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Betty Rahm
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • November 1, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Voting poll

On the eve of the general election, we asked Longboaters what has been the biggest influence on them this election season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Teresa Beeson
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • November 1, 2010
Bayou Tavern hosts Halloween party

Imaginations ran rampant as party-goers turned out for a Halloween celebration Sunday at the Bayou Tavern at the Whitney Beach Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Fabiola Sanchez, 7, had a blast on the slide with her friends.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 31, 2010
Families enjoy Woodland fall festival

Hundreds of families gathered at Woodland - The Community Church for the church's Fall Festival Oct. 31. Attendees enjoyed games, inflatable slides, pony rides, a petting zoo and more.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
This year's Primrose parade featured a plethora of different costumes.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • October 31, 2010
Costumed kids parade at Primrose

Buzz Lightyear, Batman and even Nintendo's Super Mario made an appearance at Primrose School of Lakewood Ranch's Parade of Costumes Oct. 29. Following the parade, the costumed kids returned to their classrooms for a Halloween party.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Kay and Bob Goodman and Margaret Churchill with Jeff and Jane Johnson
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 30, 2010
Ghoulish get-ups stroll SYC

Never mind the outlandish costumed characters who floated around Sarasota Yacht Club for this year's Halloween party - it was the giant inflatable black cat in the lobby that first caught everyone's attention!

  • Sarasota
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Jean Zakovec with Bill and Joyce Steele and Jim Zakovec
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 30, 2010
Drifting spirits haunt BKYC

Bird Key Yacht Club members laced up in costumes ranging from witches to hippies this Halloween.

  • Sarasota
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Erik Hermansen, Cole Reuter, Lola Scott, India Hirschowitz, Isabella Scott and Emma Levins pose on St. Armand's Circle.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 30, 2010
St. Armands Circle celebrates Halloween

St. Armands Circle was filled with tons of trick-or-treaters, young and young at heart, Saturday evening. All the stores and restaurants stayed open late so that bumble-bees, witches, ninjas and pumpkins could fill their bags full of sweet treats.

  • Sarasota
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A view of Pineapple Avenue filled with chalk artists hard at work.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 30, 2010
3rd Annual Chalk Festival draws a crowd

Burns Court was a lot more colorful this weekend with the addition of the 3rd Annual Chalk Festival. The event was free to attend and the theme of this year's festival and art was 'Halloween'.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lorena Roberts had a front-row spot to watch the Lakewood Ranch marching band perform.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • October 29, 2010
Families flock to Main Street fright night

Hundreds of costumed kids flooded Lakewood Ranch Main Street for the community's annual Boo Fest Oct. 29. The event featured a costume parade, a performance by the Lakewood Ranch High School marching band, trick-or-treating, games and more.

  • East County
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Natalie Stennes tried out her Halloween costume a few days early.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • October 29, 2010
Braden River boogies at Halloween dance

Ghosts, superheroes and plenty of bumblebees flocked to Braden River Middle School for its Halloween dance Oct. 28. Participating students signed a pledge to remain drug free prior to hitting the dance floor.

  • East County
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The Nolan boys were ready to hit the dance floor.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • October 29, 2010
Nolan students party at fall dance

Nolan Middle School turned its cafeteria into a dance hall for the school's fall dance Oct. 28. The dance featured plenty of tunes as well as a haunted house for Halloween.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Girls from Girls Inc. make their way down Main Street to go trick-or-treating at Merrill Lynch and UBS.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 29, 2010
Girls Inc. trick-or-treat haunted offices

Lady Gaga, vampires, southern belles, witches and geishas all paraded through UBS and Merrill Lynch's haunted hallways as part of their Girls Inc. Halloween on Friday afternoon.

  • Sarasota
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More than 250 street painters will create pieces at this year's festival.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 29, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota Chalk Festival

The Sarasota Chalk Festival, featuring 250 street painters from the U.S., Italy, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands and Slovenia, takes place from 8 a.m. to midnight Oct. 30 to Oct. 31, along South Pineapple Avenue in Burns Square.

  • Sarasota
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Parallel parking spaces on the right side of the road will remain on John Ringling Boulevard.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 29, 2010
Parallel parking spaces to remain on Circle

The city eliminated plans to eliminate 10 spaces along John Ringling Boulevard.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sean Ellis, 7, and his sister Emily Ellis, 5, attend Braden River Elementary School.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 29, 2010
Moms group celebrates fall

East County mothers and their children gathered at Greenbrook Adventure Park Oct. 25 for the MOMS Club of Manatee's Harvest Festival. Families enjoyed lunch, decorating pumpkins, playing on the playground and other activities.

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