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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Pat Gussin
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2016
Pat Gussin books top award

Patricia Gussin won a Florida Book Award in the Popular Fiction category.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
FDOT repeatedly removes the osprey nest above New Pass Bridge for safety reasons.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2016
The disappearing osprey nest

FDOT repeatedly removes the osprey nest above New Pass Bridge for safety reasons.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 30, 2016
Longboat Key: Obituaries

Tom Burgum, Gene Carr, Isabelle Gammon and Pauline Schaum Schroeder died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Water Club condo sells for $3.21 million
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 30, 2016
Water Club condo sells for $3.21 million

The Unit 1002 condo at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,435 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Because of the increase in the popularity of golf on Longboat Key, the bike lanes along Gulf of Mexico Drive will be removed to accommodate golf carts.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2016
New GMD: Golf of Mexico Drive

Because of the increase in the popularity of golf on Longboat Key, the bike lanes along Gulf of Mexico Drive will be removed to accommodate golf carts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboaters, your new crosswalks await you, courtesy of FDOT.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2016
Longboat Key Crosswalks 2.0

Longboaters, your new crosswalks await you, courtesy of FDOT.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 29, 2016
Life is gold for Sands Point

Sands Point celebrated its 50th anniversary March 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 28, 2016
Casa Del Mar has baskets of fun

Children staying at Casa Del Mar Beach Resort went searching for candy on resort property Easter morning, March 27.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 28, 2016
Longboat Key Club’s Eggstravaganza

The Resort at Longboat Key Club held its annual Easter celebration March 27.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 27, 2016
Mar Vista hatches Easter egg hunt

Mar Vista hosted its 28th annual Easter egg hunt March 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 25, 2016
Sand Cay hops to Easter weekend

Sand Cay Beach Resort held its annual Easter celebration March 25.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 23, 2016
Town Hall shows off local talent

The Town of Longboat Key honored local artists at its Town Hall Art Exhibit reception March 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Steve Schwalbach finishes his run across Florida March 18, at Lido Beach. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 23, 2016
Steve Schwalbach: Running Man

Steve Schwalbach ran 234 miles across the state of Florida to honor his mother, Jackie, who died of Alzheimer’s disease last year.

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  • News
Sylvia Pastor, center, with her sous chefs Lynn Burton and Doris Kaplan March 4, at Temple Beth Israel’s ‘In the Kitchen with Sylvia.’
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 23, 2016
Sylvia Pastor dishes on culinary skills

Sylvia Pastor is known at Temple Beth Israel and on the rest of the Key for her talents as a chef.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Brenna Holman
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 23, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Town

Your Town

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Longboat Key’s social media presence is thanks in large part to Tina Adams, whose duties include leading a communications team who regularly post infographics, flyers and breaking news alerts to its Facebook, Instagram and X pages. On a Thursday afternoon, Adams walked over to the police station to meet with Police Chief Russ Mager to film the latest video series shared by the town: A Minute with Mager. Adams helped get the right take with the chief, tweaking the script and discussing what was important to include and what could be left out.
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Tina Adams' role with Longboat has grown over 26 years
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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding, Salvation Army Capt. Jim Curry and bellringing coordinator Chris Sachs, a former club president, celebrate a stand-out year for donations.
  • February 10, 2026
Longboat bellringers ring in record contribution
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Longboat police determine suspicious object washed ashore not human leg bone
  • February 10, 2026
Longboat police determine suspicious object washed ashore not human leg bone
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From left to right: Chris Vito, Penny Sellers, Dave Boone and Cathy Boone play a game of pickleball at the multipurpose Bayfront Park courts in Longboat Key Friday, Sept. 19.
  • February 9, 2026
New impact fee may replace land acquisition fees
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Frank Martucci, joined by Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding and his wife, Katherine Martucci, explains what compelled him to give back his 50/50 raffle winnings from the Lawn Party to support the Children's Guardian Fund.
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Kiwanians present record-breaking check from Lawn Party

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