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Mario, Jack, 4, Marissa, 7, and Ann Marie Govic trick-or-treated as a family throughout the Village.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Village Trick-or-Treating

Hundreds of children and their parents took went trick-or-treating, Monday, Oct. 31, in Siesta Key Village.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Morgan McCarthy
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Fright Night Round 2

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

  • Sarasota
  • News
Stacey and Madison Anderson
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Fright Night

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
President of the Board of Trustees, Michael vonWaldner, John LaCirita, Ariane Dart, David Mahler, Wade Wolfe and Ryan Tremblay
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: ODA celebrates new Lower School Athletic Pavilion

Students, faculty and parents joined together to celebrate the opening of the Lower School Athletic Pavilion, Monday, Oct. 31, at Out-of-Door Academy. The new pavilion was donated by the Dart Family and was constructed by Willis Smith Construction.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Meredith Carroll wore one of the most colorful costumes in the entire parade.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Primrose Parade of Costumes

Superheroes, princesses and even a pint-sized Vincent van Gogh made an appearance in Lakewood Ranch for Primrose School's annual Parade of Costumes Oct. 31. Following the parade for family members and friends, the costumed kids headed inside for classroom parties.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Elizabeth Blitz, Cindy Hohmann and Morgan Reyes
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Martha's Catholic School Halloween Parties

Students mummified one another during a day of fun-filled activities at St. Martha's.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
What a tasty treat!
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Mummy, I'm hungry!

Students at St. Martha's Catholic School enjoyed fun Halloween themed games and rice crispy treats.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The East Manatee Bulldogs Junior Pee Wee cheerleading squad won the Best of Bay Cheer Jam this past weekend.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Cheer Power

The East Manatee Bulldogs Junior Pee Wee cheerleading squad earned first place in the Best of Bay Cheer Jam this past weekend. The team will now advance to the Pop Warner Regional Competition over Thanksgiving weekend in Orlando.

  • East County
  • Sports
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 31, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Longboat Key

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Longboat Observer archives.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 31, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Winnie Schroeder, Kathryn Winn, Amanda Wilson, Dr. Pam Letts, Gerri O'Brien and Bella Letts get into the Halloween spirit at Centre Shops Family Practice.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Doctor's Office Dress Up

Winnie Schroeder, Kathryn Winn, Amanda Wilson, Dr. Pam Letts, Gerri O'Brien and Bella Letts get into the Halloween spirit at Centre Shops Family Practice.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The workshop will be held in the Green Room at the Sarasota County Twin Lakes Complex, 6700 Clark Road, Sarasota.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • October 31, 2011
New workshop planned on metals ordinance

Sarasota County and the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office will hold a workshop at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, to discuss proposed changes to a county ordinance regulating the purchase of secondhand goods, precious metals and scrap metal.

  • Sarasota
  • News
NewGate students hold up the peace dove.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: NewGate International Children's Day

Students at the NewGate School celebrated International Children's Day, Monday, Oct. 31, at the NewGate campus.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Marybeth Damico and Katie Dumas dressed in cat costumes.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Southside Elementary Book Character Parade

First-graders today paraded around Southside Elementary School's campus to show off their favorite book characters.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The city of Sarasota is encouraging residents to utilize what’s left of an appliance rebate program.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 31, 2011
City encourages appliance rebate program

Time is running out to replace home appliances and receive rebate money through a program offered to residents living within city limits.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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