Five Points roundabout opens early
August 13, 2010
Construction on the downtown intersection is completed 23 days ahead of schedule.
Election change gains steam
August 12, 2010
More than two dozen people asked the Charter Review Committee to move the spring election date to the November general election to save money and increase voter turnout.
Residents target homeless feedings
August 12, 2010
People living and working around Selby Five Points Park explore an Orlando law that severely restricts homeless feedings in its parks.
CHARTER REVIEW BOARD: County charter changes debated
August 12, 2010
Five candidates with diverse backgrounds are trying to fill two Charter Review Board seats.
HOSPITAL BOARD: Candidates differ on expansion policy
August 12, 2010
Only one of six hospital board seats up for grabs is on the primary election ballot Aug. 24. The two candidates agree on the millage rate, but have different views over a possible expansion into Manatee County.
BACK TO SCHOOL 2010: Booker to showcase memories
August 12, 2010
Starting in August, the Booker High School campus will be undergoing construction to provide students with a brand new campus.
BACK TO SCHOOL 2010: The Freshman: Madison Gates
August 12, 2010
The only qualm Madison Gates has about her first day at Riverview High School, even though she hasn't attended class on a school campus since the sixth grade, is whether her father will show up wearing a T-shirt that reads, "I'm Madison Gates' Dad."
BACK TO SCHOOL 2010: Miss Contradictory: Jillian Polk
August 12, 2010
Jillian Polk can usually be found in one of two places: kicking up grass as she sprints down the soccer field or serenading with a microphone.
BACK TO SCHOOL 2010: The Sassy Swimmer: Ann Marie Brasacchio
August 12, 2010
An incoming junior at Pineview School, 16-year-old Ann Marie Brasacchio is incredibly sassy … or, rather an incredible SASSY swimmer.
BACK TO SCHOOL 2010: The Smooth Operator: Bob Barnes
August 12, 2010
If you've called a Sarasota or Manatee County public schools in the past 10 years, chances are you’ve been greeted by a smooth baritone voice while you're on hold.
- May
24 Open House with Artist Nancy Hall: Fourth Fridays
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm - May
24 Meetings with Ancient Ones - Messages, Guides and Readings
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm - May
24 Fridays and Saturdays: Twinkle!
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm - May
25 Free Summer Olympics for the kids
10:00 am - 4:00 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."
