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  • November 1, 2011
Black Tie Standout of the Week

Black Tie Standout of the Week

  • Black Tie
Christian Iturrino, Sean Freund, Andrew Beall checked out the fire truck.
  • By Dianne Trask
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Goddard's 'In the Neighborhood'

In keeping with its "In the Neighborhood" theme during October, The Goddard School at Lakewood Ranch hosted a variety of professionals throughout the month. Children enjoyed a visit by a fire truck and ambulance Oct. 21.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Stacy Alexander of Mote with Amy Stephens and Courtney Lynn with Macy’s, a sponsor of Penguin Island
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Penguin Island Opens

The six black-footed penguins at Mote Aquarium have been getting a lot of attention lately. The VIPs had their on VIP event for the ribbon-cutting on Tuesday, Nov. 1 when public leaders, Mote trustees and Penguin Island Sponsors came to enjoy a reception and ribbon cutting. The Penguin Island exhibit, featuring the South African mammals, which are endangered in the wild, is now open.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kurt Wenner is a world-renowned artist, architect and innovator of 3D pavement art.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Asphalt art

The Sarasota Chalk Festival today opened on Pineapple Avenue and will continue through Monday, Nov. 7.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 1, 2011
SCF basketball season tickets on sale

Season tickets for the upcoming State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Manatees basketball season are now on sale.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Braden River Soccer Club U10 boys silver team went undefeated during the Halloween Havoc Tournament Oct. 15-16.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 1, 2011
Fourth BRSC team scores Halloween Havoc title

The Braden River Soccer Club U10 Silver team won its division of the ninth annual Halloween Havoc Tournament Oct. 15-16.

  • East County
  • Sports
Can you tell us where this fall scarecrow resides? The first person to answer correctly gets a Facebook shout out.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY Where am I?

Can you tell us where this fall scarecrow resides? The first person to answer correctly gets a Facebook shout out.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Public Works employees Doyle Walker and Curtis Vandermolen trim the sea grapes. It is an annual job every Oct. 31 when turtle season ends, but the weather yesterday did not permit trimming.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Sea Grape Trimming

Longboat Key Public Works employees Doyle Walker and Curtis Vandermolen trim the sea grapes. It is an annual job every Oct. 31 when turtle season ends, but the weather yesterday did not permit trimming.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Black Tie Stand-Out of the week is Barbara Zdravecky … as seen by Tim Burton? Photo by Peter Acker
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • November 1, 2011
Black Tie Standout of the Week

Black Tie Stand-Out of the week is Barbara Zdravecky ... as seen by Tim Burton? The CEO of Planned Parenthood of Central and Southwest Florida showed up at her organization's Safe Sex Halloween Bash party as she might have appeared in the Nightmare Before Christmas ... or perhaps The Corpse Bride.

  • Arts + Culture
Angela Mejicanos dressed as a web and dressed her daughter, Stella, 7 mos., as an itsy bitsy spider, Monday, Oct. 31, at ODA.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Itsy Bitsy Spider and her Web

Angela Mejicanos got crafty and spun a costume for herself and her daughter that was just the right amount of Halloween with a ton of cuteness.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Parking meter hourly rates rise from 50 cents to $1 today. File photo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 1, 2011
Downtown Sarasota parking meter rates rise today

For the next six months, parking meters in downtown will have an hourly rate of $1 per hour.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Teachers Rachel Wilson, Lynn Edwards, Michael Lawson and Kaitlyn Bunker enjoyed the evening.
  • By Marina Wolf-Schmidt
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Kiddie Academy Gala

The Parent Committee at Kiddie Academy hosted the preschool's second Apple Gala Oct. 22 at Cantina Toscana.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2011
POLL TEST

POLL TEST

  • Arts + Culture
Janet Nutting and Jamie Aymerich
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Fright Night Round 2

St. Armands was transformed into a Halloween town on Monday and packed with hundreds of creatures, superheroes, animals and a whole fruit basket's worth of fruit items for Fright Night. Zombies that were once Sarasota High School students swarmed around St. Armands Circle, bringing hundreds of gawkers to watch their apocalyptic performance of Thriller later in the evening.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bill Cogbill and Tom Luciani
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Halloween at Bird Key Yacht Club

Of the Bird Key Yacht Clubbers in the Halloween spirit on Monday, Oct. 31, the witches were the most frequent costumes. There was a special Halloween menu, special decor and the staff were all dressed for Halloween. Ann Webber provided piano music for the event, such as Halloween-sounding Phantom of the Opera.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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