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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Sylvia Thompson and Dale Hooey provided the entertainment for the Epiphany Concert attendees at All Angels.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • January 5, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: All Angels Epiphany Concert and Party

The congregation at All Angels By the Sea Episcopal Church came together on Sunday, Jan 5., for a seasonal concert and party in honor of the Epiphany.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tana Sandefur
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • January 4, 2014
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.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Victoria Jacobson, Gail Loefgren, Rick Bergere and Yvonne Schloss prepare for a day filled with tools and moving boxes as they work to create a welcoming chamber office.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • January 3, 2014
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Moving Day for the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce

On Friday, Jan. 3, the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce has made the move to their new location in the Centre Shops.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mary Gobell and Joan Colwell rang in the new year at last year’s All Angels annual Epiphany concert. (File photo)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 3, 2014
WEEKEND BEST BET: All Angels Epiphany concert and party

All Angels by the Sea will ring in the twelfth night of Christmas with a concert and party.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michael and Ellen Johnson with Christen and Brad Benson
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • January 2, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: SYC New Year's Gala

Members gathered at Sarasota Yacht Club Tuesday, Dec. 31, for the New Year's Gala.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Valerie Dimond and Gabby, an Umbrella Cockatoo, greet visitors.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • January 2, 2014
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Gabbing Gabby

Valerie Dimond and Gabby, a lively Umbrella Cockatoo, welcome guests to Save Our Seabirds on Thursday, January 2. A non-profit wildlife organization, Save Our Seabirds makes it their mission to rescue, rehabilitate and release sick and injured birds. Stop by any day of the week to meet Gabby and her other feathered friends.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Erika Echegaray
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 31, 2013
The Good News: Erika Echegaray

Suncoast Polytechnical High School student Erika Echegaray has volunteered for Face Autism for two years.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Kurt Schultheis. Dr. Michael O'Neil, Michael Garey, George Knight and Armando Linde
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 31, 2013
Kiwanis welcomes new members

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key welcomed four new members to the club at its Dec. 5 breakfast meeting: Dr. Michael O'Neil, owner of Longboat Key Dental; Michael Garey, owner of Lazy Lobster; Cedars resident George Knight; and Country Club Shores resident Armando Linde.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 31, 2013
Take the Observer on your 2014 travels!

Are you planning a trip in the new year? Make sure to take your Longboat Observer along!

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jim Novachek, Beachcomber
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 31, 2013
Setting the scene

Enjoy our picks for the top sunset photos from 2013.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gurland
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • December 31, 2013
Your Neighbor: Regina Gurland

Regina Gurland has lived in Sleepy Lagoon since 1976.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 31, 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].

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Molly Schechter. Dr. Curt Peihler, Harold Ronson and Dr. John Whiteclay Chambers II
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2013
Lecture offers new view of war

A Dec. 7 presentation at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day event gave the audience the bottom-up view from the men, women, minorities and others who fought in World War II versus the top-down view of traditional history with its focus on presidents, diplomats and high-ranking military officers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2013
Turtle Watch T-shirts available

Longboat Key Turtle Watch is ready for nesting season, which begins May 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2013
Legacy lives on through foundation

Longboat Key resident Marty Samowitz, the oldest World War II Iwo Jima survivor who died Dec. 6 at age 99, is still giving back to the community.

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