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Longboat Key | Neighbors

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  • Katie Johns
  • November 17, 2016
Longboat Key Chamber chairmen mingle with members

The Chamber Chairman's reception brought 100 people to Amore for the annual event.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 17, 2016
Longboat Library welcomes back volunteers

The volunteers enjoyed a buffet-style lunch and ice-breaker game.

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  • Observer Staff
  • November 17, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Nov. 17

Mary Tygh Parks captured this shot of ibises in a tree early one morning on Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 16, 2016
Seaplace welcomes back its residents

70 residents gathered for a potluck dinner on Nov. 16.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 16, 2016
Rob Lorei visits the Longboat Key Democratic Club

Members enjoyed lunch at Portofino Ristorante and Bar for their November meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Save our Seabirds CEO David Pilston holds his phone up to the parrots, macaws and cockatoo sign.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 16, 2016
New Save Our Seabirds app takes flight

Want to learn more about the birds at the City Island facility? There's an app for that.

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Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 16, 2016
Lucia Blinn captures history in poems to late husband

The Longboat Key resident’s memos to her late husband range from the O.J. Simpson trials to the iPhone craze.

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  • Katie Johns
  • November 16, 2016
Longboat Key Clergy prepare for Thanksgiving Interfaith Service

All are invited to attend this year's service on Nov. 22.

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Andy Youngs, Clara McGonigle and Carol Fischbein at last year's Christmas Bazaar.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 16, 2016
Your Calendar: St. Mary Christmas Bazaar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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  • Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2016
Longboat Key Obituaries

Jim Felton, William Garden, James Le Fever, Jerald Roehling and Annette Zampino died.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 16, 2016
Singers Wanted

Christ Church is looking for singers for its performance of Handel's Messiah.

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  • Katie Johns
  • November 16, 2016
Share your Pearl Harbor memories with The Observer

Do you remember what you were doing that day? If so, The Observer wants to hear about it.

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The Brenner family poses with a model Terra Cotta Warrior during their annual family Turkey Trot. Photo courtesy of the family.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 16, 2016
The family that Turkey Trots together stays together

The Brenner family celebrated a birthday and family tradition all in one day.

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Jeanne Winston and Carole SieglerPhotos courtesy of Lori Sax
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 16, 2016
Election night party keeps the mood light

Melvy Lewis' watch party left each guest with a boarding pass to a destination determined by their vote.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 15, 2016
Garden Club learns about marine conservation

Kim Bassos-Hull, a senior biologist at Mote Marine Laboratory, spoke to the group about her research and conservation efforts.

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