Siesta to host oil-spill forums
June 25, 2010
The public will be able to ask questions of the county's emergency management chief as well as officials from the Coast Guard, NOAA, DEP and Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Tiger Bay Club queries school board candidates
June 24, 2010
The Sarasota Tiger Bay Club held a forum for the seven candidates running for three Sarasota County School Board seats.
Margaritas make closet organization fun
June 24, 2010
Bird Key Yacht Club members mixed margaritas and fashion last week at "Margaritas and the Met," a summer-inspired version of the club's monthly fashion show.
Program could save millions
June 24, 2010
The sheriff's adoption of a federal program to better identify illegal immigrants committing crimes in Sarasota County could allow taxpayers to avoid funding a $60 million jail.
SSAS goes 'new school'
June 24, 2010
Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences will begin demolition at the end of this month to start construction work on a $6.5 million project.
City cuts jobs, reduces services
June 24, 2010
Most of the 35 job cuts come from vacant positions, but 13 employees are being laid off. The city is warning of drastic changes in services.
Sarasota readies for response plan
June 24, 2010
Sarasota County emergency officials want to allow BP and state and federal officials to handle any possible oil cleanup on its shore. If needed, the county is prepared to conduct its own cleanup.
News Briefs 06.24.10
June 24, 2010
Leaders of the Downtown Sarasota Farmers Market spoke before the City Commission June 21 to provide a progress report.
Observer Updates 06.24.10
June 24, 2010
After an outcry from members of the Harbor Acres and Bay Point Park neighborhoods, the Parks, Recreation and Environmental Protection Board has taken the proposal for a park at 1150 S. Orange Ave. off the table.
Pope bestows papal honors on local priests
June 24, 2010
The Very Rev. Fausto S. Stampiglia and Monsignor Joseph E. Stearns received papal honors from Pope Benedict XVI, along with three other priests in the Diocese of Venice.
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19 Singles on the Go Travel Meeting
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm - May
19 2012 Merit Scholarship Recital
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - May
20 Gentle Yoga and Meditation with Lynn Burgess
10:00 am - 11:00 am - May
20 Fun Fitness for Parkinsons
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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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." -
Bright lights
05/16/13
Sarasota native and resident Bri Oliva made her TV debut May 7, on the "Rachael Ray Show." Oliva was selected to participate in a segment called "Hidden Dangers on the Playground." -
Key to the city
05/02/13
More than 100 community members and leaders, friends and family surprised Paul Thorpe, one of the founding members of the Downtown Association of Sarasota, April 25, at The Gator Club, to show their appreciation and celebrate the strides he’s made for Sarasota over the past four decades.
