Lynches celebrates the end of an era

Lynches Pub & Grub commemorated the past and looked ahead to the future on April 19.

  • By Kristen Herhold
  • | 10:49 p.m. April 19, 2015
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Lynches Pub & Grub commemorated the past and looked ahead to the future on April 19. Regular customers and well-known faces came to the party, where Jason Burns officially took over the restaurant from former owners Chris and Ethna Lynch.

Chris Lynch, new owner Jason Burns and Ethna Lynch
Chris Lynch, new owner Jason Burns and Ethna Lynch
Hailey Aeppli and Gillian McCormack-Aeppli
Hailey Aeppli and Gillian McCormack-Aeppli
Tonya Atchison, Nancy Denton and Tammy Halsted
Tonya Atchison, Nancy Denton and Tammy Halsted
Felicity and Armando Linde
Felicity and Armando Linde
Paula and Dennis Donovan
Paula and Dennis Donovan
Paul and Jean Whelan
Paul and Jean Whelan
Former Lynches 22-year employee Jill Davis, former 5-year employee Brigitte Allen and Karen Harding
Former Lynches 22-year employee Jill Davis, former 5-year employee Brigitte Allen and Karen Harding
Lorna and Damien O’Riordan
Lorna and Damien O’Riordan
John and Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson with John Lakin
John and Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson with John Lakin
Jean Calvello, Pat Wunderlin, Eugene Faughnan and Jo Anne Lanzon
Jean Calvello, Pat Wunderlin, Eugene Faughnan and Jo Anne Lanzon
Connie and Bill Schey
Connie and Bill Schey
Pedro Contreras, Shane Eagan and Ignacio Hernandez
Pedro Contreras, Shane Eagan and Ignacio Hernandez
Former 29-year employee Glenda Grause and 22-year employee Jill Davis
Former 29-year employee Glenda Grause and 22-year employee Jill Davis
Cathy Kaplinski, new owner Jason Burns and Jane Hunter
Cathy Kaplinski, new owner Jason Burns and Jane Hunter

 

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