Neighbors

Nolan Peterson
April 9, 2014

County approves Shell Road parking plan

Renovations to the popular Siesta Key beach access will make the area easier for Sheriff's deputies to enforce.

Siesta Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
April 9, 2014

Resident receives U.S. citizenship

For one Longboat Key resident, facing the American flag and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance held special meaning at the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key's April 3 breakfast meeting.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
April 9, 2014

Lacrosse players engineer spring break

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) lacrosse team members hit the beach on Longboat Key during their recent spring break.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
April 9, 2014

Observer wins 20 Local Media Association awards

Local Media Association, made up of 2,000 newspapers in U.S. and Canada, announced the winners of its 2013 Editorial Contest Monday. The Observer Group won a total of 20 awards among eight of its newspapers, making it the third top company winner.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
April 9, 2014

New swan pair enters nesting mode

Swans Sully and Susie paired off last spring, and now the love birds have built a nest.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
April 9, 2014

Ladies team up for Daytona

The Longboat Key Public Tennis USTA 3.0 Team is Daytona-bound for the fifth year in a row.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
April 9, 2014

Thanks goes out to unknown rescuer

Beachplace resident Margaret Farkas doesn't know the name of the young man who came to the rescue of her friend after a rip tide pulled him out into the Gulf.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
April 9, 2014

Obituary: Beverly Van der Voort

Beverly Van der Voort, 91, of Longboat Key and formerly of Mount Prospect, Ill., died April 5.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
April 9, 2014

Obituary: Florence Yvette Pini

Florence Yvette Pini, 94, of Bristol, R.I., died April 5.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
April 9, 2014

Ranch residents celebrate films

To kick off the April 4 start of the Sarasota Film Festival, a group of Lakewood Ranch residents gathered at the home of Joni Corcoran and Ed Koplos in Country Club East for an evening of movie-themed fun.

East County
Neighbors

Observer Staff
April 9, 2014

Women's Club members tour ballet

Forty members of the Lakewood Ranch Women's Club took a special backstage tour of the Sarasota Ballet March 31.

East County
Neighbors

Jen Blanco
April 9, 2014

Marathon Miles

The Out-of-Door Academy senior Peter Runge qualified for the Boston Marathon, with a time of 3 hours, 1 minute, at the Miami Marathon earlier this year.