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Longboat Key | Neighbors

The otters enjoy both a land and aquatic area of the exhibit.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 25, 2016
Meet Mote’s otterly endearing new animals

Mote Marine Aquarium's newest exhibit "Otters and Their Waters," will debut tomorrow, Feb. 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
John Caviglia, of Longboat Key, captured this shot of a vessel heading out at sunrise near the Longboat Key Club.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 25, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Feb. 25

John Caviglia, of Longboat Key, captured this shot of a vessel heading out at sunrise near the Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 24, 2016
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: Hoover Home

The home is at 344 Firehouse Lane.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Nancy Jacobson, Fran Orbach and Steffi Gold
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • February 24, 2016
Breast Health Sarasota 'Games Day'

Breast Health Sarasota hosted "Games Day" on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Longboat Key Club Harbourside Dining Room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Longboat Harbourettes hosted a Breakfast at Tiffany's themed luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • February 24, 2016
Longboat Harbour's 'Luncheon at Tiffany's'

Longboat Harbourettes hosted "Luncheon at Tiffany's" on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Longboat Harbour.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 24, 2016
Mary Lou Johnson visits Garden Club

Photographer Mary Lou Johnson stopped by the Longboat Key Garden Club’s monthly meeting Feb. 23, at Windward Bay.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Susan and Josh Braunstein at the Wounded Warrior Project ride Feb. 13, in St. Petersburg.
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • February 24, 2016
Fit couple share admirably active lifestyle

Longboat Harbour residents Josh and Susan Braunstein fit physical activity into their daily routines.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 24, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Max Morrison still uses his 1948 Gibson banjo.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 24, 2016
Banjo still strikes a chord for World War II vet

Max Morrison, aka "Mr. Banjo," lost his right index finger in World War II, but that doesn’t stop him from finding joy in the banjo.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Huck will be one of the three otters featured at Mote.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 24, 2016
Mote's "Otters and Their Waters" to open Friday.

Mote Marine Aquarium’s newest temporary exhibit, Otters & Their Waters, will open to the public Feb. 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 24, 2016
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: Anderson/Chillura Home

The home is at 6526 Bayou Hammock Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 24, 2016
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: Hanna Home

The home is at 749 Hideaway Bay.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 24, 2016
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: King Home

The home is at 6832 Pine St.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 24, 2016
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: Murphy Home

The home is at 601 Weston Pointe Court.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The home at 3331 Gulf of Mexico Drive has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,224 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 24, 2016
Longboat Shores home sells for $6 million

The home at 3331 Gulf of Mexico Drive has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,224 square feet of living area.

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  • Real Estate
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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.
  • February 10, 2026
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.
  • February 8, 2026
Kiwanians present record-breaking check from Lawn Party

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