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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Jack Flovig, 8, prepares his optimist boat as Alex Berndt watches.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 13, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Yacht Club Summer Camp

Children of the Sarasota Yacht Club learned to sail during a morning summer camp session July 11. The two-week sessions also include activities like trips to the beach, swimming, kayaking and paddle boarding.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"A predator will break the egg open and eat the yoke, but leave the baby," said Holly West.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 11, 2014
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Flippered Friends

Mote Marine Laboratory's Holly West washes a baby sea turtle that was brought in after a coyote attacked its nest July 10. Sea turtles face a variety of predators while they're nesting, but Mote strives to help them by caring for any wounds, administering antibiotics and releasing them off shore when they're strong enough.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Steve Gianopolus, Design 2000, Penelope Mabrey, ServPro of Bradenton, and Gary Humphreys, Longboat Limo
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 10, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Luncheon

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce hosted a networking luncheon July 10, at Beachhouse Restaurant in Bradenton Beach

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2014
Obituary: Donna Rae Garner

Donna Rae Garner, 76, of Longboat Key, died June 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2014
Obituary: Martin Garment

Martin Garment, 95, of Westport, Conn., Longboat Key, died July 3.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2014
Obituary: John Arnold Cole

John Arnold Cole died June 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • July 9, 2014
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Sharon Ray submitted this sunset photo, taken after a storm off Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Sharon Ray submitted this sunset photo, taken after a storm off Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
There were 93 hatched and 27 unhatched eggs in the nest.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 9, 2014
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Leaving the Nest

Unhatched sea turtle eggs lay on the beach after Cyndi Seamon, a longtime Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteer, excavated a nest Wednesday, July 9. Fellow volunteer Lindsey Conrad then separates the eggs to see how many hatched and possibly made it to the water. The Longboat Key Turtle Watch patrols the beaches at sunrise each morning.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy Robert Snow Photography
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2014
Mote-tagged shark swims toward Sarasota

A 14-foot, 2,300-pound great white shark is currently heading eastbound toward Sarasota.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2014
Police get a wheel deal from anonymous citizen

An anonymous citizen recently contacted the town with an offer to buy the Longboat Key Police Department a new bicycle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
George Allgair with David and Rebecca Taylor
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 5, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club Fourth of July Celebration

Residents and guests alike enjoyed a Fourth of July Celebration July 4, at Bird Key Yacht Club. The afternoon started with fun and games followed by a flag ceremony, dinner and potato car races.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Caroline Moreno plays with sand on the beach.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 5, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: The Resort at Longboat Key Club's Beach Barbecue

The Resort at Longboat Key Club hosted a beach barbecue with games, sandcastle building and live entertainment July 4.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Judge Nancy Donnellan, Michael Cuttler and Bobbi Hurwitz
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 5, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Yacht Club Independence Day Dinner

Members of the Sarasota Yacht Club enjoyed an 'Independence Day Dinner' after participating in the yachting tradition of the Sundowner Ceremony July 4.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Karen Bell paints a patriotic picture on Anna Donnellan’s face.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 4, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Freedom Fest II

The Longboat Key community enjoyed an All-American morning at the town's annual Fourth of July celebration, Freedom Fest, on July 4.

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