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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 6, 2014
Sidelines

Rams open season with win; Lady Blazers win district; Cougars outlast Tornadoes; The Sailors' season ends

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 6, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

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Sarasota forward Shelby Miller finished with 12 points for the Lady Sailors.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 6, 2014
Lady Sailors capture second consecutive district title

The Lady Sailors captured their second-consecutive district title and will host St. Petersburg Northeast in the regional quarterfinals Feb. 6.

  • Sarasota
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Marcos Wilson, of Venezuela, Elisabet Safont, of Spain and Bruce Holst, of Selby Gardens, conduct a botanical inventory in March 2012 on a remote table mountain in southern Venezuela. Photo courtesy Bruce Holst
  • By Randi Donahue
  • February 6, 2014
Floral notes

It's easy to admire the beauty growing in Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. But what visitors don't see is some of the behind-the-scenes work that has not only helped shape the present and future of the garden but also preserved the history of the plants.

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Trey N., left
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • February 6, 2014
Student Spotlight: The Out-of-Door Academy

ODA second-graders tell us what they learned by studying old school photos.

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ODA students still have PE outside.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • February 6, 2014
Classroom Spotlight: Second-graders compare ODA's past and present

The Out of Door Academy's lower-school students are using the past to prepare for the future.

  • Sarasota
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  • February 6, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

Headed on a great vacation? Make sure to take your Observer along! Visit YourObserver.com and click on the 'Contests' tab in the upper-right hand corner to submit your entries. We can't wait to see where The Observer will travel next!

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Rodger Skidmore submitted this sunset photo, taken off Big Pass.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

Rodger Skidmore submitted this sunset photo, taken off Big Pass.

  • Sarasota
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Janice Smyth with her quilt "BinaryCode," her second quilt in a series of three focused on codes.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • February 6, 2014
Your Neighbor: Janice Smyth

As a semifinalist in the 2014 AQS QuiltWeek International Quilt Show in March in Lancaster, Pa., Janice Smyth's quilt, 'Mystery Decimals,' will go up against 173 other quilts chosen out of thousands.

  • Sarasota
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Harriet Sokmensuer Unit 6 at 1330 Main St. has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,954 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.3 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 6, 2014
Home in Siesta Properties sells for $1.75 million

A home in Siesta Properties tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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  • Real Estate
Edward Alley and Mike Groninger
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • February 5, 2014
Star of the Opera featuring Sherrill Milnes

Star of the Opera featuring Sherrill Milnes

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Aubrey Mocherman and Emilia Marr hold hands while walking.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • February 5, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Ashton Elementary's Star Sprint

Ashton Elementary families ran in the school's annual Star Sprint Wednesday, Feb. 5. The event is Ashton's biggest fundraiser of the year and invites parents to join students race around the parking lot. The money raised from the event will go towards the school's technology. Ashton Principal Chris Renouf told the students to enjoy themselves whether they were walking, jogging or running. 'It's really about keeping yourself moving,' he said.

  • Sarasota
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Riverview High seniors Katy Mixon, Jaclyn Knapczyk and Mason Fox were among 27 East County and Sarasota County athletes that signed today.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 5, 2014
Area athletes ink college choices

Twenty-seven East County and Sarasota County student athletes made their college choices known today during National Signing Day ceremonies at their respective high schools.

  • East County
  • Sports
Authorities have digitally reconstructed the face of an unidentified woman found dead in Sarasota County in 2007.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • February 5, 2014
Sheriff's Office releases new 'Jane Doe' images

Authorities have digitally reconstructed the face of an unidentified woman found dead in Sarasota County in 2007.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Beginning Feb. 10, the Arlington Park Aquatic Center will be closed until August for renovations.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 5, 2014
Arlington Park pool to close for renovations

The city will be conducting renovations at the Arlington Park Aquatic Center beginning Monday, closing the pool for six months.

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