PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Flying high
March 26, 2010
With sensational scents of fried Oreos, funnel cakes and smoky barbecue, the Sarasota County Fair is reeling in locals by the hundreds.
WEEKEND BEST BET: Smooch a Pooch Stroll
March 26, 2010
The Southside Village Smooch a Pooch Stroll will be held Friday, March 26.
City plans for loss of parking spaces
March 26, 2010
Construction will force tourists to park in spaces that downtown employees use. The employees will be encouraged to park farther away.
Bumper stickers show police support
March 25, 2010
A police sergeant's wife said she’s fed up with the negative news surrounding the police department, so she created 50 'Support Sarasota Police' bumper stickers to hand out for free.
County looks at possible park site
March 25, 2010
Residents of Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores neighborhood remain hopeful that the county could purchase an eight-acre site for a community park.
Tennis tournament benefits ACS
March 25, 2010
Despite much rain and flooding, the Siesta Key community came together for the sixth annual Relay for Life tennis tournament.
Observer Updates
March 25, 2010
Golden Apple loan decision to come next week from DID; City to partially fund Offshore Grand Prix
Junior League paints the town blue
March 25, 2010
Junior League has partnered with the Child Protection Center to promote child-abuse awareness and prevention through the organizations' 'Paint the Town Blue' campaign.
- May
22 Voice Aerobics with Mary Spremulli, MA, CCC-SLP
10:00 am - 11:00 am - May
22 Rhonda Riley: The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope
7:00 pm - May
23 [New Scholars] New College
8:00 am - 4:00 pm - May
23 Ageless Grace with Mary Masi
10:00 am - 11:00 am
-
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.
