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Longboat Key | Neighbors

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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 23, 2022
Longboat Key church transforms into a hofbrauhaus for Oktoberfest

About 100 church members attended, many dressed in lederhosen.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 23, 2022
Second annual satellite walk makes strides against breast cancer

About 60 walkers skipped the drive to Nathan Benderson Park and showed their support for breast cancer on Longboat Key instead.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Far back: Stephanie Janney and Julie Anderson From left: Trish Shinkle, Lisa Silvertooth, Lynn Curreli, Ronica Jackson, Carolyn Brown, Sue Smith, Eileen Panza Front: Kari Kennedy (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 23, 2022
Longboat Key town staff snap a selfie for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Staff members from different departments posed in pink to support breast cancer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 23, 2022
Pet blessing proceeds purrfectly at the Longboat Island Chapel

Over two dozens dog and Max the cat were blessed on Saturday by Reverend Brock Patterson.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: October 20

Sergio Albuquerque captured this photo of a railroad vine in bloom along Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This year's co-chairs of the annual Christmas Bazaar: JoAnn Sifuentes, Diane Monaghan and Chris Gooderham. (Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 20, 2022
St. Mary's annual Christmas Bazaar is Nov. 5

Church members start making sale items in May for their annual Christmas Bazaar.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dr. Michael O'Neil in front of the POD in the Publix parking lot on Bay Isles Road. (courtesy photo)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 18, 2022
Longboat Key trio launch a community-wide hurricane relief effort

The PODS storage unit put in the Publix parking lot on Bay Isles Road was filled with supplies in under two days.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The CEO's dad Dennis Virgin helps clean up the facility following Hurricane Ian. (Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 18, 2022
Save Our Seabirds rebuilds aviaries, raises money after Hurricane Ian

Without insurance to cover the damaged aviaries, Save Our Seabirds is raising $125,000 themselves.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Discuss "Surviving in a Ruthless World: Bob Dylan's Voyage to Infidels" with Terry Gans on Oct. 22 at Bookstore1. (courtesy photo)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 16, 2022
Former Longboat mayor dives deep into Dylan's iconic album

Terry Gans will be appearing at a local author book fair on Oct. 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 13, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: October 13

Richard Moskovitz captured this photo of the sun rising over the bay from Longboat Key.

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  • Neighbors
Barbara Schwan is an up-and-coming artist after just turning 70 years old. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 12, 2022
From Wall Street to watercolors: Barbara Schwan makes a splash

Schwan started painting at 62 years old and is now a top seller.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Susan Goldfarb is the Program Director for the Education Center at Temple Beth Israel. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 10, 2022
The Education Center gears up for a new semester on Longboat Key

Classes start November 7 online or in person.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 6, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: October 6

Robin Carlstein captured an incoming storm over Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 6, 2022
Picnic at Joan Durante Park celebrates women

The picnic was set up under the pavilion following a 40-minute meditation session.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michelle Rogers is a favorite behind the bar at Dry Dock. She's worked at the restaurant for 14 years. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 5, 2022
Dry Dock Waterfront Grill serves up a family recipe

Michelle Rogers, a longtime bartender at Dry Dock, says the Longboat Key seafood restaurant has become home.

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