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Ashley Baker and Joy Loos produce and package their soaps at home. Photo by Harriet Sokmensuer
    By
  • 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
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 17, 2014
Sidelines

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

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Photo by Harriet Sokmensuer This home at 7406 Periwinkle Drive has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 7,429 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.2 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 17, 2014
Home in Coral Cove sells for $3.2 million

A home in Coral Cove tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
World famous aerialist Nik Wallenda hopes to save the nine oak trees on a property where he aims to build a training facility.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 16, 2014
Wallenda hits hurdle in plans for training center

After a disappointing hearing in front of the Sarasota County Board of Zoning Appeals Monday, "King of the High Wire" Nik Wallenda's plans for a training center in his hometown are on the line.

  • Sarasota
  • News
It's Time Sarasota will still seek to replace the city's current council-manager form of government with one led by an elected mayor.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 16, 2014
Elected mayor campaign admits defeat

Although the group failed to get a referendum on this year's ballot, It's Time Sarasota is preparing for a 2016 campaign for a new city charter and "strong" mayor.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Primo! Ristorante is an established local restaurant that features traditional Italian fare and a wood burning oven.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Primo! Ristorante

This week we went in the kitchen with Maurizio Colucci, owner and chef of Primo! Ristorante, while he prepares risotto alla parmigiana with braised beef short ribs. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's "In the Kitchen."

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 16, 2014
Ranch royalty, Mediterranean style

As with many Florida homes, the Mediterranean style is an area favorite.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Attendees preferred a mission-style building as opposed to art deco architecture presented during a public workshop May 29, for the new lift station.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 15, 2014
VIDEO: Engineers refine Lift Station 87 design

The firm in charge of the oft-troubled city of Sarasota wastewater facility project has chosen mission style architecture reminiscent of historical Sarasota buildings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lotus Bolan and Sabrina Benoit show “blue” and “yellow” in American Sign Language.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • July 15, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Selby American Sign Language Class

Families learned American Sign Language at Selby Public Library's Youth Summer Program Tuesday, July 15. Erin Bosch taught students colors in sign language by reading "Pete the Cat" by Eric Litwin. After reading "Pete the Cat," students took part in an arts and crafts project.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 15, 2014
Sarasota Memorial Hospital ranked in top 50 nationwide

A list from the US News & World Report put Sarasota Memorial Hospital 30th for best gynecological care and a high performer in eight specialties out of 5,000 hospitals surveyed.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Zara Barrie
  • July 14, 2014
Factory Girl: How to survive a breakup

Factory Girl: How to survive a breakup

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 14, 2014
Business owners threatened with loss of patronage over campaign sign

A Siesta Key business was threatened with losing customers because of campaign signs for Lourdes Ramirez.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Sarasota Police Department had been accredited through the voluntary process since 2002.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 14, 2014
Sarasota Police Department loses accreditation

The Sarasota Police Department announced today that it withdrew from an accreditation process last month after discovering past compliance issues.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo courtesy of the Sarasota Sheriff's Department. The Hazardous Devices Unit destroyed a cylindrical object filled with a gel-like substance in a paper bag July 14 on Swift Road.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 14, 2014
Bowl with chicken's head, feathers found on Swift Road

The Sarasota County Sheriff's office have reopened Swift Road near Grand Cayman after investigating a suspicious object found in the street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Memorial Hospital unveiled its new $250 million Courtyard Tower last year.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 14, 2014
SMH pushes forward with more renovations

Sarasota Memorial Hospital will hold a community workshop Wednesday, to involve the public in initial plans for a new rehabilitation facility.

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