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Observer Staff
February 12, 2014

Tips benefit SOS

After all the glasses had been filled Jan. 24, 'celebrity' bartenders walked away with $5,308.14 for Sea of Strengths Academy's Parent Teacher Organization.

East County
Neighbors

Observer Staff
February 12, 2014

CFBH accepts nominations

The Center for Building Hope, a nonprofit that provides programs and resources to cancer patients and their families, now is accepting nominations for the 2014 Stephen H. Goldman M.D. Keystone Award.

East County
Neighbors

Observer Staff
February 12, 2014

Harvest donates to Take Stock

Representatives of Harvest United Methodist Church in Lakewood Ranch recently donated more than $17,000 to Manatee County's Take Stock in Children program.

East County
Neighbors

Observer Staff
February 12, 2014

Ranch student wins playwriting contest

Lakewood Ranch High School's Joseph Grosso, a senior, earned top honors in the theater realm.

East County
Neighbors

Observer Staff
February 12, 2014

Nocks celebrate Valentine's gifts

For Eugene and Jessica Nock, of Sleepy Lagoon, there's a lot to love about the month of February.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
February 12, 2014

Better late than never for couple

A friend fixed up Howard Temkin and Barbara Koren back in 1975 in Massachusetts. They became friends, went out again in 2001, then officially became a couple in December 2012.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
February 12, 2014

St. Mary men swing in for tee time

The St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Men's Club held its first golf outing Jan. 20 at Manatee County Golf Course in Bradenton.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
February 12, 2014

Longboat Key lures more than 1,000 book buyers

Longboat Key photographer Mary Lou Johnson's photography book, 'The Lure of Longboat Key,' is luring many readers.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
February 12, 2014

Mote VIPs enjoy first look at 'Survivors'

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's new limited-time exhibit, 'Survivors: Beautiful and Extreme Adaptations,' features special guests from the animal kingdom such as the peacock mantis shrimp, blue-ringed octopus and the Vietnamese mossy frog.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Kurt Schultheis
February 12, 2014

New mall shops for Circle merchants

St. Armands BID Chairman Marty Rappaport said Benderson officials are willing to buy Circle merchants out of their leases if they commit to moving to the Mall at University Town Center.

Longboat Key
News

Robin Hartill
February 12, 2014

Town focuses on two sand structures

The town can't build a groin on Beer Can Island - and that's fine by town officials, who never wanted to build a third sand-holding structure in Longboat Pass.