Neighbors

Nick Friedman
December 31, 2013

The Good News: Erika Echegaray

Suncoast Polytechnical High School student Erika Echegaray has volunteered for Face Autism for two years.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Observer Staff
December 31, 2013

Kiwanis welcomes new members

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key welcomed four new members to the club at its Dec. 5 breakfast meeting: Dr. Michael O'Neil, owner of Longboat Key Dental; Michael Garey, owner of Lazy Lobster; Cedars resident George Knight; and Country Club Shores resident Armando Linde.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
December 31, 2013

Take the Observer on your 2014 travels!

Are you planning a trip in the new year? Make sure to take your Longboat Observer along!

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
December 31, 2013

Make the Observer a world traveler, too

Are you planning a trip in the new year? Make sure to take your East County Observer along!

East County
Neighbors

Observer Staff
December 31, 2013

Share your best holiday moments

We will run a photo collage of New Year's celebrations in our Jan. 9 issue, so send any pictures you snapped, as well as a description - time, date, place and names of individuals photographed - to [email protected].

East County
Neighbors

Observer Staff
December 31, 2013

Ranch youth earns scholarship

GreyHawk Landing resident Joseph Schneider, a junior at Saint Stephen's Episcopal School, has been named the first-place winner in the Voice of Democracy Essay Contest hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

East County
Neighbors

Observer Staff
December 31, 2013

Setting the scene

Enjoy our picks for the top sunset photos from 2013.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Kelsey Grau
December 31, 2013

Your Neighbor: Regina Gurland

Regina Gurland has lived in Sleepy Lagoon since 1976.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
December 31, 2013

You Observed

Here's a roundup of reader-submitted photos from events around the Key. To submit photos for this new weekly feature, email Robin Hartill at [email protected].