'Beauty and the Backpack'
July 22, 2010
SkinSmart Dermatology and New Beauty Magazine presented an evening full of fun, beauty and fashion Wednesday, July 21, at Saks Fifth Avenue. The evening benefited Warren BackPack Program to help provide food to at-risk children in Sarasota County.
CAMP SPOTLIGHT: Sarasota Orchestra
July 22, 2010
The Sarasota Observer checked in with the Sarasota Orchestra's summer camp on its final and most exciting day — recital day.
Mayor, city manager spar
July 22, 2010
A rare public spat broke out between the mayor and city manager while the City Commission discussed the adoption of the Police Advisory Panel's recommendations.
Parking meters a near certainty
July 22, 2010
Because the city's parking department is on track to run out of money at the end of the next fiscal year, four commissioners want paid parking downtown soon.
Condos seek to shut out hotel
July 22, 2010
Property owners on South Palm Avenue have come up with a new strategy to keep a proposed timeshare hotel out of their neighborhood, but the move may no longer be necessary.
Candidates tangle at Tiger Bay
July 22, 2010
Four County Commission candidates fielded questions on the county's biggest challenges and Amendment 4.
News Briefs 07.22.10
July 22, 2010
Because the city feels the parking situation on Gulfstream Avenue requires a slower speed limit, it wants to reduce the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph.
Observer Updates 07.22.10
July 22, 2010
An ambitious plan to place a large ice-skating rink at Five Points Park got a big boost this week, when the City Commission unanimously approved the plan and offered financial support.
Candidates talk accountability, responsibility
July 22, 2010
A mother and grandmother compete for the School Board District 5 seat on platforms of communication, fiscal responsibility and better student training.
Investigation finds no county bid rigging
July 22, 2010
An audit by the Sarasota County Clerk of Courts Office found that a county employee did not improperly influence spring-training contract bids. when he made personal contact with two companies seeking those contracts.
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22 Voice Aerobics with Mary Spremulli, MA, CCC-SLP
10:00 am - 11:00 am - May
22 Rhonda Riley: The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope
7:00 pm - May
23 [New Scholars] New College
8:00 am - 4:00 pm - May
23 Ageless Grace with Mary Masi
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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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.
