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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Longbeach Café owners Jeff Daly and Colleen and Pete Callandra
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2015
Longbeach Café celebrates sweet anniversary

Longbeach Café celebrates sweet anniversary

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 31, 2015
Operation Kindness event helps wounded veterans

Operation Kindness held its eighth annual event on March 31 at the Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gabriel, Brad, Aubrey and Michelle Hoover model the new Turtle Watch shirts.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2015
Turtle Watch swims to new shirts

The Longboat Key Turtle Watch introduced its 2015 t-shirts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Town Manager David Bullock discusses solutions and issues for solving seasonal congestions leaving Longboat Key into Sarasota.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 27, 2015
Republican club discusses seasonal traffic woes

embers of the Sarasota Republican Club had a chance to ask questions and air grievances regarding seasonal traffic congestion Thursday evening. A panel consisting of Longboat Key Town Manager David Bullock and Sarasota City Manager Tom Barwin was moderate

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 26, 2015
Longboat Harbour blesses its fleets

Longboat Harbour held its annual blessing of the fleets and picnic on March 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 24, 2015
Key of Sea is pitch perfect

Key of Sea chorus gave its last performance of the season at the Player’s club on March 24.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 24, 2015
Garden Club teas up

The Longboat Key Garden Club welcomed current, new and prospective members to a tea on March 24.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 23, 2015
St. Mary takes the runway

The Women’s Guild of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, held its annual Sails, Sand and Sun fashion show on March 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 21, 2015
Cannons Marina celebrates 60

Cannons Marina held its 60th anniversary party on March 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 21, 2015
Longboat Key holds Community Open House

The Longboat Key fire and police departments held an open house on March 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 21, 2015
Kiwanis Club serves up pancakes

The Longboat Key Kiwanis Club held its annual Pancake Breakfast on March 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 20, 2015
Mote Parties on the Pass

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium hosted its Party on the Pass fundraiser event on March 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 20, 2015
WEEKEND BEST BETS: Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast and Town of Longboat Key Community Open House

Take a break from the heat and sunshine on March 21 and enjoy two events on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 19, 2015
Country Club a Shore thing

Country Club Shores Association Unit V held its annual membership meeting on March 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 19, 2015
Seaplace has a hula of a good time

Residents of Seaplace said Aloha at its Hawaiian party on March 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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Tipsea Gypsea, a 45-foot Catalina sailboat, lies beached on a sandbar near the Harbor Acres neighborhood, posing a risk to the neighborhood’s seawall and dozens of nearby moored boats. Sarasota Police Department Marine Patrol Officer Michael Skinner said the registered owner is working to get a specialized bolt to re-attach the steering wheel.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Longboat bellringers ring in record contribution

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