Sisters serve up new skills for Special Olympics games
May 16, 2013
Francesca and Elizabeth Martel will compete this weekend in the state summer games, in Orlando.
SIDELINES
May 16, 2013
Coastline volleyball earns national bid; Mooney LAX players named All-Americans
JUST THE STATS
May 16, 2013
16.06 — The time in seconds Riverview High graduate Elise Hinson ran the 100-hurdles at the Northern Athletics Conference outdoor championships, to set a new Aurora University school record.
Athlete of the Week: Shane Shifflett
May 16, 2013
Sarasota Christian School eighth-grader Shane Shifflett went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple, three RBIs, a run scored and an intentional walk to lead the Blazers to a 6-5 victory over Canterbury School of Florida in the Class 2A-Region 2 semifinals May 7.
YOUR NEIGHBOR: Olivia Marie Braida-Chiusano
May 16, 2013
Oliva Marie Braida–Chiusano has an extensive résumé filled with art exhibitions; botanical art commission work; botanical art teaching positions; and both art and business awards and honors.
SCHOOL BOARD BULLETIN
May 16, 2013
Upper-elementary students at The NewGate School celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a salsa-garden harvest Monday, May 6. Students harvested the vegetables they had been growing since February in their garden.
Student Spotlight: ZACHARY RAFAEL
May 16, 2013
Zachary Rafael may only be in the seventh grade, but he’s already made strides in educating students and the public about the harmful effects of tobacco.
May 15: Daily Headlines Video
May 15, 2013
Top Stories: Atwell, Chapman win runoff election; Mar Vista approval attracts opposition; Desoto Speedway welcomes new owners, name; Foodie feasts in Southside Village
New College students awarded teaching positions in France
May 15, 2013
Six New College students were chosen from 1,100 students across the country to teach in France.
- May
26 Celtic Curse: An Yvonne Suarez Travel Mystery
1:00 pm - May
26 Memorial Day Concert/Service
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - May
26 USFSM Open House
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - May
27 Gentle Yoga and Meditation with Lynn Burgess
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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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."
