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Longboat Key | Neighbors

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2014
Key of Sea seeks new voices

Key of Sea Chorus, which sings at assisted-living and retirement homes in the Sarasota area, is inviting new members to join.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2014
Learn more about LBK Foundation

Want to know more about the Longboat Key Foundation, which is embarking on a $1 million fundraising drive, as reported in the Dec. 18 issue of the Longboat Observer?

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2014
Obituary: Robert Tucker

Robert Tucker, 78, of Durham, N.C., and formerly of Longboat Key and Pittsburgh, died Dec. 13.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2014
Obituary: Jerry Slansky

Jerry Slansky, 67, of Longboat Key, died Dec. 15.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2014
Obituary: Peggy Skidmore

Peggy Skidmore, of Longboat Key and Sea Girt, N.J., died Dec. 14.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2014
Obituary: Dale Neuhaus

Dale Neuhaus, 84, of Hudson, Ohio, and formerly of Longboat Key, died Dec. 6.

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  • Neighbors
Carolyn Eliason submitted this sunset photo, taken on St. Armands Circle.
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  • December 22, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Visit YourObserver.com to submit your local weather photos. Each weekly winner will be entered into a monthly drawing for a $25 gift card. One grand prize winner will receive a $5,000 flooring makeover.*

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  • December 22, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

Headed on a great trip? Make sure to take your Observer along! Snap a photo of you holding your Observer on vacation, then submit it and you could win travel tickets, courtesy of Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The playground, installed in December, was created for children ages two to 12.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 18, 2014
Joan M. Durante Park installs new playground

The playground is made from post-consumer recycled materials.

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President Sydelle Pittas and board member Andy Sawyer
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 16, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Rotary Club holiday party

Members of Longboat Key's new Rotary Club gathered on Dec. 14 for a monthly meeting and holiday party.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gerry Sullivan and Barbara Bellamente
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 16, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Harbourettes celebrate the holidays

The Longboat Harbourettes held its annual holiday luncheon on Dec. 17 at the Lazy Lobster.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 16, 2014
Pete Cumming: Bell-ringer in chief

Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming took on a shift that didn't involve police work Tuesday, serving as Salvation Army bell-ringer at Longboat Key Publix.

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Models Aubrey and Michelle Hoover. Mary Lou Johnson Photography
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 16, 2014
Turtle T-shirts: Always in season

Need a gift for the turtle-lover in your life?

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Schneider
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 16, 2014
Obituary: Harold Schneider

Harold Schneider, 102, of Bird Key, died Nov. 12.

  • Longboat Key
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Magner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 16, 2014
Obituary: Philip Magner Jr.

Philip Magner Jr., 87, formerly of Longboat Key and Buffalo, N.Y., died Dec. 9.

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