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Longboat Key | Neighbors

    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 24, 2015
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce goes to Fleming’s

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Business After Hours at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar on July 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 22, 2015
OBITUARY | Marlene Etkin Horwitz

Marlene Etkin Horwitz died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 22, 2015
Summer boat traffic has striking impact on marine life

Several animals have been killed or injured by boat strikes this season.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 22, 2015
OBITUARY | ​Herbert Kellner

Herbert Kellner died Jan. 21

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 21, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: July 23

Jeffrey Jones submitted this photo, taken on Longboat Key.

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  • Neighbors
TripAdvisor names Mote Aquarium the fifth best aquarium in the U.S. and 15th best in the world. Reviews on the website particularly mention Mote's limited-time exhibit Oh Baby, which focuses on baby marine animals.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 21, 2015
TripAdvisor names Mote the fifth best aquarium in the U.S.

TripAdvisor listed Mote Marine Aquarium the fifth best aquarium in the U.S. and 15th best in the world in its 2015 Travelers’ Choice awards.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 18, 2015
Amore by Andrea savors its sounds

The Fiati Five wind quintet and soprano Katie Dukes performed music by both American and Italian composers on July 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 15, 2015
Key Club summer camp an ace

Until Aug. 14, the Longboat Key Club will welcome children ages 4 to 17 each week for its summer sports and tennis camps.

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Kurt and Catherine Schulz
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 15, 2015
In the same boat

New Longboaters Kurt and Catherine Schulz explain what life is like when your backyard is the ocean.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2015
OBITUARY | Frank Kveton

Frank Kveton died July 10.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2015
OBITUARY | Barbara Hunt Robb Meehan

Barbara Hunt Robb Meehan died July 9.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2015
OBITUARY | Ronald Taub

Ronald Taub died June 26.

  • Longboat Key
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Sergio De Albuquerque submitted this photo, taken on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: July 16

Sergio De Albuquerque submitted this photo, taken on Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 14, 2015
Longboat Chamber goes to the Beachhouse

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its monthly networking luncheon at the newly renovated Beachhouse restaurant on July 14.

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A lionfish captured during the Lionfish Derby and the many small fish found in its stomach (courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory)
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 13, 2015
Mote goes lionfishing

Mote Marine Laboratory's second annual Lionfish Derby aimed to reduce the invasive lionfish populations in the Gulf of Mexico.

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