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Longboat Key | Neighbors

The Flaherty’s home is located at Queens Harbour behind Bay Isles.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 22, 2017
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: Flaherty Home

The annual home tour takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 4.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
To the left of Howard Rooks’ home front entrance is a billiards room complete with decor including this bull head.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 22, 2017
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: Rooks Home

The annual home tour takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 4.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 22, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries

Cheryl Stark, Gloria Hanrahan, Dr. Stuart James McEnerney, Ph.D., Gayle Preiser and Robert Schwartz died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 21, 2017
St. Mary's Men's Club honors Don Prola

About 50 golfers enjoyed lunch at the IMG Academy Golf Club in Bradenton before a round on the course.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 18, 2017
Bird Key changes watch

The yacht club installed its new officers on Feb. 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 18, 2017
Longboat Key Center for Arts, Culture and Education Task Force presents plan to locals

Bob Nosal and Bob Trisolini hosted the event at Islands West on Feb. 18.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2017
Longboat Key weather page photo: Feb. 16

Cindy Leder captured this Longboat Key sunset near Beach Place.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 15, 2017
Seaplace enjoys night of Motown music

Kim Jenkins performed "Strictly '60s music" for those present on Feb. 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jay McWilliams and Michael Long are previous scholarship recipients and were models in this year' s Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show. File photo.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 15, 2017
Longboat Key Garden Club shapes students futures

The club awards scholarships to local students each year with money raised throughout various fundraising events.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key firefighter/paramedic Daniel Heath, right, teaches Bayport residents Chris Lake, Arlene Scarlett and Sue Rosen how to perform CPR last year. File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 15, 2017
Longboat Key Fire Department and public tennis center team up to save lives

In December, the tennis center approached the fire department with a request that would expand their CPR efforts on the Key.

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  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 15, 2017
Longboater makes Hall of Fame

David Gorin will be inducted into the RV and Manufactured Housing Hall of Fame in August.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 15, 2017
Sea Salt makes his way back home

Sea Salt was found by local anglers in Holmes Beach in October.

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  • Neighbors
Harold Ronson, Ben Krause, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Marvin Black
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • February 15, 2017
Supreme photo opp

Associate Justice Stephen Breyer honored by law society

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries

Dr. Rudolph Charles Garber Jr. died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 14, 2017
Garden Club spends Valentine's Day loving Longboat

The club held its first Valentine's Day event at Bay Isles Beach Club.

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