Sarasota community jumps for joy (WITH VIDEO)
May 29, 2010
On Saturday, May 28, Heather Hackett, of the “I Train Your Kids” fitness group, and Bambi Famous Kaine, of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, held “Jumping Jacks for a Cure,” an event they hoped would break a Guinness World Record by gathering 250 people to do jumping jacks at the same time for two minutes straight.
Cardinal Mooney seniors raise their caps
May 28, 2010
Cardinal Mooney held its graduation Friday, May 28, at the Van Wezel. Nearly 150 students arrived 30 minutes prior to the ceremony to shake out last-minute jitters and cram in photo sessions with their classmates.
WEEKEND BEST BET: Memorial Weekend Luau
May 28, 2010
Join Sarasota County lifeguards this Sunday for a luau party at Gilligan's and LeLu Coffee Lounge on Siesta Key.
Knife attacker threatens police
May 28, 2010
When witnesses intervene in a fight between a man and his ex-girlfriend, the man swings a knife at them, cutting a woman in the chest.
Teacher, student cut hair for Locks of Love (VIDEO)
May 27, 2010
Following student presentations about cancer, Sarasota Middle School language arts teacher Lauren Peters and eighth-grade student Erica Tenorio generously donated their hair to Locks of Love, a charity that serves children suffering from medical hair loss.
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Southside Elementary (VIDEO)
May 27, 2010
As they rehearse their lines for "Macbeth," fourth-graders at Southside Elementary talk Shakespeare with The Sarasota Observer.
Citizens display support for police
May 27, 2010
Before it presented its final recommendations, the Police Advisory Panel heard from citizens who wanted to show that they backed the Sarasota Police Department.
Construction claims first business
May 27, 2010
The owner of Max's Dog Bakery is not waiting to see what effect a one-month construction project is going to have on her business. She's closing her doors and opening back up online.
YPG rewinds the clock to 2003
May 26, 2010
The Sarasota Young Professionals Group invited back its original founders from 2003 — Ron Turner, Angela Massaro-Fain, Drayton Saunders, Matt Orr, Eric Massey and Aimee Chounard — to discuss the benefits of personal networking and the important role YPG plays within the community.
Water-main break shuts down Clark Road
May 26, 2010
Two of three eastbound lanes on Clark Road between Beneva Road and Sawyer Road will be closed until at least the afternoon so crews can repair the water main.
- May
21 Live It Up! with Parkinsons
10:00 am - 2:00 pm - May
21 Humanity Working to End Genocide meeting
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - May
21 Cat Depot: Volunteer Orientation and Cat Socialization Level 1 Training
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - May
22 Voice Aerobics with Mary Spremulli, MA, CCC-SLP
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.
