VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Flamingo frenzy
June 18, 2010
Jungle Gardens' Zoo Camp lets kids feed flamingos, play with parrots and learn about lemurs. Scroll down for video.
WEEKEND BEST BET: Mote Marine Laboratory Turtle Walks
June 18, 2010
Mote-trained volunteers will guide participants as they learn about protecting sea turtles.
RECIPE AND RESERVATION: First Street Chop House
June 17, 2010
First Street Chop House owner and Executive Chef David Arnold shares an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.
Unconditional Surrender removed temporarily
June 17, 2010
The sculpture needs maintenance to prepare it for permanent placement on the bayfront.
Judge denies Ed Smith Stadium injunction
June 17, 2010
Groups suing the county over its baseball negotiations sought to halt construction, but a judge ruled Wednesday that work can continue.
County: 2012 to be turnaround
June 17, 2010
Sarasota County will trim $16.7 million from its budget this fiscal year.
SOUR DOUGH
June 17, 2010
Solorzano Bros. Pizzeria used a parked van on Beach Road to advertise its business, but condo owners across the street say it blocks their view and takes a parking spot away from tourists.
HISTORIC REVIVAL
June 17, 2010
SemCon 2010 brings together community visionaries to discuss ideas for downtown improvement.
Homeowners say plant kills crossed the line
June 17, 2010
Sarasota County ordered an Osprey homeowners association to kill non-native vegetation that crept from homeowners' properties onto the community's nature reserve.
City pursues red-light camera installation
June 17, 2010
A state law going into effect July 1 gives the city and other municipalities the green light to install red-light cameras.
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19 Voice Aerobics with Mary Spremulli, MA, CCC-SLP
10:00 am - 11:00 am - Jun
19 Cancer Education Series at Doctors Hospital
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Jun
19 Anni Piper, Australia's First Lady Of Blues, On Tour
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm - Jun
20 Ageless Grace with Mary Masi
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Charitable lesson
06/13/13
Temple Emanu–El Religious School donated its tzedakah — which means charity of righteousness in Hebrew — for the 2012-13 school year. -
Mind blowing
06/13/13
Sarasota Christian School sent four teams — the most in Florida — to the Odyssey of the Mind's World Finals May 23 to May 25, at Michigan State University. -
Top Truitt
06/06/13
The Board of Directors of Leadership Florida, the president of the Florida Chamber of Commerce and four Florida Leadership graduates nominated Sarasota's Pam Truitt, of Truitt Consulting, for a position on the board of directors.
