LONGBOAT
Observer
Health Matters FEBRUARY 2018
Observer
Back to basics
Longboat Key’s weekly newspaper since 1978
EXERCISE Get fit outside the gym. PAGE 2
FOOD Prepping goes a long way. PAGE 4 SLEEP Go screen-free for better rest. PAGE 6
BETTER LIVING
It’s possible to go without medication.
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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 40, NO. 27
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PICTURE OF HEALTH
Attitude is everything going forward.
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CALENDAR
Get in the game with Gulf Coast Games for Life.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2018
‘THE GUY IN ORLANDO’ Document: Spoll, Brown pushed against Unicorp, Whittall. PAGE 4A
Photo courtesy of Vivian Chester
Robin Bray, Kay Tschannen, Helen Owen and Debra McKenna
Longboat ladies talk wellness
DIRTY DOGS
The women of Longboat Key are staying well. On Feb. 12, Longboat ladies gathered at Christ Church for a day full of lectures and discussions on heart health, brain health and strategies for living as long as they can. From simple at-home exercises to understanding how stress impacts overall health, the group spent the day learning how to be the best version of themselves. Attendees were treated to a catered lunch and got to take home a copy of the “Brain Health Coaching Workbook.”
Bayfront Park’s paw-pularity leads to post-play cleanups. SEE PAGE 10A
Bret Hauff
Ospreys have ignored FDOT’s Off-Sprey raptor deterrent.
Bret Hauff
Luna Bella, a English cream golden retriever, often gets dirty from rolling in the dirt at Bayfront Park dog park.
Bridge ospreys keep trying Regardless of Florida Department of Transportation’s efforts to head off osprey nesting on the New Pass Bridge, the determined raptors keep trying. In early January, FDOT installed an Off-Sprey raptor deterrent to discourage nesting that has in previous years blocked the drawbridge signal. Nevertheless, the birds persisted. The ospreys, which can return year after year to nesting sites, appear to be trying to move back in. Nesting season typically runs through February and early March. FDOT says it will remove the deterrent as hurricane season approaches.
A+E
Water over the bridge? Longboaters want to wait to see what happens with Mote’s moving plan. SEE PAGE 3A Image courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium
A rendering shows what one of the aquariums at the new facility would look like.
Artist captures natural light.. INSIDE