SIESTA KEY
Observer Formerly the Pelican Press
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 47, NO. 27
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Cheney stops by. PAGE 6B THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017
Sticker shock over garage fee St. Armands Circle merchants caught off guard by higher-than-expected costs. PAGE 3A
YOUR TOWN
SEAFOOD AND SMILES
St. Boniface welcomes new organist James Williamson Guyer, formerly organist and choirmaster at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Fort Pierce, has been installed as full-time organist and choirmaster at St. Boniface Episcopal Church on Siesta Key. Guyer earned his master’s and doctorate of music degrees at Indiana University. He describes himself as “a church musician devoted to furthering authentic worship of God through congregational, choral and instrumental music.”
Two decades in paradise The Blasé Cafe and Martini Bar on Siesta Key is celebrating its 20th anniversary this weekend. The restaurant opened in 1997 and is celebrating its anniversary on Jan. 27 with happy hour from 4-6 p.m. and live music starting at 6 p.m.
Anna Brugmann
Lilliana and Sofia Jandera have fun at the Sarasota Seafood & Music Festival on Jan. 21 in Five Points Park in downtown Sarasota.
Tunes and good times took center stage at the Seafood and Music Festival. SEE PAGE 2B
Temple’s big day
A+E All that glass INSIDE
Experience and expertise The retired CEO of one of the biggest companies in the country is now working to revitalize the bayfront. PAGE 4A
Synagogue celebrates 90th with a look back. PAGE 1B
Courtesy photo
Temple Beth Sholom’s first synagogue was located on the corner of Sixth Street and Washington Boulevard. It began developing its current campus at Tuttle Avenue and Bahia Vista Street in the 1970s.