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Hope Kids Community is looking volunteers to assist children during the fifth annual Day of Hope.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 22, 2013
Hope Kids Community seeks volunteers for Day of Hope

Hope Kids Community is looking for volunteers for its fifth annual Days of Hope, to help serve 1,600 students in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Merle Norman, of Merle Norman Cosmetics, volunteers and puts on make-up for model Jenny Dong.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 20, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Fashion Dash

Teens swapped clothing and recieved fashion tips from Plato's Closet Saturday at Selby Library for Fashion Dash.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lisa Hillje and her 4-year-old Havanaese, Rafi, line up for the costume parade.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 20, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Dog Dayz of Summer

Pups paraded at the Dog Dayz of Summer Saturday, at Five Points Park. The Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association sponsored the event during which dogs were judged on best costume. Top dog went to Minko, an Italian greyhound.

  • Sarasota
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Beads F.O.B has classes every day of the week and adds new ones each month.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Beads F.O.B 20th Anniversary

Beads, F.O.B celebrated 20 years Friday, July 19, at the shop at 2232 Gulf Gate Drive. Long-time customers and friends joined the party that included cake, appetizers and wine.

  • Sarasota
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Nicolas Duverneuil, 13, and Max Aston, 15, put artichokes on plates and hand them to the servers to take out to the guests.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Chef Camp Taste of Tuscany

Scents of tomatoes and pasta float through the air as Chef Camp campers at Mattison's Forty One prepare to serve a delicious lunch to their guests. Chef Camp offers four sessions through the summer where children are taught by real chefs to saute, grill, make pasta, sauce and deserts. The Taste of Tuscany session ran from July 15 to July 19 with 15 campers participating. Campers learned what professional chefs do to prepare for the day. They were taught by Mattison's Forty One Chefs Jeff Sladky, Ken Smith, Ray LaJoie, and Aaron Mortensen about proper table setting, event logistics, kitchen safety and of course cooking the meals.

  • Sarasota
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David Merrill and Tarren Bragdon
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Argus Foundation Luncheon

Members of the Argus Foundation met Thursday, July 18, at The Francis, for their regular Meet the Minds lunch series. Guest speaker Tarren Bragdon, CEO of the Foundation for Government Accountability, spoke about the impact Medicaid expansion will have on taxpayers and patients.

  • Sarasota
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The Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association is sponsoring the event where dogs will be judged on best costume.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 19, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Dog Dayz Parade and Costume Contest

During the event, community members will receive free giveaways and their pups can munch on free doggy treats.

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Dogs enjoy the surf at Brohard Paw Park Beach in Venice.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 19, 2013
FRIDAY FIVE: Places to bond with man's best friend

Break free from the old routine, and take your dog (or dogs) for more than just a walk at these five fun places to play with fido.

  • Sarasota
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Chris Brown, owner of the property at 1400 Main St., is seeking to donate this column to the city and have it relocated to Five Points Park. Bill Wallace helped procure the column in 1985 and believes it’s already the city’s property.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 19, 2013
Light shed on historical column's history

As a property owner seeks to donate a Corinthian column to the city, a man involved with procuring the original donation of the column shares the pillar's backstory.

  • Sarasota
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Santa rode in parade in style during the 2012 Siesta Key’s Light Up the Village parade.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 19, 2013
SKVA initiates Christmas parade planning

Association members held their first Light up the Village meeting this week

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Booker High School football players donned dress-up attire and showed off their new etiquette skills yesterday during a Michael's on East hosted luncheon.
    By
  • 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
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Angie Stringer, Jim Flynn, Ethna and Ted Wishnie and Daisy Saunders
    By
  • 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
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Clayton Thompson, Pat Krohmer and Dave Kauffman
    By
  • 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
Bill Johnson holds out a 40- year-old snail for Chrissy Lopez to touch. Chrissy found the snail in the bay.
    By
  • 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
Brian Lipton
    By
  • 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
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