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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Campers from Mote' s Sea Sleuths summer camp skim the bay for marine life.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 22, 2017
Garden Club grants summer camp fun

The club will award three grants to local kids for various summer camps.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 21, 2017
Longboat Town Hall exhibits local artists' masterpieces

Eight local artists will have their work on display until the end of May.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 18, 2017
Kiwanis Club flips for flapjacks

The annual pancake breakfast supports the club's grant and scholarship fund.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 17, 2017
Bird Key revels in St. Patrick's Day Party

Residents enjoyed a Irish dance performance before a buffet dinner on March 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 17, 2017
Gulfshore and Twin Shores strike pot of gold

The residences' 41st annual parade brought the luck of the Irish to Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mike and Patsy LaMonica, Gord and Bonnie Pike, David and Patty Thomas and Dave and Marilyn Kurzawa
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 17, 2017
Westchester rings in St. Patrick's Day

Residents donned their best green outfits for the occasion.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Melissa Wigglesworth, Austin Moore, 6, Toni Moore and Sophia Moore, 11
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 17, 2017
Lynches goes green for St. Patrick's Day

The annual celebration brought a large crowd to the St. Armands Circle establishment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 16, 2017
Twin Shores kicks off St. Patrick's Day

Residents enjoyed a corned beef and cabbage dinner on March 16.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 15, 2017
Israel Tennis Centers players show off skills on Longboat

Four players played during an exhibition on March 15 at the Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 15, 2017
Seaplace takes a trip to Margaritaville

Residents gathered to have some cheeseburgers in paradise on March 15.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 15, 2017
Whitney Beach Conservancy hosts annual picnic

Residents and renters enjoyed a cookout, games and live music at their annual gathering on March 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 15, 2017
Tom Trento speaks to Longboat Republicans

The club met for its monthly meeting on March 14 at the Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Wendy Feinstein had never taken a dance class until she was 63. Now it' s something she does every day.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 15, 2017
Longboater dances way to Tango World Championships

Wendy Feinstein wasn't expecting to find a new passion at 63, but that's exactly what happened when she visited Argentina four years ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Armando Linde and Joe Walsh at last year' s pancake breakfast.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 15, 2017
Rise and shine for pancake breakfast

The Longboat Key Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast is on March 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chuck Barancik, Larry Straff and Ken Gorman. Barancik and Gorman are the two who organized the roast.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 15, 2017
Straff gets roasted

Longboat Key Club tennis regulars honored Larry Straff with a roast and "Commander -in- Chief" medal.

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