Missing elderly man found 400 miles from home
March 12, 2010
The Nokomis man suffers from dementia, and he drove himself to Perry, Ga.
GOP clears up e-mail confusion
March 11, 2010
Although the Republican Party of Sarasota County did not take an official position on the school-tax referendum, e-mails from its former spokesman left many confused.
Thaxton and McClash clash over Amendment 4
March 11, 2010
When two Republican county commissioners from adjacent counties faced off over proposed state constitutional Amendment 4 — aka “Hometown Democracy” — in front of the Lakewood Ranch Democrat Club March 9, the audience knew to expect an unusual exchange.
Google searches for test community
March 11, 2010
A program from the global Web company seeks a community in which to test a consumer Internet service that would be up to 100 times faster than existing services.
MAN ON THE STREET: Google Fiber
March 10, 2010
We checked with Sarasota residents to see if they're up to date on Google Fiber and whether they think Sarasota would make a good trial location.
Downtown groups won't fully endorse roundabouts
March 10, 2010
The Downtown Sarasota Alliance and Downtown Improvement District refuse to provide unqualified support of the city’s connectivity plan, which includes two test roundabouts on U.S. 41 at 10th Street and 14th Street.
Association smooths over Circle event
March 10, 2010
The Circle Association is launching a "Save Smooth Jazz" campaign, which will aim to generate sponsors and contributions for the concerts, which draw as many as 4,000 people to the Circle.
Police panel to question focus groups
March 9, 2010
The Police Advisory Panel has four basic questions it wants to ask minorities to see if they feel the police treat them differently.
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: Lan
March 9, 2010
Lan Executive Chef Lan Bradeen shares an exclusive recipe for YourObserver.com readers.
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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.
