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Longboat Key | Neighbors

McCarver & Moser, a St. Armands fixture for 35 years, will move to Sarasota’s Main Street after Christmas.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 3, 2015
McCarver & Moser to say goodbye to St. Armands

McCarver & Moser, a St. Armands fixture for 35 years, will move to Sarasota’s Main Street after Christmas.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 3, 2015
East Meets West at business expo

Businesspeople from across Sarasota and Manatee counties gathered at Robarts Arena for the seventh annual East Meets West Business Expo on Sept. 2.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Joy Knight submitted this photo of a bird’s-eye view of sunset on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 2, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: September 3

Joy Knight submitted this photo of a bird’s-eye view of sunset on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 2, 2015
OBITUARY | Jeannette Marie Frint

Jeannette Marie Frint, 82, of Holmes Beach, died Aug. 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 2, 2015
OBITUARY | John Frisoli

John Frisoli, Jr., 72, of Longboat Key and Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, N.J., died Aug. 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 2, 2015
OBITUARY | Joan Miller Lipsky

Joan Miller Lipsky, 96, of Longboat Key and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Aug. 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Al Arbour at a press conference in 2007 following his 1500th game coached for the New York Islanders. At the game, a banner with the number 1,500 was raised in the Nassau Coliseum.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 2, 2015
Al Arbour: A champion on and off the rink

Al Arbour, 82, who won eight Stanley Cups as an NHL player and coach, died Aug. 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
LBK Liquors employee Jim Crawford
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 2, 2015
Open for business: Whitney Beach

Meet the businesses of Whitney Beach Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 29, 2015
Citizen scientists go fishing for scallops

Local citizens became scientists at the Sarasota Bay Watch’s eighth annual scallop search on Aug. 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 27, 2015
Whitney Beach showcases its businesses

The newly renovated and revitalized Whitney Beach Plaza held an open house on Aug. 27.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Rio and Kaleb Rice find scallops at last year’s scallop search.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 27, 2015
Bay Watch to go scallop searching

The Sarasota Bay Watch will hold its eighth annual scallop search on Aug. 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Martin Davis submitted this photo of the sun setting on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: August 27

Martin Davis submitted this photo of the sun setting on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 26, 2015
Professionals gather at Longboat Key Business After Hours

Local businesspeople assembled at Cedars Café and Tiki Bar for the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Business After Hours on Aug. 25.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Of the more than 400 hatchlings Mote Marine Laboratory has seen in its critical care this season, 30 remain in the hospital.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 26, 2015
Storms flood Mote with tiny turtle patients

As higher numbers of turtle hatchlings wash back to shore, Mote Marine Laboratory is seeing record numbers in its critical care.

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Irwin Lowenstein celebrated his 80th birthday with his wife, Joel, and his five children.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 26, 2015
Irwin Lowenstein races to 80

Longboat resident Irwin Lowenstein celebrated his 80th birthday on Aug. 17.

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