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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Gnarly Miller sure is going places.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 19, 2013
Work like a dog

These employees work their tails off for belly scratches, love and, of course, the occasional treat.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
McKenzie Chadwell submitted this photo, taken on Lido Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2013
Weather Photo: STORMY OUTLOOK

McKenzie Chadwell submitted this photo, taken on Lido Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2013
Obituary: Harold "Pete" Vonachen Jr.

Harold "Pete" Vonachen Jr., 87, of Peoria, Ill., died June 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2013
Obituary: Joyce Kollogian

Joyce (Juskalian) Kolligian, 76, of Longboat Key and formerly of Winchester, Mass., died June 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2013
Obituary: George Edward Frost

George Edward Frost, 95, of Sarasota, died June 2.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Front: Kitty Libert, Carlene Johnson and Charles Wickersham; middle: Bob Whitney, Esther Libert, Ramona Johnson, Rae Ferguson and Ethel Libert; back, Charles Whitney, James Libert and Art Ferguson
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 19, 2013
FROM THE ARCHIVES: 1990: Village students held 50-year reunion

Alumni of the Longbeach Village School found an island that had changed "a little" when they reunited 50 years later.

  • 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.

  • Longboat Key
  • 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.

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