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  • Katie Johns
  • April 21, 2019
Longboat Key Club hops into Easter

On Easter morning, the club hosted its annual Easter egg hunt and celebration.

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  • Katie Johns
  • April 20, 2019
Mar Vista hatches Easter egg hunt

On April 20, kids and their parents searched Mar Vista's property for Easter eggs and visited with the Easter bunny.

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  • Katie Johns
  • April 20, 2019
Temple Beth Israel hosts Passover seder

On April 19, members celebrated the first night of Passover.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 20, 2019
Longboat Key Club celebrates Passover

More than 100 members gathered for a Passover seder April 19.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 18, 2019
Longboat Harbour serves up final party

On April 18, more than 100 residents gathered Gulfside for a pizza party.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 18, 2019
Bayfront home sale is Longboat's third-highest in 2019

Five bedroom home with bay and gulf views sells for $3.67 million.

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  • April 18, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 18

Another glorious sunset on Longboat Key, captured by Elizabeth Yerkes.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 18, 2019
Deadline to apply for Longboat Key boards is April 24

Openings exist on a variety of panels.

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Longboat Key Garden Club officers JoAnn Schwencke, Pat Cooper, Zelia Trueb, Susan Phillips, Barbara Gurchiek and Susan Tone
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  • Katie Johns
  • April 17, 2019
Longboat Garden Club blossoms at annual meeting

The club hosted its annual meeting and picnic April 17 at Joan M. Durante Park where they awarded grants and scholarships.

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Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 17, 2019
Tennis triumph

The Longboat Key Tennis Center's Men's 50s and 60s team won their Suncoast Tennis League division for the first time this year.

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Bubba and Susie have are the mating pair on Islandside. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 17, 2019
Longboat Key swans expecting cygnets

Should any of the eggs survive the 35-day incubation period, it will be the first time in two years Longboat has new cygnets.

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Judy Achre, John Brill, Susan McGuire and Sidney Turner Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 17, 2019
Rotary recognition

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key recognized some of its most dedicated members with awards.

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A group patrols the beach in 2000, which is what the volunteers continue doing today.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 17, 2019
Longboat Key Turtle Watch hatches into 50th year

In 1969, volunteers monitored Longboat Key's beaches for the first time and counted nine nests. Now, the group works under Mote's permit and focuses on educating the public.

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Operation Kindness Florida Founder Joanne Forch and Marcia and David Gutridge
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  • Katie Johns
  • April 17, 2019
Operation Kindness salutes veterans

On April 16, the charity hosted its 12th annual Operation Kindness Florida Tennis Round Robin and Golf Tournaments at the Resort at Longboat Key Club.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • April 17, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: First come, first served

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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