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Longboat Key | Neighbors

    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 16, 2015
Chamber of Commerce Hob Nobs

Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce members networked with each other and local elected officials at the chamber’s Hob Nob event on April 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 16, 2015
Longboat Harbour gets cheesy

Pizza filled the tables and the stomachs of Longboat Harbour residents at the community’s annual pizza party on April 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gary Newcomer relaxes with his Observer overlooking Cooks Bay in Moorea, French Polynesia.
  • By Nancy Schwartz
  • April 16, 2015
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  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Resort at Longboat Key General Manager Jeff Mayers, AAA Field Manager Don Schwartz and Resort at Longboat Key Director of Communications Sandra Rios
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 15, 2015
Business briefs

Key Club receives 32nd AAA Four Diamond Award; Bayfront home sells for $3.2 million; Pettingell lists and sells $4.55 million Bird Key home; Coldwell Banker honors top agents

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 14, 2015
Ben & Jerry’s celebrates Free Cone Day

Lovers of ice cream around the globe enjoyed their favorite treat at Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s on April 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 14, 2015
St. Mary women end a merry season

The Women’s Guild of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, met for the final time this season on April 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 14, 2015
Democratic Club says goodbye for summer

Longboat Key Democrats gathered for the final Democratic Club meeting of the season on April 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 12, 2015
Bay Isles Beach Club catches one last wave

Bay Isles Beach Club members gathered one final time for the season on April 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 12, 2015
Sanctuary rides off into the sunset

Sanctuary residents said farewell until fall at the residence’s end-of-season party on April 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 11, 2015
Local artists show off their talent

Area artists displayed their proudest work at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts’ Florida Artists Group opening on April 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 11, 2015
Lido Beach gets jazzy

The Lido Key Residents Association held its inaugural big band concert on April 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 10, 2015
Republican Club welcomes new leadership

Longboat Key Republican Club held its final meeting of the season on April 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 9, 2015
Bird Key Yacht Club is en pointe

Ballet was the night’s theme at the art opening at Bird Key Yacht Club on April 9. Tim Jaeger displayed his paintings of Sarasota dancers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 9, 2015
St. Mary kicks up its boots

The Men’s Club of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church wrangled up the community for its fifth annual Cowboy Cookout on April 9.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Save Our Seabirds CEO David Pilston with the new sign, which will be posted on docks, launches, piers and bait shops throughout Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 8, 2015
Save Our Seabirds hopes signs will leave pelicans off the hook

More than 90 new signs educate the public about what to do if they encounter a tangled bird.

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