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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Courtesy Mote Marine Laboratory Ruth DeLynn was a volunteer and adjunct scientist at Mote for more than 30 years.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 23, 2014
Ruth DeLynn was backbone of Mote collection

Ruth DeLynn, 87, was known as 'The Bone Lady' and the force behind the Ruth DeLynn Cetacean Osteological Collection.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2014
Obituary: J. Donald Monsky

J. Donald Monsky, 77, of Sarasota, died July 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Goodrich
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2014
John 'Jack' Quincy Goodrich Jr.

John 'Jack' Quincy Goodrich Jr., 74, of Longboat Key, died July 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • July 23, 2014
Put your best feet forward to maximize workouts

Treating your feet well goes beyond regular pedicures. Perform these simple moves to improve circulation, toe flexibility and mobility.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Madhav Mutalik submitted this photo of a boy fishing at sunset, taken on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Madhav Mutalik submitted this photo of a boy fishing at sunset, taken on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photo by Pam Eubanks Although Rob Satori is known locally as the "Sinatra guy," he also impersonates musical icons such as Van Morrison, Jimmy Buffet and Sammy Davis.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 23, 2014
Piano Man

East County resident Rob Satori's passion for music began when he started piano lessons as a child. Now, he composes music. 'I never know where the ideas are going to come from,' he says.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Diana Neely, Judy Strauss, Linda Wilson, Jean Buckley, Cheryl Fraser and Vivian Chester
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 19, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Christ Church Summer Dinner

Members and guests of Christ Church gathered at Islands West Saturday, July 19, for its annual summer dinner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
JoAnn Thomas, marketing manager at Touch of Africa, prepares to cut the ribbon in the new Hamba Lounge.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Touch of Africa's Hamba Lounge Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

St. Armands Circle's Touch of Africa Gallery hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Hamba Lounge July 18. The celebration kicked off its bi-monthly Hamba Happy Hour, which will be held every other Friday from 5 to 6 p.m.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Sarasota Yacht Club dining room was set up with two large screens for the presentation and dinner portion of a past Scallopalooza.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 17, 2014
Sarasota Bay Watch to host Scallopalooza

Sarasota Bay Watch will host an evening of food and fun to raise awareness and support for local scallop restoration at its the 4th Annual Scallopalooza Saturday, August 9, at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo Harold Ronson and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Brian Dix
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2014
'We Are The Marines'

That is how Maj. Brian Dix introduced 'The Commandant's Own' U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps July 4, at Avery Fisher Hall.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photo by Kelsey Grau Esther Howard
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2014
Tim Howard has Key roots

Residents of Fairway Bay knew about Tim Howard long before he became a household name: His grandparents, the late Paul and Eva Fekete, frequently bragged about their star soccer player grandson.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2014
Obituary: Margaret Susan Kasper

Margaret Susan Kasper, 81, of Longboat Key, died July 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jennifer Sargeant, Lindsey Conrad, Sara Heuer and Cyndi Seamon continue their patrol after staking off one nest just after sunrise.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 16, 2014
Turtle Hour

Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers practice a unique morning routine.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Robert Bernhard submitted this sunset photo of light emanating from the Sarasota skyline. The photo was taken from Grand Bay on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Robert Bernhard submitted this sunset photo of light emanating from the Sarasota skyline. The photo was taken from Grand Bay on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Storm clouds roll in as the sun sets on Lido Beach.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 15, 2014
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Stormy Sunset

Lido Beach is alive with activity just before sunset July 14, despite the loud cracks of thunder from an approaching storm.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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