Lions Club awards $12,000 in scholarships
June 2, 2010
Three Sarasota high school students who plan to study education receive $4,000 each.
Mote tags whale sharks off of Sarasota
June 1, 2010
The rare visit could help researchers to study movement of whale sharks in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: Mattison's City Grille
June 1, 2010
Mattison's City Grille owner and Executive Chef Paul Mattison shares an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.
Checkpoints net 10 DUI arrests
June 1, 2010
The operations were set up just off Siesta Key. One of the drivers arrested had three previous DUI arrests.
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.
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20 Ageless Grace with Mary Masi
10:00 am - 11:00 am - Jun
20 Fun Fitness for Parkinsons
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Jun
20 Simply Relax! with Kathi Sims
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Jun
20 Ladies' Night at Darwin's on 4th
9:00 pm
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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.
