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Longboat Key | Neighbors

    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • December 1, 2021
Longboat Island Chapel delights with Christmas in the Garden

The chapel's Friendship Garden currently hosts more than a dozen decorated trees.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 29, 2021
Longboat Key faith communities host 2021 Thanksgiving service

The tradition brings six houses of worship together for a night of reflection and celebration.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Heather Rippy put up her Christmas decorations earlier than normal, but found a lot of holiday shoppers pre-Thanksgiving.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 29, 2021
Longboat Key is beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Everywhere you go on the island, it's apparent the season is upon us.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 28, 2021
Longboat Key celebrates third annual Light Up Longboat event

Town residents gathered to spread Christmas cheer and light the oak trees in Town Center Green.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: November 25

Patricia Muller captured this photo of the sun rising over Sarasota Bay from Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2021
Give back to the community this holiday season in Sarasota, Manatee

It’s easy to help others have a festive and memorable holiday season while making a difference in your town.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Max, Jake, Roger and Alisa Pettingell. Photo courtesy of Coldwell Banker.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 24, 2021
Roger Pettingell hosts 19th annual Pie Day

The Coldwell Banker realtor's pie tradition is one of his favorite parts of Thanksgiving.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 22, 2021
J. McLaughlin Sip and Shop raises funds for Children First

The Longboat Key Turtle Watch partnered with the organization for the fundraiser.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 22, 2021
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church decks the halls

The church set up a decorating day to bring out the big trees and wreaths.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 22, 2021
Bacchus on the Beach celebrates wine, stone crab on Longboat Key

The Longboat Key Club event featured a mountain of shellfish and several wines to choose from.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Thousands of golden cownose rays migrated to their winter home. Photo courtesy of Melissa Long.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 19, 2021
Thousands of cownose rays migrate past Longboat Key

The phenomenon happens twice a year as the rays seek warmer waters.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Firefighter-paramedic Ron Koper, Lt. Alan Jenkins and firefighter-paramedic William Lewis, who will be working the Thanksgiving shift.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 19, 2021
Workers on Longboat Key share stories of Thanksgiving on the clock

Someone has to keep the island running, and it often falls to first responders or restaurant servers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 19, 2021
Longboat Key Town Hall hosts belated art reception

The reception is usually an annual event, but this one was postponed at the start of the pandemic.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ospreys are monogamous and mate for life, reusing their nests for generations. (Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • November 19, 2021
Bird of the week: Osprey

Health of the species is largely dependent on humans caring for the marine environment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 18, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: November 18

Patricia Muller captured this photo of a freshly bloomed hibiscus in northern Longboat Key.

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