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Riverview High School seniors and members of the Do Something Club Ana Orbegozo, Rachael DaSilva and Arianny Bueno spent their Saturday morning cleaning the beach.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 21, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : International Costal Clean Up

Keep Sarasota County Beautiful participated in a worldwide movement Saturday, Sept. 21, for International Costal Clean Up. Approximately 2,400 people volunteered across Sarasota County to clean up their community, a 25 percent increase from last year. Schools, individuals and organizations all joined together to pick up trash.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 21, 2013
Quotes Observed: Sept. 14 - Sept. 21

Each weekend, we bring you a collection of quotes from the biggest (or quirkiest) Observer and national news stories of the week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Elaine Charney and Brenda Hadjian represent Art Center Sarasota
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 21, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Florida Watercolor Society annual meeting

The Florida Watercolor Societies annual free trade show with demonstrations, award show and meeting is only in Sarasota every five years or so. For the Sarasota members, it was convenient to hold the festival at Hyatt Sarasota on Sept. 20 and 21, and it was exciting to bring some of the finest watercolor talent in the nation to our area.

  • Arts + Culture
The Cardinal Mooney football team improved to 3-0 with a 28-0 victory over Avon Park Sept. 20.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 21, 2013
Patterson scores two TDS in Cougars win

Senior running back Demardre Patterson rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns to lead Cardinal Mooney to a 28-0 victory over Avon Park in non-district action Sept. 20.

  • East County
  • Sports
Eduardo Anaya, Megan Greenberg, Tatyana Sharoubim, Deva O’Donnell and Victoria Snyder
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • September 21, 2013
Rocking Through the Ages 'Roaring '20s'

Rocking Through the Ages 'Roaring '20s'

  • Black Tie
Bianca Baldi, Beth Self and Eve Day
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • September 20, 2013
Designing Daughters 'The Designing Debut'

Designing Daughters 'The Designing Debut'

  • Black Tie
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 20, 2013
Weekend Best Bets: Friday, Sept. 20

Weekend Best Bets: Friday, Sept. 20

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Lakewood Ranch running back J.T. Fischer rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 20, 2013
Mustangs rush to fourth-straight victory over the Pirates

Lakewood Ranch quarterback Chad Rex and running back J.T. Fischer combined for 233 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Mustangs to a 42-31 victory over rival Braden River tonight in the Class 7A-District 10 opener.

  • East County
  • Sports
Senior Eric Kreger blocks an Avon Park player during the game Friday night.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 20, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY Cardinal Mooney v Avon Park

The Cardinal Mooney Cougars took on the Avon Park Red Devils Friday, Sept. 20, at Cardinal Mooney High School.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Declan Young, 13 months, plays in the grass during school spirit day.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 20, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : St. Martha School Spirit Day

St. Martha Catholic School parents and children celebrated School Spirit Day Friday, Sept. 20, at Cardinal Mooney High School. Kids munched on tailgate food like hot dogs and chili while others played football and frisbee. Some parents and children attended the Cardinal Mooney football game after.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A school bus collides into a garbage truck near the intersection of Ringling Boulevard and Tuttle Avenue. The bus was transporting children from Gulf Gate Elementary to a Boys and Girls Club.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 20, 2013
UPDATE: School bus crash results in injuries

A school bus collided with a garbage truck around 3:40 p.m. today, and children aboard reportedly said the driver was using a cell phone around the time of the crash.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Half Shell Oyster Bar, which has made its home on Main Street and Links Avenue for a little more than a year, is moving.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • September 20, 2013
Tidbites

Rumors abound; Location, location, location; Carmel Cafe offers three-course prix-fixe; Perfectly picturesque; and Itsy-bitsy tidbites.

  • Arts + Culture
The Sarasota Tiger Bay Club met Thursday for a panel discussion on the direction of Florida’s economic development.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 20, 2013
Sept. 20: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Tiger Bay looks to Florida's economic future; Old Publix plaza coming down in October; Arts organizations share collective vision; The Good News: Dave Strickland of American Cancer Society; New lift station team holds community meeting

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota Police arrested Camelot Baraja-Storres Thursday, Sept. 19, on charges of capital sexual battery and false imprisonment.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 20, 2013
Man arrested for sexual battery on child

The Sarasota Police Department has charged a 29-year-old man for capital sexual battery on a five-year-old.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The final piece of the old Avenue of the Flowers plaza will be torn down next month.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 20, 2013
Old Publix plaza coming down in October

Once the rest of the old Avenue of the Flowers plaza is torn down, Publix has plans to put more parking spaces in its place.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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Jonathan Hande, senior avian hospital technician with Save Our Seabirds, demonstrates how NOT to hold a brown pelican when bringing it in for assessment at the bird rescue organization. Anyone handling an injured pelican should keep an ideally gloved finger between the bird's beak to keep the bird restrained without inhibiting its ability to breathe.
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Lucy Clark and Carlin and Ellie Mackintosh, granddaughters of Longboat Key artist May Lou Johnson, help release the first of 250 butterflies at Freedom Fest. The Fourth of July festivities also included a parade, canine costume contest, rededication of Bicentennial Park and family activities.
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The 1,475 square foot Udermann house has been partially raised using about 50 hydraulic jacks in The Village in Longboat Key. It currently sits 4 and a half feet up and will eventually be raised to 12 feet.
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State Rep. James Buchanan was one of the driving forces behind a one-year accommodation in a state tax bill that requires either county governments to cover any fees associated with collecting voter-approved school taxes or to waive those fees.
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