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  • Loren Mayo
  • August 26, 2010
Camp cuties end summer with a bang

To celebrate their last week of summer vacation, local children ages 18 months to 5 years old got creative with art projects, science experiments and more during Temple Emanu-El Preschool's third session of summer camp.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • August 26, 2010
Twice-weekly trash collection seen as wasteful

Starting in September, the city of Sarasota will change its garbage-collection schedule to once-per-week. The move will save the city $700,000 and save residents $36 per year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 26, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Riverview High

The Sarasota Observer caught up with several Riverview High School students at orientation Thursday, Aug. 19, to see how they felt about the upcoming school year.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 26, 2010
Woman shells out her own 88th birthday present

It took three months, several pounds of glue and hundreds of seashells, but Sarasota resident Ailine Burke was determined to celebrate her 88th birthday in an extraordinary way - by turning an ordinary bathtub into an exquisite work of art.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 26, 2010
'Professional' punk rockers pour one out for benefit

Sarasota Young Professionals members Elise Lipoff and Frank Maggio can check black lipstick, mullets and tongue studs off their bucket list, after flaunting rock star-glam looks at the Celebrity Guest Bartender Showdown Thursday, Aug. 6, at the Shamrock Pub.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 25, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Ashton and Southside elementaries

We corralled a group of students beginning their education at Ashton Elementary and Southside Elementary and asked them to divulge their feelings about the first day of kindergarten.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 25, 2010
Main music to benefit Wobbly Feet

Lakewood Ranch's next Music on Main concert will benefit Wobbly Feet Foundation Inc.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 25, 2010
Braden River needs your vote

Braden River Middle School needs the community's help implementing a step dance program.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 25, 2010
Rabbi Eisenstat makes a return trip to Israel

Michael Eisenstat, rabbi emeritus at Temple Beth Israel, spent three weeks volunteering in late June/early July on an Israeli military base outside of Tel Aviv, followed by two weeks at the Shalom Hartman Institute, in Jerusalem.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 25, 2010
Birth Announcements 08.26.10

Congratulations to the East County parents who celebrated recent births. The East County Observer will publish birth announcements the last Wednesday of each month.

  • East County
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    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • August 25, 2010
Aerobic grandma: How to successfully recondition yourself

Starting up an exercise program can be easier than you think. Use these tips from a local trainer to jump start your routine.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 25, 2010
Sunset Swirls

Ronald Johnson submitted this sunset photo, taken on the north end of the Key. Please send your sunset (or sunrise) photos to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228, or e-mail them to [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Donna Swan
  • August 25, 2010
Deal Us In: What to lead

Opening leads often determine the outcome of a bridge hand. North has a good hand. He forced the game and then made a slow raise, showing extra values. His response to Roman Key Card Blackwood showed zero or three key cards. You have a few seconds to decide on your lead.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 23, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Simply Spoiled Boutique

Simply Spoiled moved to its new location on Main Street July 1.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 22, 2010
Sarasota Bay Watch volunteers search for scallops

More than 150 volunteers gathered for the Third Annual Sarasota Bay Watch Scallop Search.

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