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Jen Blanco
July 17, 2014

Bound for Nationals

Sarasota Sharks swimmers Bethany Leap and Alex Katz will compete in the 2014 Phillips 66 National Championships Aug. 6 through Aug. 10, in Irvine, Calif.

Sarasota
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Jen Blanco
July 17, 2014

Sharks tap new coach

Gulf Gate resident Brent Arckey was named the new head coach of the Sarasota Sharks July 8.

Sarasota
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Harriet Sokmensuer
July 17, 2014

Temple Beth Sholom Schools Culinary Delights Cooking Camp

Temple Beth Sholom Schools hosted Culinary Delights Cooking Camp last week.

Sarasota
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Observer Staff
July 17, 2014

Weather: Sarasota

Richard Wulterkens submitted this sunset photo of a heron, taken on Siesta Key.

Sarasota
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Harriet Sokmensuer
July 17, 2014

Jack Matthews sits surrounded by George Washington, Uncle Sam and World War II generals and world leaders. The retired Washington, D.C., lawyer, veteran and South Carolina municipal judge doesn't think twice about his unusual company. They are a part of his vintage toy collection.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Harriet Sokmensuer
July 17, 2014

YOUR NEIGHBOR | Ashley Baker and Joy Loos

The smell of handmade soap wafts from Joy Loos' kitchen, where she and her daughter, Ashley Baker, make soap for their company, Ashjoi All Natural Soaps.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Jen Blanco
July 17, 2014

Sidelines

SLL Junior All-Stars win championship; Junior golfers tee off in Summer Series

Sarasota
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Observer Staff
July 16, 2014

Observer wins 61 awards at newspaper contest

Six newspapers in the Observer Media Group garnered 61 total awards, including 24 first-place finishes, at the 2013 Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper contest held July 10 to July 11, at the Biltmore in Coral Gables.

East County
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Observer Staff
July 16, 2014

Fifty-year reunion offers payback

When Lakewood Ranch resident Thomas Newman returned to his alma mater for a 50th reunion, he took home more than memories.

East County
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Observer Staff
July 16, 2014

Argosy launches Sigma Beta Delta

Argosy University Sarasota inducted 85 new members to its Sigma Beta Delta honorary business academic society during its first induction ceremony June 25.

East County
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Observer Staff
July 16, 2014

'We Are The Marines'

That is how Maj. Brian Dix introduced 'The Commandant's Own' U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps July 4, at Avery Fisher Hall.

Longboat Key
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Observer Staff
July 16, 2014

Tim Howard has Key roots

Residents of Fairway Bay knew about Tim Howard long before he became a household name: His grandparents, the late Paul and Eva Fekete, frequently bragged about their star soccer player grandson.