St. Armands Circle celebrates Halloween
October 30, 2010
St. Armands Circle was filled with tons of trick-or-treaters, young and young at heart, Saturday evening. All the stores and restaurants stayed open late so that bumble-bees, witches, ninjas and pumpkins could fill their bags full of sweet treats.
3rd Annual Chalk Festival draws a crowd
October 30, 2010
Burns Court was a lot more colorful this weekend with the addition of the 3rd Annual Chalk Festival. The event was free to attend and the theme of this year’s festival and art was “Halloween”.
Girls Inc. trick-or-treat haunted offices
October 29, 2010
Lady Gaga, vampires, southern belles, witches and geishas all paraded through UBS and Merrill Lynch’s haunted hallways as part of their Girls Inc. Halloween on Friday afternoon.
WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota Chalk Festival
October 29, 2010
The Sarasota Chalk Festival, featuring 250 street painters from the U.S., Italy, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands and Slovenia, takes place from 8 a.m. to midnight Oct. 30 to Oct. 31, along South Pineapple Avenue in Burns Square.
Parallel parking spaces to remain on Circle
October 29, 2010
The city eliminated plans to eliminate 10 spaces along John Ringling Boulevard.
Judge sides with supervisor of elections
October 29, 2010
A former Charter Review Board candidate sued after she conceded her race. She wanted to change her mind but was told she couldn't.
Edward Jones branch opens on Circle
October 28, 2010
Richard Crawford, financial advisor, held an open house for the new Edward Jones Branch at 443 John Ringling Blvd., on St. Armands Circle.
Books come to life at Southside Elementary (VIDEO)
October 28, 2010
Students at Southside Elementary School paraded the campus today dressed as their favorite book characters. Scroll down for video.
Charter panel votes to repeal wage law
October 28, 2010
The charter amendment chased Wal-Mart away from its Newtown store three years ago. Some residents say the area was devastated.
Surveillance cameras will be watching
October 28, 2010
From Newtown, to downtown, to Payne Park, the city is planning a network of security cameras designed to keep people safe and help fight crime.
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25 Shabbat Shmooze - Dr. William Fogel
12:30 pm - 6:00 am - May
25 Special Sacred WESAK Full Moon Lunar Eclipse Event
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - May
26 Celtic Curse: An Yvonne Suarez Travel Mystery
1:00 pm - May
26 Memorial Day Concert/Service
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Jolly good fellow
05/23/13
Just as Observer advertising representative Bob Lewis loves to garden, he also cultivates relationships with all of his co-workers and clients. -
Going for the gold
05/23/13
Sisters Francesca and Elizabeth Martel returned victorious Monday, May 20, after a weekend at the Special Olympics of Florida State Summer Games, in Orlando. -
Culinary roots
05/16/13
Trevor Kunk is the chef de cuisine at Blue Hill in New York City’s Greenwich Village, which the James Beard Foundation just named "most outstanding restaurant."
