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Longboat Key | Neighbors

    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 20, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club changes its watch

Bird Key Yacht Club held its annual Change of Watch Feb. 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 20, 2016
Longboat Harbour travels Around the World

Longboat Harbour residents had a global celebration at its Around the World party Feb. 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 20, 2016
Longboat residents Savor the Sounds

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Savor the Sounds jazz concert Feb. 20, at Bayfront Park.

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  • Neighbors
Joan Gill submitted this photo of her grandsons enjoying a Longboat Key sunset.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 19, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Feb. 18

Joan Gill submitted this photo of her grandsons enjoying a Longboat Key sunset.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 18, 2016
St. Mary Men’s Club hosts February meeting

The Men’s Club at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church held its monthly meeting Feb. 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 17, 2016
Seaplace celebrates Mardi Gras

Seaplace kept the Fat Tuesday celebrations going a week later at its Mardi Gras party Feb. 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 17, 2016
Republican Club discusses U.S.-Israeli relationship

The Republican Club of Longboat Key held its monthly meeting Feb. 16, at Harbourside Dining Room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 17, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events in Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Town Commissioner Sid Ochs, Education Center founder Laura Taubes and Mayor James Edmundson cut the ribbon at the new Education Center in 1985.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 17, 2016
Education Center celebrates 30 years

Lifelong learning is the mission of the Longboat Key Education Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Al "Mifflin" Lowe with his books at Bird Key Yacht Club.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 17, 2016
Bird Key resident pens children’s books

Al “Mifflin” Lowe’s upcoming children’s book features two dogs chasing different dreams.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2016
Longboat Key : Obituaries

Frederick Gentner and John "Jack" Nothacker died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 15, 2016
Win tickets to the Florida Winefest & Auction

Between now and March 10, look for a wine bottle hidden in our pages to win.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tim Smalley submitted this photo of an osprey with its lunch over the marina at Sutton Place at mid-island Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 11, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Feb. 11

Tim Smalley submitted this photo of an osprey with its lunch over the marina at Sutton Place at mid-island Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 10, 2016
St. Mary learns the art of wine

Wine expert George Muller taught members of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church how to be sommeliers Feb. 9.

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Marlow Cook
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 10, 2016
Former U.S. Senator Marlow Cook dies at 89

Former U.S. Senator Marlow Cook, 89, a Plymouth Harbor resident, died Feb. 4.

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Locations of the new St. Armands speed tables are marked in red.
  • December 19, 2025
St. Armands speed humps will be replaced with permanent speed tables
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Osprey play an important role in local ecosystems, and they seek out high perches on either designated nesting perches or, as in this case, power poles.
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