April 2015
By LISA STARK A mysterious yellow envelope showed up in my mailbox one day last week with a postmark from Sunnyvale, Calif. Curious, I tore it open — and out fluttered…
By KEVIN BRADY Work is underway at the historic Gardenville schoolhouse that will turn the almost century-old building into a vibrant hub for senior citizens and others in the area.…
By LISA STARK What would motivate a computer technologist to volunteer four and a half years of his life to a cause in a town in which he doesn’t actually…
By KEVIN BRADY Released from jail, unable to find a job or housing, former prisoners discover that it’s all too easy to fall back into their old lives of alcohol…
Part 2 of an Observer News feature story Photo gallery at the end of the article. By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Michelle! Michelle! Far aft on the 16th deck of the Norwegian…
Pacifica Senior Living, an assisted-living community in Sun City Center, recently held its first seminar on the ABCs of Assisted Living at its facility at 3855 Upper Creek Drive. With…
By KEVIN BRADY Few in the state high-school color guard circuit would have given the team from Riverview High a second look at the start of the season, never mind…
It takes two Dear Editor, I am writing this to give two people recognition for making a difference in our Kings Point community. Just two people have brought many seniors…
Beverly “Bev” Bluett Beverly “Bev” Bluett passed away peacefully on March 31, 2015, at the Clare Bridge Memory Care unit in Sun City Center, Fla. She was a young 73,…