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Longboat Key

    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 17, 2018
St. Mary rings in holiday cheer

The St. Mary's Women's Guild hosted its annual Christmas Bazaar Nov. 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 17, 2018
Longboat Key Firefighters Association swings into second golf classic

Around 150 people participated in the second annual Longboat Key Firefighters Association Golf Classic on Nov. 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Wind and tidal forces can bring dead sea life to the beaches and wash it back out. Town officials plan to clean Longboat's gulf beaches before Thanksgiving weekend.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 16, 2018
Red tide showing up again in Longboat

Town workers are gearing up for a beach cleaning before Thanksgiving weekend.

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Longboat Police Chief Pete Cumming said many of his department's calls are public service or traffic-related.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 15, 2018
Police calls remain consistent in Longboat Key

Traffic stops number 1 in Longboat

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 15, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: Nov. 15

Eric Leininger photographed this bird and its reflection on a Sunday afternoon at the south end of Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 14, 2018
International Women's Forum celebrates 20 years on Suncoast

The Florida Suncoast Chapter members gathered for a dinner and presentation Nov. 14 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 14, 2018
Longboat Library welcomes back volunteers

Volunteers gathered at Eileen Hassel and Jim Fleming's home Nov. 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A condominium in Sanctuary III at Longboat Key Club recently sold for $1,591,000. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,580 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $792,400 in 1994.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 14, 2018
Sanctuary III at Longboat Key Club condominium sells for $1,591,000

Residential real estate transactions for Oct. 29-Nov.r 2.

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • November 14, 2018
Still red, and deep blue

Florida is like the nation: Its rural and less-populated areas are holding on to their conservative ways, while the most populous centers are becoming increasingly progressive.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 14, 2018
10 things Longboaters missed while they were away

Welcome back! A lot has been happening while you were up north (but not all of it smells bad).

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Harvey Vengroff
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 14, 2018
In Memoriam 2018

Longboat Key said goodbye to many of its beloved residents this summer. In the following pages, we honor them.

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The Revs. Kenneth Blyth, Dee de Montmollin, Norman Pritchard, Longboat Island Chapel Pastoral Care Assistant MiMi Horwitz and Rabbi Stephen Sniderman of Temple Beth Israel.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 14, 2018
Longboat clergy invite all to Thanksgiving service

The annual Thanksgiving Interfaith Service will take place at 5 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel on Nov. 20.

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Susan DeVictor brought her East County Observer on her family trip to Coffins Patch Reef in the Florida Keys.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 14, 2018
Observer gains frequent flyer points with readers

From Washington, D.C., to Spain, readers made sure to pack their copies of the Observer wherever they traveled this year.

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Deputy Chief Chris Krajic, Dr. Mark Johnson, Dr. Steven Newman, and Fire Chief Paul Dezzi.Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 14, 2018
Thanks, Doc

After 36 years of service, Dr. Steven Newman will be retiring his post as Sarasota County Emergency Medical Services medical director at the end of this year.

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Gary P. Zola Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 14, 2018
Is the scholar in?

Gary P. Zola, the executive director of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives will be this year's scholar in residence.

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Members of the public curious to learn more about Longboat Key's sea turtle population ask questions of the experts at the first Turtle Walk of the nesting season on June 6 beside the newly staked nest.
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