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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 23, 2013
SMA welcomes new board members

Sarasota Military Academy welcomes three new members to its board of directors.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Owi and Guy De Poerck hosted Bird Key Yacht Club’s Pan Asian Night.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • September 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Pan Asian Night at Bird Key Yacht Club

Members gathered at Bird Key Yacht Club Saturday, Sept. 21, for Pan Asian Night.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tom Beeler, Donna Arenschield and Tom’s wife Carol
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Grand Bay Club End of Summer Brunch

Grand Bay condominium residents got together Sunday, Sept. 22, for an End of the Summer Brunch at the Grand Bay Club clubhouse. Approximately 50 people attended and the new and remodeled clubhouse kitchen was unveiled.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Adler McNesby, 5, waits to catch a wave.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 21, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Hang Ten for Autism

The Center for Autism and Research Education or C.A.R.E gave autistic children a surfing experience Saturday, Sept. 21, on Siesta Key beach to provide them with a multi-sensory experience. This is the fourth year of the Hang Ten for Autism Surf Event.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Riverview High School seniors and members of the Do Something Club Ana Orbegozo, Rachael DaSilva and Arianny Bueno spent their Saturday morning cleaning the beach.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 21, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : International Costal Clean Up

Keep Sarasota County Beautiful participated in a worldwide movement Saturday, Sept. 21, for International Costal Clean Up. Approximately 2,400 people volunteered across Sarasota County to clean up their community, a 25 percent increase from last year. Schools, individuals and organizations all joined together to pick up trash.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Senior Eric Kreger blocks an Avon Park player during the game Friday night.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 20, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY Cardinal Mooney v Avon Park

The Cardinal Mooney Cougars took on the Avon Park Red Devils Friday, Sept. 20, at Cardinal Mooney High School.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Declan Young, 13 months, plays in the grass during school spirit day.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 20, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : St. Martha School Spirit Day

St. Martha Catholic School parents and children celebrated School Spirit Day Friday, Sept. 20, at Cardinal Mooney High School. Kids munched on tailgate food like hot dogs and chili while others played football and frisbee. Some parents and children attended the Cardinal Mooney football game after.

  • Sarasota
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Sponsors Joyce Berk and Tyeanne Dillon with host Giulia Salustri
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • September 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Networking at Noon Luncheon

Le Colonne Restaurant hosted the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce's Networking at Noon Luncheon Thursday, Sept. 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Alina Cemitier of Fifth Third Bank and Ron Ciaravella of Dolphin Aviation
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Tiger Bay Club Meeting

Community members met Thursday, Sept. 19, at Michaels On East to discuss how to keep young professionals in the area and how to build an export economy in Florida. Senator Nancy Detert served as the panelist at the Sarasota Tiger Bay Club discussion and Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam, President of Visit Sarasota County Virginia Haley, President of EDC Sarasota County Mark Huey and President of Medallion Homes of Gulf Coast Carlos Beruff served as the panelists.

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Executive Director of Community Youth Development Karen Bogues thanks community members for their support.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: CYD recognizes leaders at 8th Aannual Leadership Breakfast

Community members filled the Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club Thursday, Sept. 19, to honor Chef Paul Mattison of Mattison's and Dan Bailey, Esq. of Williams Parker for their commitment to Community Youth Development. High School leaders and graduates of the S.T.A.R program spoke to an audience of 225 people at the 8th Annual Community Youth Development Leadership Breakfast and introduced the honorees.

  • Sarasota
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Filmmaker Leslie Glass' second documentary, "The Silent Majority," airs Sept. 19 on WEDU. Yaryna Klimchak
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 19, 2013
Independent film producer shines light on addiction and recovery

After her own family's struggle with addiction, Leslie Glass hopes to remove the stigma surrounding it with her new documentary, 'The Silent Majority.'

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The State Street garage is supposed to be constructed at State Street and Lemon Avenue by February 2015, but commissioners have yet to select a design for the structure. File photo.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 19, 2013
Commission requests new State Street garage designs

City commissioners revisited older State Street garage plans at a meeting Monday and asked the city's Urban Design Studio to sketch out additional mock-ups.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Chip Beeman has owned the Main Bar and Sandwich Shop, a local lunch hotspot in downtown Sarasota, for nine years. Photo by Mark Wemple.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 19, 2013
Sandwiches in paradise: Main Bar

Chip and Katie Beeman own two popular downtown eateries, Main Bar and Pastry Art. The couple's mantra, built on making subs in the Northwest, is consistency sells.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 19, 2013
Best Foot Forward: Gabrielle Holt

Riverview High alumna Gabrielle Holt has aspirations of working for the Nike Sport Research Lab, which specializes in product development.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This week's standout player is Emily Harding.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2013
SIDELINES

Cougars D comes up big; ODA golf team swings past Southeast; Sarasota Christian falls to Manatee Heat; ODA sweeps Imagine; Riverview High swimming

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