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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.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 5, 2015
Sarasota Youth Sailing drops anchor

From June 4 to Aug. 7, hundreds of students enjoyed a week of sailing, sun and fun at the Sarasota Youth Sailing Program’s summer camps.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Fran Fougere preps John Holtzermann before a blood donation at Aging in Paradise's health fair on March 9, 2013.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 5, 2015
New program offers masterful information on the aging process

The Aging in Paradise Resource Center was one of three institutions in Florida selected to offer an Aging Mastery Program, which will seniors age successfully.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jayna Perry and Lilliana Janneman at last year's scallop search.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 5, 2015
Citizen scientists to go scallop searching

The Sarasota Bay Watch seeks volunteers for its eighth annual scallop search.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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