Who's funding the candidates?
July 8, 2010
Developers, builders and construction companies are all contributing campaign money to County Commissioners Joe Barbetta and Nora Patterson, who are up for re-election this fall. But Patterson, who's married to a lawyer, is also receiving donations from attorneys.
City seeks task-force members
July 8, 2010
City parks staff held a meeting last week to recruit community members to help design a scaled-down second phase of Payne Park construction.
GOP invokes Internet infantry
July 8, 2010
Republican Party leaders asked members to spread the word about its candidates through e-mail and social-media sites to help stem gains Democrats made in 2008.
News Briefs 07.08.10
July 8, 2010
Residents of the Dolphin Tower condo high-rise on Gulfstream Boulevard still don’t know when they’ll be able to return home.
Business Observer 07.08.10
July 8, 2010
The luxury bath and beauty boutique Simply Spoiled Boutique announced it would be relocating its retail store operations July 1 to 1471 Main St.
Little chefs bake creative concoctions
July 8, 2010
The preschoolers couldn't have been any cuter as they squeezed their favorite icing colors onto freshly baked brownies. And the little chefs looked the part in their floppy paper chef hats inscribed with their names. The "Little Iron Chefs" summer camp program at Temple Sinai's preschool, The Gan, hosted special guest Chef Paul Mattison Wednesday, June 30.
MAN ON THE STREET: Avatar to Art
July 7, 2010
G.WIZ — The Science Museum opened the first exhibition of three-dimensional, fine-art canvases in Sarasota July 2. The upstairs gallery is filled with painter and scientific animator Jeff Hazelton's latest large-scale works, called "Avatar to Art," which require viewers to don special 3D glasses.
Florida House debuts first solar air-conditioning system
July 7, 2010
Sarasota County government is partnering with a local HVAC contractor to use the energy of the sun to cool the Florida House.
Five Points roundabout construction in progress
July 6, 2010
The construction of the Five Points roundabout — the third of five major downtown construction projects — got under way Monday, July 5.
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: Citrus Café
July 6, 2010
Citrus Café owner and Executive Chef Mike McCormick shares an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.
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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.
