Neighbors

Yaryna Klimchak
July 19, 2013

Booker athletes put new skills to the test

The Booker High School football team has been learning how to be a good player on and off the field this summer through the 2013 Summer Athletic Academic Enrichment and Life Skills Program.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Yaryna Klimchak
July 18, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY : Children's First Top 10 wine tasting at Whole Foods

Community members tasted wine and cheese pairings Thursday, July 18, at Whole Foods to benefit Children's First, a non-profit organization that serves more than 600 of Sarasota County's most vulnerable children and their families. Approximately 50 people attended the event. Whole Foods comes out with two lists of top ten wines each year, once in the summer and once in the winter.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Nick Friedman
July 18, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Prime Time

Members of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce wrangled up their finest western wear and hit the town Wednesday, July 17, for the organization's regular Prime Time after-hours event, hosted at the White Buffalo.

Sarasota
News

Yaryna Klimchak
July 18, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY : Girls Inc. at Mote Marine Laboratory

Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County went on a field trip Thursday, July 18, to Mote Marine Laboratory. Girls in grades six to eight learned about the small critters that live in Sarasota Bay. The girls caught the critters in a net, observed them and learned about them. Intern Kelly Munch taught the girls about the bay and fishes that live in the ocean. After the girls visited the aquarium.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Yaryna Klimchak
July 18, 2013

OUR TOWN: Respected colleague

Colleagues honored American Jewish Committee's Westcoast Regional Director Brian Lipton with the AJCs Regional Staff Excellence Award in June, at its annual meeting, The Global Forum, in Washington D.C.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Yaryna Klimchak
July 18, 2013

A stitch in time

Church of the Redeemer needlepoint members meet every Thursday to beautify their church. One kneeler can take months to embroider, but the group finds the hobby relaxing.

Siesta Key
Neighbors

Nick Friedman
July 18, 2013

Flora Oynick seeks sense of community through outreach

In her new role as the Jewish Federation's engagement ambassador, Flora Oynick hopes to create a better sense of community in Sarasota.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Yaryna Klimchak
July 18, 2013

Preschool instills healthy habits

An Apple A Day Academy touts a 'fresh approach to early learning' and focuses on teaching its students how best to care for themselves and for their planet.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Nick Friedman
July 18, 2013

Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, here I am at: Sarasota County Dirty Jobs Camp

Campers rolled up their sleeves and got messy Tuesday for Sarasota County's Dirty Jobs Camp at Twin Lakes Park.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Nick Friedman
July 18, 2013

Moments in Time

Sarasota County commissioners applied historic designations to the Siesta Key Beach and Nokomis Beach pavilions because they represent public buildings constructed as part of Sarasota's post-World War II building boom.