August 2016
PUBLISHED AUG. 11, 2016 ClubLink on the way to solving Kings Point’s ‘jungle’ problem By PENNY FLETCHER penny@observernews.net Backyards in the Andover condominium section of Kings Point, and other areas…
PUBLISHED AUG. 11, 2016 Manatee School for the Arts gets ready for first day of classes By CARL MARIO NUDI carl@observernews.net Teachers, staff, and volunteer students hustled through the halls…
PUBLISHED AUG. 11, 2016 Bradenton Shuffle Social Club By ANDREA SHAY Although shuffleboard’s been around for over 500 years, popular interest in the game had, until recently, fallen into decline.…
PUBLISHED AUG. 11, 2016 Riverview businesses welcome new teachers at chamber event By LOIS KINDLE lois@observernews.net Almost 300 teachers and administrators from 29 Riverview area schools gathered at The Regent…
PUBLISHED AUG. 11, 2016 Chamber welcomes new teachers to South Shore schools By LOIS KINDLE lois@observernews.net More than 150 incoming teachers and their principals from a dozen South Shore schools…
PUBLISHED AUG. 11, 2016 Friends, comrades in arms celebrate a local hero Retired U.S. Navy Commander Edward Socha turned 95 years old on Friday. He is the last known Pearl…
PUBLISHED AUG. 11, 2016 WPHX 101.9 celebrates its one-year anniversary By LISA STARK Celebrating its first anniversary of broadcasting to the SouthShore community, WPHX 101.9 “The Phoenix” Community Radio will…
Thomas Buck Sr. Thomas Buck Sr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1925 and passed away on July 22, 2016. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Marion…
PUBLISHED AUG. 4, 2016 One man’s journey By ANDREA SHAY In 2011, Shawn Gettinger spent Thanksgiving night lying in a hospital bed. While most people across the country spent their…