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Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 17, 2013
Town outlines bay accesses available to Key residents

Public Works Director Juan Florensa presented a list of all of the town's bay accesses in June. This is a review of eight of the town's 15 bay accesses that are accessible for both Key residents and visitors.

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The mama bird and two chicks arrived at Save Our Seabirds in June after a beachgoer broke the mother's beak. Photo courtesy of Dana Harenda.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Disguise hands recovery to black skimmer family

Two chicks are healing at Save Our Seabirds, thanks to an old scuba glove masked as their injured mother's beak.

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General Manager Mark Meador clicks on Casa del Mar's redesigned website, casadelmar.net.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Casa del Mar books upgrades, new online reservation system

The 102-unit resort has gotten tech-savvier with 15% of its bookings made online. More improvements are under way.

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Larry Greenspon wears the warm-up uniform he'll wear during the opening ceremonies for the Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Your Neighbor: Larry Greenspon

Longboat Key resident Larry Greenspon plans to go for the gold.

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  • Neighbors
Nancy Wood used the debris that washed up on the beach across from Bayport Beach & Tennis Club, where she stayed, to spell out the name of her vacation spot: Longboat Key.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Storm is a wash for vacationer

Nancy Wood didn't let storms rain on her Fourth of July weekend.

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Sue and Ed Goldstein
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Goldsteins receive Governor's Jefferson Award

Longboat Key residents Ed and Sue Goldstein received the 2013 New Jersey State Governor's Jefferson Award in the health-care category.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Scouts and five scout leaders and parents June 18, during the first work day at Plymouth Harbor.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Plymouth Harbor receives scouts' and program honor

Plymouth Harbor better be prepared - for some helpful hands. That's because Sarasota Boy Scout Troop No. 895 will assist with a project to remove invasive plantings and replace them with natural native plants as part of a long-term effort to restore a natural ecosystem at Plymouth Harbor.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Obituary: John Adam Romanes

John Adam Romanes, of Longboat Key, died July 5.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Obituary: Charles Perkins

Charles Perkins, 91, of Longboat Key, died July 3.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Obituary: Louis Flanzer

Louis Flanzer, 93, of Longboat Key and Scarsdale, N.Y., died June 30.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Obituary: Harvey Backer

Harvey Backer, 74, of Longboat Key, died July 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
License-plate camera recognition systems were installed on both ends of the Key two weeks ago.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
License-plate cameras to snap data by late July

The long-awaited recognition system is in place and will begin capturing information after dispatchers complete training.

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  • News
Camper Pascal Wagner garnered the most hits on Super Duper Dirty Day in 2000.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
From the archives: Kids got down and dirty at camp

Once upon a time, Longboat Key had enough children to fill a summer camp at Bayfront Park Recreation Center. It was a dirty job, but someone had to do it.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 17, 2013
COPS CORNER: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of COPS CORNER.

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Dick O'Dowd, right, manages La Playa Resort with assistance from his wife, Karen.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2013
Fountain of youth

After four decades, the 21-unit La Playa Resort is a place for the young - and the young at heart.

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The Citizen Tax Oversight Committee meets once a year to review expenditures of revenue brought in from the infrastructure surtax. The 2026 meeting lasted about 15 minutes on Thursday, April 2.
  • April 6, 2026
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Emi Frydman checks out the basket of Easter eggs her family members found at the April 4 egg hunt at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church. The Easter activities, open to the public, made their return for the first time since the early 2020s through the efforts of church members.
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Lydia Lardner, 3, makes an impressive start filling up her Easter basket with Kelly Lardner and family at the April 3 Sand Cay Condominiums Beach Resort's Easter egg hunt, a beloved tradition at the resort for more than a decade.
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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding welcomes guest speaker Longboat Police Chief Russ Mager to update members about his approach to leadership since he assumed the role last autumn at the April 2 meeting.
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St. Regis at Longboat Key is a gulf-facing resort and condo development on the barrier island of Longboat Key. The Unicorp-developed property opened in 2024 at the former site of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
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