Sarasota man charged with multiple burglaries
January 9, 2013
Nine burglaries took place primarily west of I-75 over the past two weeks.
Our View: Buchanan's biggest test
January 9, 2013
It would not be fun standing in Congressman Vern Buchanan's shoes. At least not for us.
Our View: The word for 2013: freedom
January 2, 2013
We have a tradition. Each year on New Year's Eve, we announce at a family gathering our word for the year — the one word that describes how we are going to focus our lives during the New Year.
Our View: Our wish list for 2013
December 26, 2012
So much for the Mayan calendar. We're all still here. And ready to move on to another year.
Our View: The story behind His birth
December 19, 2012
Children love to hear their grandparents and parents recount the details of whence their family came, the genealogy of who they are, how they came about and why they are.
Letters to the Editor
December 13, 2012
The Observer editorials have changed my opinion; Tips for safe holiday shopping
Our View: The real fix for schools
December 12, 2012
With Florida being a typical bipolar, 50%-49%, blue state-red state with a predominantly left-leaning media, Republican Gov. Rick Scott seldom gets credit for the good he does and is doing.
- May
21 Live It Up! with Parkinsons
10:00 am - 2:00 pm - May
21 Humanity Working to End Genocide meeting
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - May
21 Cat Depot: Volunteer Orientation and Cat Socialization Level 1 Training
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - May
22 Voice Aerobics with Mary Spremulli, MA, CCC-SLP
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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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.



