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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Sergio Albuquerque submitted this photo, taken from Cedars West condominium.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 19, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: August 20

Sergio Albuquerque submitted this photo, taken from Cedars West condominium.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michael Renick
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 19, 2015
Teams Renick opens its doors on Longboat

Team Renick real estate agency expanded to Longboat Key in June.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Ben & Jerry’s Manager Peter Quaresima scoops The Tonight Dough, one of the shop’s most popular flavors.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 19, 2015
I Scream, You Scream

We all scream for St. Armands ice cream.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
One of Barbara Koetsier’s favorite accomplishments as co-chair of Aging in Paradise is helping establish Matinee Movies on the Key.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 19, 2015
Conversation with Barbara Koetsier

Barbara Koetsier began her three-year term as Aging in Paradise co-chair in February.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 19, 2015
OBITUARY | Zola Gold

Zola Gold, 88, died Aug. 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 19, 2015
OBITUARY | Warren Gottschalk

Warren Gottschalk died Aug. 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Preia Hayes, 9, and sister, Iyleigh, 6, with Lilly Gerling, 4, and sister Grace, 6 enjoy a rare sunny day at a Longboat beach.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 19, 2015
Outlook sunny with Longboat tourism

With the unusual downpour the Key has seen in recent weeks, are tourists taking a rain check on their visits?

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 15, 2015
Mote takes a bite out of Sharks Days

The Fins and Fun family festival capped off Mote’s Shark Days on Aug. 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The document shredding will be in the Town Hall parking lot.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 14, 2015
Longboat Key Town Hall to hold document-shredding event

The Town of Longboat Key will host a free document-shredding event on Aug. 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy: James DeBlasio
  • By Nancy Schwartz
  • August 14, 2015
Photo contest winners: July

Photo contest winners: July

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Del Shoenberger, 57, died July 29.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 12, 2015
Del Shoenberger was an ace on and off the courts

Former Longboat Key tennis pro Del Shoenberger, 57, died July 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Benjamin Hooker submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bradenton Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 11, 2015
East County photo contest winner: August 13

Benjamin Hooker submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bradenton Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 6, 2015
Mote gets robotic

Spending a week playing with Legos, robots and technology is a dream come true for many children. Students lived that dream at Mote Marine Aquarium’s Aquabots summer camp.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 6, 2015
Kiwanis Club honors area scholars

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key awarded $66,500 in scholarships on Aug. 6.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Blaze Arthur Raymond Antos was born on July 11.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 6, 2015
Oh Baby! Meet the newest Longboater

Blaze Arthur Raymond Antos was born on July 11.

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