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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Joseph "Joe" Bondi, pictured at his part-time home in May 2012. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 16, 2013
Bondi learned the love of the Key early

Part-time resident Joseph 'Joe' Bondi was a pioneer in middle-school education and father of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Siesta Key resident Lawrence "Larry" Helmuth's collection consists of 50 Highwaymen paintings. Photos by Robin Hartill.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 16, 2013
Highwaymen: Behind the scenes

For the 26 Highwaymen artists, painting was a means of escape from the oppressive policies of the Jim Crow South.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Amariah and Analiese Nock with Carmen Roeese and Tvinson Acero. Photos by Katie Hendrick.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 16, 2013
Circus Ring of Fame adds three acts

Fans of the big top, from as far away as California, and Romania, packed St. Armands Circle's Central Park Sunday, Jan. 13, for the 26th Circus Ring of Fame Inductions.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
New Pass Grill looks like the cleanest bait shop you’ll ever see. Fishing lures, Old Florida prints, oars, nets and flippers adorn the walls.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 16, 2013
Circle update: Sayonara sushi, hello hamburgers

The pink quadrant loses one restaurant, gains another.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lou Newman submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bayport Beach and Tennis Club.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 16, 2013
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Lou Newman submitted this sunset photo, taken near Bayport Beach and Tennis Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michael and Una Cunningham with Adeline and Colin Fox visit from Ireland
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Save Our Seabirds Wine Tasting

Save Our Seabirds hosted a wine tasting fundraiser Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Harry's Continental Kitchen.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rifka Glatz and Arleane Stier
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Grand Bay Fashion Show

Grand Bay of Longboat Key held its annual fashion show Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the Sarasota Yacht Club. J McLaughlin was the featured designer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Joanie Cohen and Janet Rogers
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Key Niners Luncheon

The Longboat Key Club Women's Golf Association welcomed new members of its "Key Niners" group with a luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the club's Islandside dining room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
"The foot traffic (in St. Armands) is just perfect for conversations, as I make my way around on The Kindness Bicycle," Votruba wrote on his blog, http://www.onemillionactsofkindness.com.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: The Kindness Bus

Bob Votruba, of Cleveland, Ohio, is intent on stamping out violence, bullying and adolescent suicide. To promote a message of hope, he's driving the kindness bus, a school bus painted with messages of love and peace, 9,000 miles around the U.S. The bus arrived in St. Armands Circle Thursday, Jan. 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tom Axtell with Ron Vedder
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Circus Ring of Fame Inductions

The Circus Ring of Fame Foundation, Inc. presented its 26th annual Circus Ring of Fame Inductions Sunday, Jan. 13, at St. Armands Circle. The 2013 inductees included Charles and Mathias Coronas, Timothy J. Holst, and Pablo Rodriguez and family.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gloria and Barry Bakal
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: A Night at Grossinger's

Temple Beth Israel had its annual gala Sunday, Jan. 13, at Michael's on East. The theme, 'A Night at Grossinger's,' paid homage to the Catskills hotels.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jack Black, Jack Jacobs, Jack Duncan, Jack Brill
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 12, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Republican Club January Luncheon

The Longboat Key Republican Club had a panel discussion with town commissioners and their opponents for the upcoming election during their monthly luncheon Friday, Jan. 11, at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Stephanie Claussen, owner of Steff’s Stuff Antiques, models a sun hat (“keeps the wrinkles away,” she says) and a vintage pocketbook from Saks Fifth Avenue.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 10, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sip and Shop

Retailers and customers mingled with snacks and beverages Thursday, Jan. 10, during "Sip and Shop" at the Centre Shops plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A bird's nest was spotted on New Pass Bridge Thursday, Jan. 10.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 10, 2013
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Bird watch

A bird's nest was spotted on New Pass Bridge Thursday, Jan. 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Violinist Anton Cutajar, who performs at weddings and parties and gives private lessons, treated shoppers at St. Armands Circle to his rendition of "What a Wonderful World" Tuesday, Jan. 8.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 9, 2013
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Bright Blessed Days ...

Violinist Anton Cutajar, who performs at weddings and parties and gives private lessons, treated shoppers at St. Armands Circle to his rendition of "What a Wonderful World" Tuesday, Jan. 8.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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