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Longboat Key | Neighbors

    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 4, 2013
Linen Locker lands at Whitney Beach

A couple show dry cleaning doesn't have to be a hassle. It just needed some technology to iron out the kinks.

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Submitted by Mary Donato.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2013
You Observed

Here's a roundup of reader-submitted photos from events around the Key. To submit photos for this new weekly feature, email Robin Hartill at [email protected].

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  • Neighbors
Longboat Key resident Phyllis Ploener brought her Longboat Observer along while sightseeing with her granddaughter, Bess Anne Ploener, in London.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2013
It's Read Everywhere

Longboat Key resident Phyllis Ploener brought her Longboat Observer along while sightseeing with her granddaughter, Bess Anne Ploener, in London.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Beth Brewer submitted this photo of her daughter, Marjorie, doing a yoga pose at sunset. The Brewer family was in town for Thanksgiving to visit Virginia Sanders, Beth’s mom and Marjorie’s grandmother.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2013
Weather: Longboat Key

Beth Brewer submitted this photo of her daughter, Marjorie, doing a yoga pose at sunset. The Brewer family was in town for Thanksgiving to visit Virginia Sanders, Beth's mom and Marjorie's grandmother.

  • Longboat Key
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Tana Sandefur
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • December 4, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Downton Abbey Dinner

On Friday, Jan. 3, Cafe L'Europe and WEDU invited guests to don their finest furs and sparkling jewels for dinner, cocktails and entertainment all inspired by the hit show, Downton Abbey.

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 3, 2013
The Good News: Megan Wenger

As community engagement coordinator for Community Youth Development, Megan Wenger says she enjoys the opportunity to interact with some of the city's most involved and promising students.

  • Siesta Key
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Hannah Weinberg and Anita Cohen add gifts they brought for children in need to a table full of donated toys.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • December 3, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Frosty Frolic

On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the festive Frosty Frolic brought the Women's 18-Hole Golf Association and the Key Niners together for lunch at the Harbourside clubhouse.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
On Saturday, Nov. 30, Julia and Brandon Yu pose with Gilly the Shark.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • November 30, 2013
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Santa Jaws is Back!

Every Saturday until Dec. 21, visitors of the Aquarium at Mote Marine Laboratory can take pictures with their seasonally-dressed mascot from noon to 2 p.m.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • November 28, 2013
The real-life 'snowbirds'

Sarasota County's moderate winter weather attracts a variety of migrating wildlife, which can be easily viewed thanks to the area's variety of outdoor recreation areas.

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File photo. U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan with his wife, Sandy, draw the winning ticket.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
Kids win big at Gourmet Lawn Party

This year's winning ticket was purchased as an anonymous donation for the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Foundation in honor of Bob Gault, who recently won the club's Presidential Zeller Award.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
Help us Observe your news

Here at the Longboat Observer, we're planning on capturing a packed social scene with our cameras this season.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
The Observer announces holiday edition of 'It's Read Everywhere' contest

The Observer is getting into the holiday spirit with a holiday edition of its annual 'It's Read Everywhere' photo contest.

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Photo by Pam Eubanks. Stephen Powell, owner of Jewelry by Cole, crafts jewelry at his store on St. Armands Circle.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • November 27, 2013
Day celebrates small businesses

Locals look forward to a boost from Small Business Saturday Nov. 30.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
Obituary: Peter Voorhees

Peter Voorhees, 67, of Longboat Key, died Nov. 22, after a battle with melanoma.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
Obituary: Patricia 'Pat' Redmond

Patricia 'Pat' Redmond, 85, of Longboat Key, died Nov. 19.

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