• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Valentine's Day Gift Guide
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Key Life
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Key Life
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Valentine's Day Gift Guide
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Longboat Key | Neighbors

Debby McClung. Photo by Molly Schechter
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • April 29, 2015
AEROBIC GRANDMA | Summer stretch a first for Bayfront Park yoga classes

It was more than a little bit of good luck for year-round residents of Longboat Key and the surrounding area when the former Debby Debile married Michael McClung in 2014 and moved here

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Larry Cohen. File photo
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 29, 2015
Larry Cohen reigned as Sleep King

In his famous Sleep King ad from 1983, Larry Cohen offered free two-hour naps and proclaimed he would get you your mattress on the same day, even if he had to deliver it on his back. He never changed the ad.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 25, 2015
Euphemia Haye walks for diabetes

Team Euphemia Haye hosted its annual 5K walk to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation on April 25.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 25, 2015
All Angels kicks up its boots for season

All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church members said “howdy” one last time for the season at the church’s Texas Round-up party on April 24.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 24, 2015
Garden Club and Kiwanis Club call action on first combined fundraiser

Longboat Key Garden Club and Kiwanis Club members and friends spent an evening on the golf course at Longboat Key Club on April 24, not playing golf but enjoying a dinner and a drive-in movie.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 23, 2015
Spanish Main swings its season to a close

The 18-piece Manatee Swing Band performed for Spanish Main Yacht Club on April 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 22, 2015
Seaplace residents part ways for summer

Seaplace residents got together one last time before the end of the season on April 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota artist Tom Stephens painted the abstract over the sofa. It’s part of a series called “A Coat of Many Colors.” The two brown leather side chairs, right, are by 1970s master designer Milo Baughman.
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • April 22, 2015
Small space, big style

An apartment’s artwork displays the cream of several collections.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2015
Obituary: Doris Lyons

Doris Lyons, 82, of Longboat Key and Indianapolis, Ind., died April 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2015
Kromer wins award for service

Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key member Robert Kromer, 87, was presented with the Walter Zeller Fellowship award for his service to the community at the club’s April 16 weekly breakfast meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2015
Obituary: Andrew Perrine ‘Perry’ Monroe Jr.

Andrew Perrine “Perry” Monroe Jr., 91, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key and New Canaan, Conn., died April 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 21, 2015
Key Niners swings its season to a close

The Key Niners held its final tournament of the season on April 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 19, 2015
Lynches celebrates the end of an era

Lynches Pub & Grub commemorated the past and looked ahead to the future on April 19. Regular customers and well-known faces came to the party, where Jason Burns officially took over the restaurant from former owners Chris and Ethna Lynch.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 19, 2015
Painters and jewelers and sculptors, oh my! Artists take over St. Armands

Artists of varying kinds of media gathered at the Paragon Fine Art Festival on St. Armands Circle on April 18 and 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 18, 2015
Christ Church says adieu

Christ Church members bid each other farewell on April 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
« 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Latest in Longboat Key

1
There was some tough competition in this year's Superb Owl "Most Valuable Predator" contest. Wanda, one of the bird rescue's resident barred owls, won the title of "Best Defense."
  • February 10, 2026
Whoooo is the MVP of Save Our Seabirds' owlery?
2
Longboat Key residents gathered at the Bayfront Park recreation center Thursday, Feb. 5 where engineering firm Kimley-Horn & Associates shared 60% plans for Buttonwood Harbour neighborhood improvements.
  • February 10, 2026
Buttonwood residents get sneak peek of stormwater improvements
3
Longboat Key’s social media presence is thanks in large part to Tina Adams, whose duties include leading a communications team who regularly post infographics, flyers and breaking news alerts to its Facebook, Instagram and X pages. On a Thursday afternoon, Adams walked over to the police station to meet with Police Chief Russ Mager to film the latest video series shared by the town: A Minute with Mager. Adams helped get the right take with the chief, tweaking the script and discussing what was important to include and what could be left out.
  • February 10, 2026
Tina Adams' role with Longboat has grown over 26 years
4
Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding, Salvation Army Capt. Jim Curry and bellringing coordinator Chris Sachs, a former club president, celebrate a stand-out year for donations.
  • February 10, 2026
Longboat bellringers ring in record contribution
5
Longboat police determine suspicious object washed ashore not human leg bone
  • February 10, 2026
Longboat police determine suspicious object washed ashore not human leg bone

App

Download the Your Observer app

Stay in the know with the latest local news. Any device, anytime, anywhere.

DOWNLOAD NOW

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.

The Your Observer App is Here!

Get local news you can trust — now on your phone, tablet or laptop. Fast. Free. Easy to Use.
Stay informed, wherever you are.

Download Now