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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Aaron and Kristy Steigerwalt
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Harry's Summer Solstice Soirée

Guests gathered Wednesday, June 19, at Harry's Continental Kitchen, for a Summer Solstice Soiree. Attendees dined on light snacks and tasted various wines in support of the Anna maria Island Community Center.

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Christian and Caroline Corcoran celebrated Father’s Day with their dad Joe.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 17, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Longboat Key Club Father's Day BBQ

The Longboat Key Club celebrated Father's Day Sunday, June 17 with a barbeque on the beach. Approximately 70 people streamed in and out of the annual Father's Day celebration between 5 and 7:30 p.m.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Yacht Club Concert

Members of the Sarasota Yacht Club gathered Saturday, June 15, to kick off the start of summer with a concert. Guests enjoyed live musi,c as well as food and drink, while socializing.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Dance teams show off skills

Children from Imagine School and Gullett Elementary School showed off their hard work and dancing talents recently, during a special end-of-year dance team recital.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
John Saputo: Undercover boss?

Look closely: Who is that stock boy?

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Turtles head home after rehab at Mote

Tyler the turtle is back at sea.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Thomas Mann received 144.47 acres in the present-day Longbeach Village through the Homestead Act of 1862.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 12, 2013
Lore: Mann became first Longboat Key homesteader in 1891

Thomas Mann received 144.47 acres in the present-day Longbeach Village through the Homestead Act of 1862.

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  • Neighbors
Dayana Bermudez and Jason Iannello Courtesy Photos
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2013
Wedding bells to ring for two couples

Jason Iannello, son of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Iannello, of Longboat Key, proposed to Dayana Bermudez, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Alexey Bermudez, of Santa Marta, Colombia, on the beaches of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2013
Obituary: David Kovalsky

David Kovalsky, 64, of Sarasota, died May 31.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2013
Obituary: E. Everett Edwards

E. Everett Edwards, 76, formerly of Longboat Key, died June 6.

  • Longboat Key
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Robin Hartill
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 12, 2013
YOUR NEIGHBOR: Tom Freiwald

Tom Freiwald recently gave the commencement address for the University of Phoenix West Florida to a crowd of approximately 2,000 students and their families.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2013
Weather Photo: SUNSET SILHOUETTES

McKenzie Chadwell submitted this photo, taken of a storm brewing over Lido Key.

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  • Neighbors
Teddy is a 6-month-old bichon.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 9, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : 12th annual St. Armands Circle Craft Festival

Festival-goers browsed through an assortment of arts and crafts Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, at the 12th annual St. Armands Circle Craft Festival.

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Marianna Millen, Hank Hawkins and Laura Hansen
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 9, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : BKYC celebrates the Queen's Birthday

Bird Key Yacht Club members celebrated the Queen of England's birthday Saturday, June 8, at the Bird Key Yacht Club. About 50 members attended the celebration and a few dressed up to look like the queen herself.

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Madison P., 3, observes the sharks swimming overhead.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 8, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Mote World Ocean Day

Children explored Mote Marine Aquarium Saturday, June 8, during World Ocean Day. Mote partnered with nonprofits that focus on marine issues to educate children about marine life. About 800 children visited the aquarium where they learned from 13 vendors.

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