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Longboat Key | Neighbors

    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 1, 2018
The Resort at Longboat Key Club springs into Easter

The club held its annual Easter celebration on April 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 1, 2018
Casa Del Mar hatches Easter egg hunt

For the 35th year, kids dashed around Casa Del Mar Beach Resort searching for Easter eggs and candy.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 31, 2018
Mar Vista hosts egg-cellent Easter celebration

Kids searched for 3500 candy-filled Easter eggs during Mar Vista's 30th annual Easter Egg Hunt on March 31.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 30, 2018
Pastors host Seder for neighbors

Commissioner Irwin and Sylvia Pastor hosted about 40 friends for a Seder March 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 30, 2018
Temple Beth Israel celebrates Passover

About 180 congregants gathered for a Shabbat service and Seder.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 30, 2018
Sand Cay hops into Easter weekend

Sand Cay Beach Resort hosted its annual Easter egg hunt and lunch on March 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 29, 2018
APRIL FOOLS: Adopt-a-Server needs help; Future-Teller sought

Program looks for volunteers.

  • April Fools
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 29, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: March 29

Paul B. Ahern, of Beachplace, photographed these swans while playing golf during the annual St. Mary, Star of the Sea Golf Tournament.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Turtle Watch members and friends gathered to celebrate Freda Perrotta over the weekend. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 28, 2018
Turtle thanks

The Longboat Key Turtle Watch honored longtime member Freda Perrotta with a lifetime membership.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
McKitrick has won 240 golf tournaments, including 41 at the Longboat Key Club.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 28, 2018
Longboater swings through obstacles

Golfer Arlene McKitrick has persisted in her career, despite her acute type 1 diabetes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tim Thurman, Alison Albee, Mike Seamon, and Patty and Chris Sileo at the 2016 event.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 28, 2018
Garden Club brings back Dinner and a Movie

The event will take place April 7 at Bayfront Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 28, 2018
Plymouth Harbor residents march

A group of eleven residents took the Plymouth Harbor to participate in Sarasota's March for Our Lives on Mach 24.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 27, 2018
Longboat Key Town Hall displays local art

On March 27, the new Town Hall Art Exhibit opened with an artists' reception.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Judy Boice, Judy Tobias and Chris Johnson
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 27, 2018
Tennis Center says farewell to season

The Friends of Tennis hosted the annual potluck to mark the end of season and say thank you to team captains March 27,

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Evan Lefils Victor Arismendi stand with Mote and Booker staff to show off their creation for Mote's red tide detector.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 27, 2018
Booker High School and Mote team up in red tide efforts

Two Booker seniors created a housing unit for Mote's red tide detector.

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