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Longboat Key | Neighbors

    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 12, 2016
Gulfshore celebrates 20 years

Gulfshore of Longboat Key celebrated its 20th anniversary Saturday, March 12.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 12, 2016
Town of Longboat Key opens house

The Town of Longboat Key hosted a Community Open House Saturday, March 12, at the Public Safety Complex.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 10, 2016
Save Our Seabirds soars with Sunset Soiree

Save Our Seabirds hosted its fifth annual Sunset Soiree Thursday, March 10.

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Fred Bethke submitted this photo of a Longboat Key sunset.
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: March 10

Fred Bethke submitted this photo of a Longboat Key sunset.

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Bunny Skirboll
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 9, 2016
Bunny Skirboll brings lifelong work to Sarasota

Bunny Skirboll founded Compeer in 1975, in Rochester, N.Y. Its Sarasota branch is celebrating its fifth anniversary this month.

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Bud Collins was known for his colorful trousers.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 9, 2016
Journalist Bud Collins colored the tennis world

Arthur Worth “Bud” Collins, 86, of Brookline, Mass., and former owner at the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort, died March 4.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 9, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2016
OBITUARY | Margery “Midge” Rabow

Margery “Midge” Rabow, 90, of Sarasota, died March 2.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 8, 2016
Duncan and Bullock visit Democratic Club

The Longboat Key Democratic Club hosted Mayor Jack Duncan and Town Manager David Bullock at its monthly luncheon Tuesday, March 8, at the Portofino Restaurant.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 8, 2016
Longboat Island Chapel hosts a thrifty fashion show

Longboat Island Chapel held its annual Lord’s Warehouse Fashion Show Tuesday, March 8.

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Bud Collins and his wife, Anita Ruthling Klaussen, at the U.S. Tennis Association's U.S. Open’s media center, which was named in Collins' honor.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 7, 2016
Former Colony owner and tennis journalist Bud Collins dies

Bud Collins, 86, of Brookline, Mass. and former owner of a unit at the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort, died March 4. He was known nationally for his work as a tennis journalist.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 6, 2016
Twin Shores has fun in the sun

Twin Shores held a beach party and barbecue Sunday, March 6.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 6, 2016
Temple Beth Israel has a Fein night

The Men’s Club of Temple Beth Israel hosted its annual tribute night Sunday, March 6, honoring member Shirley Fein.

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Easton Andrew Nock
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 6, 2016
Easton Nock turns 1

Longboat Key resident Easton Nock will turn 1 March 11.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 5, 2016
Arts center holds a Funktastic fundraiser

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts held a fundraiser Saturday, March 5.

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