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  • April 10, 2016
Sutton Place holds snowbird send-off

Sutton Place hosted an end-of-season party April 14.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 10, 2016
Winding Oaks hosts beach bash

Sixty-six residents attended Winding Oaks’ annual end-of-season beach party April 10, at Bay Isles Beach Club.

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  • April 9, 2016
Longboat the Key to new exhibit

Longboat Key Center for the Arts hosted ‘The Best of Longboat Key’ art opening April 9.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 9, 2016
Longboat Library closes the book on season

More than 30 Longboat Library volunteers attended an end-of-season luncheon April 9, at Café Don Giovanni.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 9, 2016
Temple Beth Israel honors Rabbi Katz

Temple Beth Israel held a celebration honoring Rabbi Jonathan Katz April 8.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 9, 2016
All Angels bids farewell to snowbirds

All Angels by the Sea, Episcopal Church held its ‘Farewell to our Snowbirds’ dinner April 8.

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Fred Bethke captured this shot of a bald eagle on Longboat Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 7

Fred Bethke captured this shot of a bald eagle on Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 7, 2016
Operation Kindness celebrates America’s heroes

Operation Kindness Florida, Inc. held its ninth annual fundraiser April 7, at Longboat Key Club.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 7, 2016
Beach project begins on Longboat Key

The first trucks delivering sand to the middle of the Key arrived Wednesday.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 7, 2016
Commission grapples with traffic issues on north end

Longboat Key town commissioners hope to schedule a workshop to discuss roadway infrastructure at the north end of the island.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 6, 2016
Longboat Harbour goes for the green

Thirty-one Longboat Harbour residents participated in a golf tournament April 6.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 6, 2016
Longboat Key starts beach project

Trucks began hauling thousands of cubic yards of sand to the mid-Key shoreline this morning.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 6, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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The Unit PH1108 condo at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,273 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 6, 2016
Water Club condo sells for $2.7 million

The Unit PH1108 condo at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,273 square feet of living area.

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  • April 6, 2016
Longboat Key: Obituaries

Robert Cohen and Scott Palmer died.

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