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Event host Tanya Waxler dresses for the occasion.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 22, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: River Club Life Social
Mary Ann Muccio and Carol Messerly
  • By Kelsey Grau
  • January 22, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Harry's Continental Kitchen Wine Tasting
RIVER RENDEZVOUS. East County residents Chic and Robin Hansen read their East County Observer in front of the Melk Abbey along the Danube River in Austria. The couple enjoyed a riverboat cruise from Nuremberg, Germany, to Vienna.
  • By Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
It's Read Everywhere
Guests enjoyed a VIP Reception for The Perspektive Trunk Show Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Diamond Vault.
  • By Black Tie Staff
  • January 21, 2014
The Perspektive Trunk Show VIP event
Eladio Amores and Jane Nutter Johnson
  • By Black Tie Staff
  • January 21, 2014
Legacy Luncheon featuring Retired General Craig McKinley
A mud stork stays close to the shore and the nature trail on Monday, Jan. 20, at Joan M. Durante Community Park.
  • By Kelsey Grau
  • January 21, 2014
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Get Moving at the Community Park
Ezra Keim, 5, enjoys his day off at the playspace. "I've been sliding for five years and I'm really good at it," he says. "This slide is the best."
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 21, 2014
Photo of the Day: Children enjoy the David F. Bolger Playspace
Jetson Grimes, Vickie Oldham and Vice Mayor Willie Charles Shaw
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 20, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast
Andrew Glover conducts the Sarasota Circus Concert Band.
  • By Kelsey Grau
  • January 19, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Circus Ring of Fame Inductions
Jameel Audeh and Ali Downey
  • By Black Tie Staff
  • January 18, 2014
Red Hot! 2014 celebrating Suncoast Communities Blood Bank's 65th Anniversary
Tamara Chapman with Designer Showhouse home owners Allison and Peter Scanlan
  • By Black Tie Staff
  • January 18, 2014
Jewels on the Bay Preview Party
Purser Mary Kimura, Dock Master Ted Janssen, Scribe Maureen Shea, Commodore Joe Sever, and Vice Commodore Carole Zicherman
  • By Kelsey Grau
  • January 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Harbour Change of Watch Dinner
Artist Marlene Rose thanks those who have helped throughout her creative career.
  • By Kelsey Grau
  • January 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Marlene Rose Opening
Wanda Reed-Burke and John Vita attended the event to support a good cause.
  • By Josh Siegel
  • January 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Beertopia
John Kortecamp with Frederick Prescott’s “Moose on the Loose”.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Winter Fine Art Festival
Rose, David and Charlotte Goldstein
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Emanu-El Tu B'Shevat
Nick Aeschliman, Ed Dwyer and Ray Ellis
  • By Kelsey Grau
  • January 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Cedars Tennis Association Welcome Back Dinner
Lakewood Ranch High freshman Sophia Falco, left, scored a pair of goals for the Lady Mustangs.
  • By Jen Blanco
  • January 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Girl Soccer Class 4A-District 11 Championship
Ron and Sue Green with Nancy and Bob Koran
  • By Kelsey Grau
  • January 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Beachplace Welcome Back Party
  • By Nick Friedman
  • January 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Keys
The Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team captured the Class 2A-District 11 title with a 4-1 victory over DeSoto County Jan. 16.
  • By Jen Blanco
  • January 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Girls Soccer Class 2A-District 11 Championship
H. Terrell Griffin entertains attendees with his stories of Longboat Key.
  • By Kelsey Grau
  • January 16, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Historical Society Lecture Series
Lewis Hall, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and Jim Turner
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 16, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Argus Foundation annual meeting
NATURAL FIT. Longboat Key resident Ernie Goffi caught up on his Sarasota Observer news while on a trip to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
  • By Observer Staff
  • January 16, 2014
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Latest News Photo Galleries

1
Event host Tanya Waxler dresses for the occasion.
  • January 22, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: River Club Life Social
2
Mary Ann Muccio and Carol Messerly
  • January 22, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Harry's Continental Kitchen Wine Tasting
3
RIVER RENDEZVOUS. East County residents Chic and Robin Hansen read their East County Observer in front of the Melk Abbey along the Danube River in Austria. The couple enjoyed a riverboat cruise from Nuremberg, Germany, to Vienna.
  • January 22, 2014
It's Read Everywhere
4
Guests enjoyed a VIP Reception for The Perspektive Trunk Show Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Diamond Vault.
  • January 21, 2014
The Perspektive Trunk Show VIP event
5
Eladio Amores and Jane Nutter Johnson
  • January 21, 2014
Legacy Luncheon featuring Retired General Craig McKinley

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