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Longboat Key | Neighbors

Mike McCullough at the Christ Church hurricane relief food drive.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • October 20, 2025
Christ Church to host welcome-back food drive

The church invites community members to help make its annual food drive for Our Daily Bread of Bradenton a success.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Robin Gupta, owner of Guppy's Longboat Key, said he's most proud of the way the restaurant has brought together people over lively conversation and hot cheesesteaks in its first year of operation.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • October 16, 2025
Philly-themed bar marks one year on Longboat Key

Despite opening before the hurricanes, Guppy's is now celebrating its first anniversary of offering "Philly fun under the Florida sun."

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
New Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key president Danielle Gladding presents former president Michael Garey, accompanied by his wife, Catherine, with an award for his years of service to the community.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • October 16, 2025
Kiwanians honor outgoing leader

New president Danielle Gladding presented him with an award "in appreciation for your many years of dedicated service and your outstanding leadership to our club."

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mote's 'The Shark Lady' subject of new musical tribute
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • October 15, 2025
Mote's 'The Shark Lady' subject of new musical tribute

Artist Christina Meiping Chen recently penned a musical production about the life of research icon Eugenie Clark, set to debut in early December.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Daniela and Giuseppe Fornieri, owners of La Norma, recently brought some homegrown design touches to the Italian restaurant on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • October 15, 2025
La Norma brings homey feel to restaurant renovation

The Longboat Key restaurant brings an authentic Sicilian flair to the restaurant scene, backed by thorough financial planning.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Bayfront Dog Park visitor Coco is a Havanese dog turning 5 years old this month. Any sort of squeaky toy is their favorite.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • October 14, 2025
Meet the morning crew at Bayfront Dog Park

The early morning crew at Bayfront Dog Park welcomes new visitors.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Save Our Seabirds Director of Outreach and Education Lisa Wood and the facility's new red-shouldered hawk get to know one another on move-in day.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • October 14, 2025
Red-shouldered hawk joins avian rescue's flock on City Island

Save Our Seabirds takes in a small bird of prey when it was found in a residential area near Orlando.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Participants of the Citizens Academy visit the Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department for one of the sessions.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 10, 2025
Citizens Academy enrollment open for Longboat Key's 2026 season

Eight sessions cover aspects of town government, beginning in January.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Early attendees beat the heat at last weekend's St. Armands Circle Craft Festival, which featured artisans in a variety of specialties.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • October 9, 2025
Get ready for a free art fest on St. Armands Circle

St. Armands Circle is set to host a free fine art festival this October.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Helios, a Bare-Eyed Cockatoo at Save Our Seabirds, quite literally dives headfirst into enjoying the new enrichment toy he received through the avian rescue center's new Beaks and Boxes campaign.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • October 8, 2025
New donation program keeps birds engaged at Save Our Seabirds

With its new Beaks and Boxes program, Save Our Seabirds invites fans near and far to give enrichment toys to feathered friends.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Oil painter Allan G. Cumming uses short brush strokes to enliven the trees in his miniature paintings.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • October 7, 2025
Artist exhibit provides boost to Siesta Key church's hurricane recovery

All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church on Longboat Key is displaying and selling paintings by a local artist to support St. Boniface's final phase of hurricane rebuilding.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jack Dean, left, of Jack Dean Flooring is among the three nominees up for a lifetime achievement awards at this year's Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Awards.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • October 7, 2025
Longboat chamber releases its list of yearly award nominees

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce is bringing in nonprofit and town partners to this year's celebration.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kelli Veit and Mindy Brandt help with a community cleanup on Longboat Key as part of Temple Beth Israel's new tashlich tradition.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • October 2, 2025
Longboat temple cleans highway for Rosh Hashanah

Temple Beth Israel launched a new Tashlich tradition on Longboat Key for Rosh Hashanah, encouraging members to lend a hand keeping waterways and roads clean.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Outgoing Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key president Michael Garey passes the gavel to Danielle Gladding at a Sept. 25 meeting at his restaurant, the Lazy Lobster.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • October 1, 2025
Longboater who rebuilt Kiwanis membership hands over reins

Three-year Kiwanis Club President Michael Garey, who played a pivotal role in forging new interest in the group, passed the title to Danielle Gladding.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboater Harold Cullison recently celebrated a running milestone as he took first place in his age division for a 10K run, clocking a time of 55:34.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • October 1, 2025
Lifelong Longboat runner shares motivation for staying on the move

Harold Cullison, who owns the Sandpiper Inn with his wife, Christine, has much to celebrate this fall as he took first place in his category for a 10K race and recently reopened the inn.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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Brent Piersma and Beverly Sutton fill seed packets for Hope Seeds.
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  • December 4, 2025
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Longboat Key Police Chief Russ Mager speaks at a Rotary Club of Longboat Key meeting Tuesday, Sept. 16. Mager, who spent nearly three decades in law enforcement primarily in Delray Beach, said LBKPD has training requirements similar to the much larger city of Delray and that officers on the Key are well prepared for any event that may take place thanks to partnerships the department has with neighboring jurisdictions.
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Sidewalks on the southern portion of Gulf of Mexico Drive will be closed nightly as construction crews begin work to install a gas line to accommodate a dredging project in Sarasota Bay.
  • December 3, 2025
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Lucie Lapovsky, president of the Longboat Key Democratic Club, and Nick Gladding, president of the Republican Club of Longboat Key, are two members of Miracle on the Key, a group which aims to find common ground among hot-button political issues.
  • December 3, 2025
Longboat Dems, GOP join together to find common ground

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