Ladies golf associations sport pink for a cause
February 23, 2010
Dressed in every shade of pink imaginable, the Women's 18-hole Golf Association and Key Niners Golf Association got in the game for a cure with their annual breast-cancer awareness rally and luncheon.
Red-light runner injured in crash
February 23, 2010
Officers say she was not paying attention to the road before hitting another car in front of the Sarasota Police Department and Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
Gun exchange yields more than 100 weapons
February 22, 2010
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office exchanges gift cards for guns to get firearms out of homes and off the streets.
Art festival collects donations for Haiti
February 21, 2010
The American Red Cross Southwest Florida Chapter collected donations at the 22nd Annual Downtown Sarasota Festival of the Arts for Relief Work in Haiti.
Temple masquerade ball sparks character
February 20, 2010
Temple Emanu-El's Purim Masquerade Ball was a hit with all guests — they came as pirates, gypsies, superwoman and even characters from "The Wizard of Oz."
BKYC changes up its watch
February 20, 2010
Bird Key Yacht Club held its "Change of Watch" Saturday to honor the incoming and outgoing commodores.
SYC spends one night in Cuba
February 20, 2010
Casino gaming and salsa dancing were all the rage at Sarasota Yacht Club's "One Night in Cuba" party, which benefited the Sarasota Youth Sailing Program.
Giant rat looms over commission hearing
February 19, 2010
A group suing the county over its spring-training negotiations speaks before a public workshop that the county attorney advised as a "legal strategy." The group's leader said: "We smell a rat."
Health Matters - Longboat Key & Sarasota 2/18/10
February 18, 2010
Enjoy The Observer's monthly magazine insert bringing you local, health-related news you can use for people of all ages.
Groups suing county get national grant
February 18, 2010
Two citizens groups that have filed suit over alleged out-of-the-sunshine spring-training negotiations received $6,000 to pay for costs related to that lawsuit.
- 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 - May
20 Annual Meeting of Friends of the Selby Public Library
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - May
20 KEEP MOVING! New Treatments for Those who Suffer from Knee Pain
6:00 pm - 7:00 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.
