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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Mary and Steve Wiltse watch the Ravens during the 2nd quarter
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • February 4, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Club & Resort Super Bowl party

Members of the Longboat Key Club & Resort gathered to watch Super Bowl XLVII.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
John Brouder and John Bailey tend bar at the Beachplace Super Bowl party.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • February 4, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Beachplace Super Bowl party

The residents of Beachplace got together to watch Super Bowl XLVII.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rita Lynch gets some chili at the Seaplace Super Bowl party.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • February 4, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Seaplace Super Bowl party

Seaplace residents got together to watch Super Bowl XLVII.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 1, 2013
Town manager goes under the radar

Is Mayor Jim Brown the new sheriff in town? Not exactly.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 1, 2013
Caleb gets a new home at Mote

A sea turtle named Caleb has new crawling grounds: the Aquarium at Mote Marine Laboratory.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 1, 2013
Candidates set date with Observer, PIC

All six commission candidates have agreed to participate in a forum co-sponsored by the Longboat Observer and the Longboat Key Public Interest Committee at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Sarasota Ski-A-Rees assemble into a three-tiered pyramid.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • February 1, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota Ski-A-Rees season opener

Waterski troupe has been a Sarasota tradition for 56 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Barbara Gardner and Lynn Smith
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 31, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club Style Show

The ladies of Bird Key Yacht Club enjoyed brunch and a fashion show Thursday, Jan. 31. Members modeled designs by Worth, a couture line available only by appointment with a consultant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tennis pro Claudiu Retean struts down the catwalk.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Taste of the Keys (Part 3)

The Longboat Key Garden Club's "Taste of the Keys" included a fashion show featuring Island Pursuits designs and tasting stations from local restaurants. Proceeds from the event went toward scholarships and grants for aspiring horticulture students.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gale Mills serves lollipop lamb chops to Pam Hagan.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Taste of the Keys (Part 2)

The Longboat Key Garden Club's "Taste of the Keys" included a fashion show featuring Island Pursuits designs and tasting stations from local restaurants. Proceeds from the event went toward scholarships and grants for aspiring horticulture students.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lydia Bohn and Eva Saunders
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Taste of the Keys (Part 1)

The Longboat Key Garden Club's "Taste of the Keys" included a fashion show featuring Island Pursuits designs and tasting stations from local restaurants. Proceeds from the event went toward scholarships and grants for aspiring horticulture students.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dee Binney and Beverly Shapiro
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Shannon Gault demonstrates Ikebana style

Shannon Gault, who recently returned to Florida after a 14-year stint in Kobe, Japan, shared the art of Ikebana flower arranging with the Longboat Key Garden Club Tuesday, Jan. 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jinny Johnson and Virginia Sanders
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Dora Walters Retirement Party (Part 2)

Dora Walters, former Longboat Observer senior editor, officially retired Tuesday, Jan. 29. More than 150 friends and former sources turned out to the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a division of the Ringling College of Art and Design, for a party to congratulate Walters on her 26-year tenure with the Observer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bill Sceva and Dora Walters
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Dora Walters Retirement Party (Part 1)

Dora Walters, former Longboat Observer senior editor, officially retired Tuesday, Jan. 29. More than 150 friends and former sources turned out to the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a division of the Ringling College of Art and Design, for a party to congratulate Walters on her 26-year tenure with the Observer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chuck and Margie Barancik. File photo.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 30, 2013
Key couple's donation inspires others

When Chuck and Margie Barancik learned about Season of Sharing in early January, they immediately wanted to donate - anonymously.

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