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Bird Key Yacht Club raised over $1,700 to purchase 34 pairs of shoes.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2023
Bird Key Yacht Club provides new shoes for Tennis for Fun athletes

The club raised more than $1,700 to purchase tennis shoes for residents of The Haven and Tennis For Fun participants.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Volunteer scuba diver Mark Fishman at Mote Laboratory and Aquarium's Ocean Day event.
    By
  • James Peter
  • June 15, 2023
Mote reminds Ocean Day visitors that water connects us all

Conservation organizations and environmental educators treated visitors to eye-opening facts and fun.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mirabai Holland coaching clients via Zoom recently.
    By
  • James Peter
  • June 14, 2023
Wellness coach builds healthy lifestyles one Zoom session at a time

Longboat-based health expert Mirabai Holland coaches clients through surgeries, teaches healthy eating habits, leads fitness classes and so much more.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Squirrels are expert foragers; wild mushrooms are an important part of their natural diet, providing the nutrients they need to survive and thrive.
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • June 12, 2023
Feeding squirrels or other wildlife never ends well

Squirrels support healthy ecosystems. We can help keep them and other wild animals healthy by never feeding wildlife.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Inna Schoeler, fiber artist
    By
  • Sidra Wali
  • June 11, 2023
St. Armands craft fest combines fine art, artisanal foods, crafts and botanicals

Regional artists and artisans displayed and sold their work Saturday and Sunday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bert Tucker and Sherry Wetherington
    By
  • James Peter
  • June 11, 2023
Longboat Republican Club barrels into offseason with bourbon tasting

The cookout and bourbon tasting was part of an effort to foster stronger community for year-round resident members.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Anne Abgott describes her watercolor techniques.
    By
  • James Peter
  • June 7, 2023
85-year-old watercolorist Anne Abgott’s best work lies ahead

Abgott is winning awards and her instruction is in high demand.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Martha and Curtiss Schantz have been married for over 53 years.
    By
  • Sidra Wali
  • June 6, 2023
Former commodore duo take command of love, career and retirement

Curtiss and Martha Schantz recounted their years as commodores at Bird Key Yacht Club and their unlikely meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Brandon Taaffe, president of the board of directors of Sarasota Bay Watch, holds up a knife found at the bottom of the bay.
    By
  • James Peter
  • June 4, 2023
Cleanup removes fishing gear, lawn chair and other debris from Sarasota Bay

Scuba divers, kayakers and on-shore volunteers removed trash from Sarasota Bay near Ken Thompson Park and rescued entangled marine life.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Graduation becomes official.
    By
  • James Peter
  • May 31, 2023
Longboat Key graduates take the next step in their education

Accomplished students are headed to Auburn University, Loyola University Chicago and Inspiration Academy.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Young Marines from the Imagine School post the colors.
    By
  • James Peter
  • May 29, 2023
Bird Key Yacht Club Memorial Day ceremony honors fallen military

Tribute was paid to the sacrifices service members made in defense of the country.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A child in the migrant camp in Matamoros, Mexico, in May of 2023.
    By
  • James Peter
  • May 29, 2023
Local photographer documents migrant crisis at the border

Allan Mestel captured thousands of images of migrants and their living conditions coinciding with the expiration of Title 42.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Victoria B. Cooley of Sarasota paints with acrylic and oils to create beach scenes.
    By
  • James Peter
  • May 28, 2023
Fine arts fest draws crowd to St. Armands Circle

Local and regional artists showed and sold their work, including coastal scenes, shark-tooth art and paintings that prompted disbelief.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Joni and Ziggy von Schweinitz show off the gold flag they received from the America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association for completing the Great Loop.
    By
  • James Peter
  • May 24, 2023
Longboat couple completes the Great Loop

The 10-month journey covered more than 6,000 miles of eastern U.S. seas, lakes and waterways.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Will Luera of Florida Studio Theatre had everyone pick a pose or movement to go with their name.
    By
  • Sidra Wali
  • May 23, 2023
The Paradise Center hosts improv classes on Longboat Key

The workshops are designed to build creativity, self-confidence and, of course, a sense of humor.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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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.
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