2017
Amid controversy and cold weather, Thunder By The Bay continues into 19th year By ANDREA SHAY Despite the cold climate and change of venue, many motorcycle and music enthusiasts braved…
Parrish YMCA reacts to area growth with land purchase for new facility By CARL MARIO NUDI carl@observernews.net The historic Parrish School has housed a branch of Manatee YMCA since 2009,…
Jerry K. Helton Jerry K. Helton, 77, of Riverview, passed away on December 20, 2016. Jerry was a proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He owned Jerry’s Drywall/Handyman Service.…
Chef Gaetano aims to provide for local community on MLK Day of Service By ANDREA SHAY For the past three years, Chef Gaetano Cannata, owner of Ortygia Restaurant, has used…
Arts and crafts are only part of the fun at the Manatee County Fair By CARL MARIO NUDI carl@observernews.net The theme for the 2017 Manatee County Fair will be “Fair…
Samaritan Services provides solutions By PHYLLIS HODGES hodgespress@gmail.com Unless you are one of the 250 or so volunteers, or have benefitted from the efforts of Samaritan Services, chances are you…
New Year’s Resolution Dear Editor, The coming New Year’s resolution should be pretty obvious, particularly when it comes to diet: 2017 will go down in history as the year when…
Those who make a difference By JIM CURTIS Jim.Curtis48@icloud.com “Hey, are you okay?” a voice cried out from the lanai not far from where Mo lay on the ground. Mo…
The abandoned Spanish-style building in Ruskin was a theater? By PENNY FLETCHER penny@observernews.net I moved to South County in January 1980 and have always wondered about the Spanish-style two-story building on…