat Library.

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  • Neighbors
Mary is one of the many Pines residents that Cook and Cydnie visit each week.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 30, 2019
Cocker spaniel and owner make a volunteering team

Janice Cook and Cydnie make their weekly visits to the Pines count with a healthy helping of kindness and attention.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 29, 2019
Lido Key Residents Association hosts Save the Beach Soiree

The event drew around 125 people to The Ritz-Carlton Beach Club Jan. 29.

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April Davis and Luisa Velasquez
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 26, 2019
St. Armands Circle gets artsy

Artists from around the country displayed their work on St. Armands Circle Jan. 26 for the first day of the Winter Art Festival.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: Jan. 24

Tina Mulligan caught this sunset from Longboat Key.

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  • Neighbors
Patty Dunham and Bennie Dods
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 24, 2019
Christ Church hosts first dinner of the season

Deborah Walk spoke about the history of the Ringling Family and their Sarasota legacy during the Jan. 23 dinner.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 23, 2019
Taste of the Keys blooms into 8th year

The Longboat Key Garden Club's annual fashion show featured clothes from Michael's on the Boulevard and Men's Wearhouse.

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Breanna Pituch and Doggo were reunited.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 23, 2019
Neighbors work together to get furry friend home

After Doggo, a 9-year-old Shiba Inu, escaped from his house, Longboat Key residents and visitors banded together to get him home.

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  • January 23, 2019
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Mary Lou Johnson is currently working on a second photography book.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 23, 2019
Mary Lou Johnson captures lure of Longboat

The local photographer’s book, ‘The Lure of Longboat Key: Sunrise to Sunset,’ has sold more than 1,200 copies in Publix.

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Sally Yanowitz was a board member of the American Jewish Committee of West Coast Florida, Embracing Our Differences, JFCS and more.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 23, 2019
Sally Yanowitz remembered for philanthropic passions

Yanowitz, 86, died Jan. 16.

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