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The Sundown perform the Beach Boys.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • July 24, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Music at the Point
Kevin Cooper, Co-Chair George McGonagill, Co-Chair Nick Gladding and Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce president Steve Queior
  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 24, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Trustee Reception
Lee Byron with Sheriff Tom Knight
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • July 24, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Tiger Bay Club County Commission candidates luncheon
DO THE CANNES CANNES. Jean Lolli brought her Observer along to the French Riviera during the annual Cannes Film Festival. One of the outdoor movie screens is set up in the background.
  • By Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2014
It's Read Everywhere
Jessica Bailey and Ashley Shultz sit at their family's picnic table.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • July 23, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Selby Sunsets
Victoria Santaella and Grace Lapointe take a break from kickball.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 23, 2014
Risen Savior 'Dive in' Vacation Bible School
Grayson Meyer, Caleb Hebert and Landon Stewart make crafts.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 23, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Witty Kids Summer Camp
CRUISIN’. John, Jason, Derek and Jackie Breiner enjoyed catching up on their East County news while on the beach at Magen's Bay in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The family enjoyed a Norwegian cruise to the Caribbean.
  • By Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2014
It's Read Everywhere
Trevor and Jacquelyn Letschert
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • July 22, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Forty Carrots visits Mote Marine
Jennifer Yuza paints Alexis Connolly’s nails.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • July 21, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Girls Inc. visits the Ritz Carlton Spa
2014 Tarpon Tournament Winner David Sugar and Mason Tush of CB's Saltwater Outfitters
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • July 19, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Tarpon Tournament Awards Banquet
Diana Neely, Judy Strauss, Linda Wilson, Jean Buckley, Cheryl Fraser and Vivian Chester
  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 19, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Christ Church Summer Dinner
JoAnn Thomas, marketing manager at Touch of Africa, prepares to cut the ribbon in the new Hamba Lounge.
  • By Kelsey Grau
  • July 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Touch of Africa's Hamba Lounge Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Keynote Speaker Jason Isaacson, AJC West Coast Florida Regional President Anne Virag and AJC West Coast Florida Regional Director Brian Lipton
  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: AJC Summer Lunch & Learn Series
A STEP ABOVE. Gillian Gardner, Sarah Van Keuren, Angie Klosner and DeAnne Sipes of the Sarasota Young Voices traveled with their hometown newspaper to the steps of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, where they performed an impromptu concert.
  • By Observer Staff
  • July 17, 2014
It's Read Everywhere
SPLISH SPLASH. Donna Condon and her son, Shepard, had a firm grip on their Observer while braving a 40-foot drop to the base of the roaring Stanley Falls at Busch Gardens in Tampa recently.
  • By Observer Staff
  • July 17, 2014
It's Read Everywhere
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER. Jack the dog catches up on his Sarasota Observer news while relaxing on Tom Dabney and Elaine Briggs' boat, "Boundless" in Bay Harbor, Mich.
  • By Observer Staff
  • July 17, 2014
It's Read Everywhere
Heather Hackett, of Sarasota Music Half Marathon, and Debra Fortosis, of Elite Family care.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 16, 2014
LWRBA July Luncheon: "The Regional Impact of Tourism and Sports"
Lotus Bolan and Sabrina Benoit show “blue” and “yellow” in American Sign Language.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • July 15, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Selby American Sign Language Class
Storm clouds roll in as the sun sets on Lido Beach.
  • By Kelsey Grau
  • July 15, 2014
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Stormy Sunset
Jack Flovig, 8, prepares his optimist boat as Alex Berndt watches.
  • By Kelsey Grau
  • July 13, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Yacht Club Summer Camp
Christina “Pinky” Williams helps Amelia Desha skate.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • July 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Face Autism Skate Party
Cade Strom passes the volleyball to his dad, Kyle.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • July 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Dig the Beach
Attendees of the service say kiddish as they finish the Shabbat service.
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • July 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Kehillah Potluck
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Latest News Photo Galleries

1
The Sundown perform the Beach Boys.
  • July 24, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Music at the Point
2
Kevin Cooper, Co-Chair George McGonagill, Co-Chair Nick Gladding and Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce president Steve Queior
  • July 24, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Trustee Reception
3
Lee Byron with Sheriff Tom Knight
  • July 24, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Tiger Bay Club County Commission candidates luncheon
4
DO THE CANNES CANNES. Jean Lolli brought her Observer along to the French Riviera during the annual Cannes Film Festival. One of the outdoor movie screens is set up in the background.
  • July 24, 2014
It's Read Everywhere
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Jessica Bailey and Ashley Shultz sit at their family's picnic table.
  • July 23, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Selby Sunsets

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