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Longboat Key | Neighbors

    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 10, 2015
Sounding of a shofar for Rosh Hashanah

Longboat resident Lowell Lakritz will perform with a shofar at Temple Emanu-El to celebrate the Jewish new year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Wendy Popp takes a phone call while setting curlers in Shirley Klein's hair.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 10, 2015
Beauty secrets: the faces of Plymouth Coiffeur

Plymouth Harbor residents rely on salon for beauty secrets and friendship.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 7, 2015
Set sail for the Labor Day Regatta

The Sarasota Sailing Squadron hosts the 69th annual Labor Day Regatta.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Natalie Gavrielov
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 5, 2015
Sarasota sets sail with Labor Day Regatta

Sarasota Sailing Squadron host the 69th annual Labor Day Regatta

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mark Meador celebrated his 30th anniversary at Casa Del Mar on Sept. 4.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 4, 2015
Meador celebrates 30 years at Casa Del Mar

Mark Meador celebrated his 30th anniversary at Casa Del Mar on Sept. 4.

  • 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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    By
  • 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
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    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.

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