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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Parking is available at 6350 Gulf of Mexico Drive, at the rear of the ResortQuest building.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2011
Turtle nest opening scheduled for Monday night

A turtle nest at 6327 Gulf of Mexico Drive will be excavated at 7:45 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Denise Cotler of the American Cancer Society with Sarah Tello and Barbara Tello-Accola
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 10, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: R.O.C.K. Scholarship Recipient College Send-Off Luncheon

Reaching Out to Cancer Kids -- R.O.C.K. -- held a college send-off luncheon for its scholarship recipients at Columbia Restaurant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy of Whitney Prewitt.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Mote volunteer rescues baby turtle

Mote Marine Aquarium sea turtle patrol volunteer Whitney Prewitt found a lost hatchling the morning of Aug. 8 on Longboat's beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photo by Dora Walters.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Rabbi Katz goes camping

Rabbi Jonathan Katz, of Temple Beth Israel, went to camp this summer at Camp Coleman, located in Cleveland, Ga.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Robert Louis Schroeder, of Longboat Key, died Aug. 3. He was 84.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 10, 2011
Obituary: Robert Louis Schroeder

Robert Louis Schroeder, of Longboat Key, died Aug. 3. He was 84.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Retired Col. Clarence Henry “C.H.” Kemp
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 10, 2011
Obituary: Col. 'C.H.' Kemp led life of service

Officially, he was Col. Clarence Henry Kemp, a U.S. Army veteran of three wars. But to those who knew him well, he was simply 'C.H.'

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Becky Novacek took this sunset photo near The Beachcomber, in the 2700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Weekly Winner: Nestled In

Becky Novacek took this sunset photo near The Beachcomber, in the 2700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The latest turtle to hatch on Longboat Key will be excavated Aug. 10, at Whitney Beach, 6751 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 8, 2011
Longboat nest opening to take place Wednesday

Another Longboat turtle nest hatched and will be excavated at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The sisterhood organization offers financial assistance to women interested in furthering their education through grants, loans and scholarships.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 8, 2011
P.E.O. honors scholarship recipients

Three women received college scholarships during the Philanthropic Educational Organization luncheon today at Marina Jack.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Tessa Sollom Williams
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2011
Key ballerina is recognized

Tessa Sollom Williams, former ballet coach for the pre-junior ballet students of Sarasota Ballet School, was recognized for her work by the Royal Academy of Dance, in London.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2011
Stolen pot issue buds on island

It seems Longboat Key has a pot problem. No, the town isn't going up in smoke.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 3, 2011
Bishop heads home ... until next year

The Most. Rev. David Zubik, bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, has been spending one-week vacations on Longboat Key for years - 15, to be exact. During his visits, he leads Masses at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy of Mary Lou Johnson
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 3, 2011
Tennis club ladies ditch their makeup for the day

Lady tennis players at the Longboat Key Club joined Makeup Free Mondays, a movement standing for much more than leaving off the eye shadow.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2011
Chef Jamie stands the heat in 'Hell's Kitchen'

On Monday's episode of 'Hell's Kitchen,' Chef Jamie Gregorich, sous chef at Euphemia Haye, proved she can stand the heat in the kitchen - by surviving another elimination.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Loris Birnkrant
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 3, 2011
Obituaries: Loris Birnkrant

Loris Birnkrant, 92, of Longboat Key and Birmingham, Mich., died July 30.

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  • Neighbors
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