Neighbors

Observer Staff
March 27, 2013

Library books Election Day sale

It's time to close the books on another local election.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Observer Staff
March 27, 2013

Artists cross 'cultural' divide

Lakewood Ranch artists will join their counterparts farther west, when the Artists' Guild of Anna Maria Island hosts a juried art exhibit titled "East Meets West," at the Art Center Manatee, 209 Ninth St. W., Bradenton.

East County
Neighbors

Observer Staff
March 27, 2013

Bunny photos available for pickup

If your child had his or her picture taken with the Spring Bunny at Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp.'s Eggstravaganza event March 23, it's not too late to get your East County Observer trading card photo.

East County
Neighbors

Observer Staff
March 27, 2013

BRHS Rifle Team nabs top honors

The Braden River High School JROTC Pirate Rifle Team brought home its first first-place finish in the Area 5 Rifle Match March 2.

East County
Neighbors

Observer Staff
March 27, 2013

East County family hits talent spotlight

East County dad Marc Rosenthal and his children Dillon, 8, and Tayla, 11, rapped their way to top honors at Temple Emanu-El's "Temple's Got Talent" event Feb. 18.

East County
Neighbors

Observer Staff
March 27, 2013

Willis teachers get 'silly'

Fourth-grade teachers at Willis Elementary School got "all tied up" March 8, as their students sprayed them head to toe with Silly String.

East County
Neighbors

Observer Staff
March 27, 2013

Ranch businesswoman earns grand prize

Shawna Hicks-Cranston, of PostNet Lakewood Ranch, recently became the grand-prize winner of the S.W.A.T (Successful Women Aligning Together) Networking membership drive.

East County
Neighbors

Katie Hendrick
March 27, 2013

Osprey family nests near Tangerine Bay

While the Eagles of Florida Gulf Coast University savor the national limelight as the Cinderella story of the 2013 NCAA tournament, a family of osprey have captured the attention of locals.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Josh Siegel
March 27, 2013

Your Neighbor: Dwight Bissonette

In their quest to buy a home in Florida, Dwight and Jacqueline Bissonette, snowbirds from Williston, Vt., had one unique requirement: The community had to have a pickelball court.

East County
Neighbors

Roger Drouin
March 27, 2013

Lido residents could partner with county to remove Australian pines

Sarasota County has undertaken similar partnerships in which residents contribute one-to-one matching funds.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Robin Hartill
March 27, 2013

Film has familiar wing for couple

Longboaters Wayne and Toni Lashway will savor the flavor of their nephew's documentary, 'The Great Chicken Wing Hunt.'

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Katie Hendrick
March 27, 2013

Your Neighbor: Richard Guthman

As a little boy in the 1930s, Richard Guthman rode with his parents to watch planes take off from the Atlanta airport, then known as Candler Field, a 3.5-acre property that serviced 16 incoming and outgoing flights per day.