JUST THE STATS
May 2, 2013
5 — The number of Sarasota area baseball teams that advanced to the regional tournament, which began May 1.
Athlete of the Week: Zack Summerall
May 2, 2013
Sarasota High sophomore Zack Summerall crossed the finish line in 4:22.09 to win the 1,600-meter run at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet April 25, at Charlotte High.
CONFIDENT STRIDES: Girls on the Run 5K
May 2, 2013
More than 100 girls from eight area schools will run in the Girls Inc. sponsored Girls on the Run 5K.
SCHOOL BOARD BULLETIN
May 2, 2013
Students from Colegio Montessori Chiaravalle in León, Mexico, visited students at The NewGate School for the second annual student exchange program April 15 through April 27.
Teacher Spotlight: Sean McDonald
May 2, 2013
The Out-of-Door Academy second-grade teacher Sean McDonald didn't expect to live in sunny Florida. In fact, he didn't expect to be a teacher, but he discovered his passion for teaching when he took courses in childhood education while studying pediatrics at Webster University in St. Louis.
YOUR NEIGHBOR: Adrienne Wagner
May 2, 2013
Adrienne Wagner's Bay Plaza condominium is adorned with Oriental decorations: lamps, ikebana flower arrangements; tea sets; and a traditional Japanese wedding kimno that hangs on her living room wall.
Weather Photo: SITTIN' ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY
May 2, 2013
Nate Ilardi submitted this photo of a sunset in Osprey.
Lady Sailors launch come-from-behind win
May 1, 2013
Sophomore catcher Alyssa Price hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game and helped propel the Sarasota High softball team to a 2-1 nine-inning victory over Braden River in the Class 7A-Region 3 semifinals April 30.
- May
26 Celtic Curse: An Yvonne Suarez Travel Mystery
1:00 pm - May
26 Memorial Day Concert/Service
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - May
26 USFSM Open House
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - May
27 Gentle Yoga and Meditation with Lynn Burgess
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Jolly good fellow
05/23/13
Just as Observer advertising representative Bob Lewis loves to garden, he also cultivates relationships with all of his co-workers and clients. -
Going for the gold
05/23/13
Sisters Francesca and Elizabeth Martel returned victorious Monday, May 20, after a weekend at the Special Olympics of Florida State Summer Games, in Orlando. -
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."
