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Volunteers excavate loggerhead turtle nests by digging out and counting eggs.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 19, 2011
Two turtle nests scheduled for excavation

The public is invited to the opening of two turtle nests that have recently hatched on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 19, 2011
Obituary: Shirley Jean Schneider-Behrendt

Shirley Jean Schneider-Behrendt, 82, of Longboat Key, died July 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lucy Zee, 5, takes a bite of one of her pancakes at the pancake breakfast put on by the Knights of Columbus Sunday, July 17 at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 17, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Pancake Breakfast at St. Michael's

The Knights of Columbus at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church held two donations only pancake breakfasts Sunday, July 17 after Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Greenbrook residents Mike and Tara Warmuth enjoyed their first-ever shrimp boil.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 17, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Spyder Broussard Low Country-East County Shrimp Boil

Hundreds of East County residents enjoyed a taste of the Crescent City during the 4th Annual Spyder Broussard Low Country-East County Shrimp Boil July 16 at The Polo Grill and Bar. Guests feasted on Cajun classics, including Oysters Bienville, Gumbo Ya-Ya, boudin, boiled shrimp, beignets du monde and more, while listening to the sounds of the Gumbo Boogie Band.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Mark Huber and George Rauch pose in the kitchen while they cooked the 35 fish they caught for the Saturday, July 16 Christ Church and Spanish Main fish fry.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 16, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Fish Fry

Members of Christ Church and residents of Spanish Main had a fish fry Saturday, July 16 at Spanish Main.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
People enjoyed dancing to some classic ’60s music played by Yesterdayze Friday, July 15 at Friday Fest at the Van Wezel.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 15, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Friday Fest

This week's Friday Fest was all about peace and love Friday, July 15 at the Van Wezel. The musical guest this week was Yesterdayze, a '60s cover band.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jason Berzowski of Longboat Key Fire and Rescue prepares to drop the tape measure from the top of the cotton plant down to the ground Friday, July 15 at Casa del Mar.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 15, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Casa del Mar's cotton plant ceremony

The famous cotton plant at Casa del Mar had its annual height measuring event Friday, July 15 by the tennis courts at Casa del Mar where the plant is located. The cotton plant's new height is 32 feet.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sen. Mike Bennett, SMR Director of Sports Tim Mulqueen, State Rep. Greg Steube, Manatee County Commission candidate Vanessa Baugh and former NBA referee Bob Delaney poured drinks for tips.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 15, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Charity Bartending Night

Dozens of East County residents sipped on cocktails during the Charity Bartending Night July 14 at The Polo Grill and Bar. Former NBA referee and Lakewood Ranch resident Bob Delaney, State Rep. Greg Steube, Sen. Mike Bennett, Manatee County Commission candidate Vanessa Baugh and SMR Director of Sports Tim Mulqueen poured drinks for tips to benefit Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corporation's LWR Remembers 9-11 Flagpole Dedication and Memorial. The event, which is scheduled for Sept. 10 at the Premier Sports Complex, will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Keelie Robb loved performing a ribbon dance to "No One."
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • July 15, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Summer Dance Camp Recital

Pint-sized dancers took the stage for the Summer Dance Camp Recital July 15 at Gullett Elementary School in Lakewood Ranch. The dancers performed a variety of routines they perfected throughout the summer camp.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lucy Fox submitted this photo of Cardinal Mooney graduate Matthew Taylor catching a snook on Father's Day on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2011
Weather

See this week's weather photo and temperatures.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Don't feed the early birds; charge them a fee.
  • By Dr. Lori
  • July 14, 2011
The economics of antiques

Some important aspects of successful antiquing are to avoid financial missteps. Here are some tips to enhance your antiquing experience.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy of Norman Schimmel Siesta residents who live on the key’s canals often talk of vessels speeding past their homes.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • July 14, 2011
Island Beat: Siesta Key residents say, 'whoa,' to boaters

Siesta Key residents bring discuss the issue of damage from the wakes of boats that do not comply with the "slow" signs in the canals and other boating issues.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Red pentas
  • By Rick Wielgorecki
  • July 14, 2011
Is there a dwarf in your garden?

The subject of dwarf plants and their use in the landscape is the Holy Grail of homeowners - everybody wants a landscape that requires no maintenance.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2011
Worship services

A list of worship services this week on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
It was a close call between three of the lifeguards in the men’s rescue board race Thursday, July 14 during the 2011 James "MAC" McCarthy Southeast Regional Lifeguard Competition.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 14, 2011
VIDEO: Men's Rescue Board Race

The Men's Rescue Board Race took place on the first day of the 2011 James "MAC" McCarthy Southeast Regional Lifeguard Competition on Siesta Key Public Beach. The competition will run July 14 - 16.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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