LONGBOAT
Observer Longboat Key’s weekly newspaper since 1978
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
FREE • THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2019
VOLUME 41, NO. 37
YOUR TOWN
Form versus function
Courtesy photo
Katherine Wright has two banners at Save Our Seabirds.
Colors of the wind
As decisions on cell system loom, aesthetics aren’t the only thought. PAGE 3A
Save Our Seabirds teamed up with the Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences to bring some color to the bird sanctuary. In November, CEO David Pilston contacted the school and asked students in digital media and fine arts classes to visit the property then create banners. About 50 students submitted banners, and Save Our Seabirds staff chose 18 banners from 17 students. The banners were on display during the Sunset Soiree fundraiser and are now flying at the City Island property. Students had the chance to check out their banners on display on Earth Day.
In her Easter finest
Sugar-filled search
Egg hunts send kids scurrying. SEE PAGE 1-3B
BLACK
Garden Club grants awards. PAGE 12A
TIE
Katie Johns
Ellie Wise gets ready for Sunday’s Easter egg hunt at the Resort at Longboat Key Club.
Academy shines at gala. INSIDE
Driving into the future Town tells regional planners what it would like to see on the roads by 2045. SEE PAGE 6A Eric Garwood
Gloomy weather didn’t stop Sand Cay Beach Resort from hosting a fun, family Easter egg hunt over the weekend. After moving the event from Friday to Saturday, families still had a blast searching for eggs, playing on water slides and visiting with the Easter bunny. One lucky kid even found the golden egg and got the first pick of all the treat-filled Easter baskets. When all the eggs were found, and the kids worked up an appetite, they enjoyed a buffet lunch.
Can you stop summer hunger? Here are the week’s donation totals for All Faiths Food Bank’s Campaign Against Summer Hunger, which runs through May 15. To donate, visit allfaithsfoodbank.org. Goal: $1.4 million matching challenge Amount raised to date: $1,108,893