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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Nancy Chanos, June Hessel and Sandy Endres
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • February 5, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Taste of the Keys & Fashion Show (Continued)

Many gathered to sample favorites from local restaurants and experience this year's finest fashion at the Longboat Key Garden Club's Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Attendees enjoyed the best the Keys has to offer before sitting down for a high-spirited fashion show. Proceeds from this well-attended event support environmental scholarships and grants to college students.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Edith Prucknig, Peter Kendeffy, Ursula Nadasdy and Eva Kendeffy
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • February 5, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Taste of the Keys & Fashion Show

Many gathered to sample favorites from local restaurants and experience this year's finest fashion at the Longboat Key Garden Club's Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Attendees enjoyed the best the Keys has to offer before sitting down for a high-spirited fashion show. Proceeds from this well-attended event support environmental scholarships and grants to college students.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 5, 2014
Technology exec's success has grown organically

Getting friendly with competitors is anathema to many executives. But one well-traveled decision maker has found a way to turn business rivalries into advantages.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2014
Resident buys winning ticket

Longboat Key resident Robert Rich is now $53,165.93 richer. He purchased a winning Fantasy 5 ticket at the island's Publix, according to the Florida Lottery.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2014
Buffett's winning streak ends

The Seattle Seahawks' Super Bowl XLVII victory ended a winning streak for Mote Marine Aquarium manatee Buffett.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo Caley Ross and Tad Landau
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2014
A Longboat Key beach proposal

Tad Landau, son of Lenny and Susan Landau, and his sweetheart, Caley Ross, got engaged after a New Year's Day proposal on the Bay Isles private beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photos Commissioner Phill Younger performs at a cabaret show.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2014
Younger: Think you 'cancan' dance?

In the 1980s, Commissioner Phill Younger and his wife, Fanny, spotted a cabaret restaurant while roaming the foothills of Nice, France, with a memorable moniker: Chez Fanny. They vowed to return.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Submitted by Julie Becker Casa Del Mar Beach Resort. Unit owners enjoyed a Jan. 20 trip to the Sarasota Kennel Club to watch greyhound racing. The excursion is an annual tradition for owners at the resort.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2014
You Observed

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

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Manfred Welfonder, Bernie Ditchik, Mike Tighe and Marty Hauselman
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2014
Bernie Ditchik courts 90th birthday

Longboat Key resident Bernie Ditchik celebrated his 90th birthday Jan. 28 on the tennis courts of the Players Club with friends Manfred Welfonder, Mike Tighe and Marty Hauselman.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2014
Obituary: William Robert Jones

William Robert Jones, 82, of Irvington, N.Y., and Longboat Key, died Jan. 27.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2014
Obituary: Marion Elizabeth Koerner

Marion Elizabeth Koerner, of Akron, Ohio, and Longboat Key, died Jan. 24.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Moody
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • February 5, 2014
Your Neighbor: Vonnie Moody

Vonnie Moody rescued her first greyhound 10 years ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
FAMILY TIME. Penny Klein and Les Brassington brought their Longboat Observer along while visiting their grandchildren, Brooks Dahl, Coleman Dahl and Grey Lancaster, in Lake George, N.Y.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

Headed on a great vacation? Make sure to take your Observer along! Visit YourObserver.com/itsreadeverywhere to submit your entries. We can't wait to see where The Observer will travel next!

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Frederick Beyerlein submitted this sunset photo, taken near Spanish Main Yacht Club.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Frederick Beyerlein submitted this sunset photo, taken near Spanish Main Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Matthew Minor, director of development and community engagement, Harvest House graduate Kristen Kohl, and Erin Minor, executive director of Harvest House
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 4, 2014
The Good News: Harvest House

For those struggling with addiction or homelessness, the organization offers social services for a fresh start.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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