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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Kayleigh Pritchett, 6, with Mollie, 5, and Trey Raymond, 7
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 31, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Club & Resort Easter Party

The Longboat Key Club & Resort hosted an Easter egg hunt Sunday, March 31, which included sundry craft stations and a brunch buffet.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Navah Cassagnol, 1, and Brynn Haworth, 1, become new friends at the Easter party.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Yacht Club Easter Party

The Easter Bunny visited Sarasota Yacht Club Saturday, March 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Paul, George, 1, and Penny Brown
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Beachplace Easter Party

Beachplace hosted an Easter egg hunt, followed by a pool party, Saturday, March 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Coral Sheridan, 5
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Mar Vista Easter Egg Hunt

More than 50 children participated in the 25th Easter Egg Hunt at Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant Saturday, March 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarah, Mike, Bobby, 7, and Maria Alzamora, 5
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 29, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sand Cay Easter Party

Sand Cay Beach Resort celebrated Easter Friday, March 29, with games including a chalk art contest, hula hooping, basketball and an egg hunt.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Hop on over to Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant, 760 Broadway Street, for the waterside eatery's 25th Easter Egg hunt.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 29, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Easter at Mar Vista

Festivities include an egg hunt and photo ops with Peter Cottontail.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gretchen Burns, Glen Hamilton and Maryann Thornhill
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 28, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Canada Night

Canadian residents at Longboat Harbour hosted a dinner party Thursday, March 28, for their neighbors highlighting their homeland's dishes and music.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Peggy Latini and Judy Colvin
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 28, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club Style Show

Bird Key Yacht Club hosted Chicos at its monthly style show Thursday, March 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Patti Ostroski, Andy Sawyer, Dolores Levy, Donna Schlorf and Eve Wickwire
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Tennis Center Captain Appreciation Party

The Longboat Key Public Tennis Center held a potluck party Wednesday, March 27, to thank team captains and celebrate a fun season on the courts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Yvonne Schloss of Sunglass Express Optical, Joe Landolfi of Manson Roofing and Brian and Sol O’Neill of House Maids
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Open House

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held an open house Tuesday, March 26, at its new headquarters at 595 Bay Isles Road, Suite 120 F.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
Women's USTA 3.0 team to hit the courts at Daytona championship

The Younger family had a rather magnificent 24 hours two weeks ago. On Tuesday, March 12, Longboat Key voters re-elected Phill Younger for another term on the Town Commission. The day before, his wife, Fanny, had her own big news: Her tennis team advanced to the sectionals championship in May in Daytona.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
Longboat resident gets schooled with dolphins while on vacation

Mary Lou Moeller made new friends on a recent Caribbean cruise during a stop at the island of Curacao.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
Library books Election Day sale

It's time to close the books on another local election.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Early this week, the birds built a nest atop a telephone pole 371 feet south of Tangerine Bay, 360 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 27, 2013
Osprey family nests near Tangerine Bay

While the Eagles of Florida Gulf Coast University savor the national limelight as the Cinderella story of the 2013 NCAA tournament, a family of osprey have captured the attention of locals.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • March 27, 2013
Lido residents could partner with county to remove Australian pines

Sarasota County has undertaken similar partnerships in which residents contribute one-to-one matching funds.

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