PHOTO GALLERY: St. Martha Halloween Bash
October 31, 2012
Students at St. Martha Catholic School celebrated Halloween with fun activities such as wrapping each other like mummies.
PHOTO GALLERY: Ultimate Frisbee Nationals
October 30, 2012
Sixty teams and more than 1,000 competitors took to the Sarasota Polo Club for the U.S.A. Ultimate Frisbee Club Championships Thursday, Oct. 25 through Sunday, Oct. 28. Teams from all over the country competed for four days on 24 fields.
PHOTO GALLERY: Trick or Treat at the Children's Garden
October 30, 2012
Children and their families had a chance to try on their costumes a few days early Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Children’s Garden. Families brought canned goods to be donated to All Faiths Food Bank in exchange for a chance to tour the gardens in costume and trick or treat.
PHOTO GALLERY: Marietta Museum of Art and Whimsy Grand Reopening
October 29, 2012
Fans of art and whimsy gathered at the Marietta Museum of Art and Whimsy Friday, Oct. 26 to celebrate the museum’s grand reopening as it heads into its third season. Guests got in the spirit by dressing in whimsical attire, including wigs and accessories, and they enjoyed drinks and appetizers as well as live music, performed by Jimi Gee.
PHOTO GALLERY: Halloween Party at Selby Public Library
October 25, 2012
Kids had fun trick-or-treating and taking part in all sorts of fun Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the Selby Public Library's Halloween Party.
PHOTO GALLERY & VIDEO: 15th annual Howl-O-Ween Fall Festival
October 22, 2012
The Humane Society of Sarasota County held their 15th annual Howl-O-Ween Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Sarasota Fairgrounds.
PHOTO GALLERY: Art Center Sarasota Opens Four New Exhibits
October 20, 2012
Four unique exhibits opened Thursday, Oct. 18, at Art Center Sarasota. The exhibits include Artists Who Made Sarasota Famous II, Sumi-E Society, The Curated Unknowns and It’s Political!
PHOTO GALLERY: Strider World Championships
October 16, 2012
Strider bike riders ages 2 through 5 traveled from all over the world Saturday, Oct. 13 for the Strider World Championships. Racers used their feet to pedal over the Sarasota BMX track to compete for world titles.
PHOTO GALLERY: Harry Potter Costume Contest
October 16, 2012
Hogwarts hopefuls gathered at Barnes and Noble Saturday, Oct. 13 for a Harry Potter costume contest and scavenger hunt. Fans of the book series donned glasses, robes and lightning scars before roaming the aisles of books to complete the scavenger hunt.
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Sinai Gan Parade
October 9, 2012
The Temple Sinai Gan Preschool hosted a Simchat Torah Parade Friday, Oct. 5. The students marched behind the Torah from their classrooms, outside to the sukkah, where they waved flags and celebrated before heading back inside to learn about the Torah and sing songs.
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25 Free Summer Olympics for the kids
10:00 am - 4:00 pm - May
25 New Healing Tarot Two-Day Workshop with Edith Cheitman
10:00 am - 4:00 pm - May
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
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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."
