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Sophie Bolduc gets her face painted to look like a dog.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • August 1, 2013
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, here I am at: Fur Fun CAMP

Animal-lovers enjoyed interacting with dogs and other animals July 26, as part of the Humane Society of Sarasota County's Fur Fun Camp. Enrolled campers made frozen dog treats to feed the dogs, ate ice cream, played games and had their faces painted.

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  • Neighbors
Dyana Jean submitted this photo of a rainbow-colored cloud over Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2013
Weather Photo: Sarasota 08/01/13

Dyana Jean submitted this photo of a rainbow-colored cloud over Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This home at 1249 N. Lake Shore Drive has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,815 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.2 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 1, 2013
Oyster Bay Estates home sells for $2.2 million

A home in Oyster Bay Estates tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Area health officials urge young adults to check with their health-care providers to determine what vaccines they need.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • July 31, 2013
Young adults reminded to get vaccines

August is immunization awareness month, and area health officials urge young adults age 19 to 26 to catch up on their vaccinations

  • Sarasota
  • News
Guest speaker and Director of Contemporary Jewish Life and of the Koppelman Institute on American Jewish-Israeli Relations Steven Bayme
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 31, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : AJC's 2013 Summer Lunch and Learn

Community members chattered and socialized Wednesday, July 31, at Michael's On East during the last lecture of AJC's 2013 Summer Lunch and Learn Series. Guest speaker and Director of the Contemporary Jewish Department of AJC Steve Bayme, discussed American Jewry Post WWII: Is the Golden Age Past. More than 150 people attended the lunch that was followed by a question and answer session.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 31, 2013
UPDATE: Man dies while painting Sarasota Military Academy

Witnesses found 55-year-old Mitch Phelps pinned between a building and a machine before 10 a.m. this morning.

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The Sarasota Sting 11U travel baseball team went 6-1 to win the Youth Baseball National Championship.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 31, 2013
Sarasota Sting wins national title

The Sarasota Sting 11U travel baseball team captured the national title at the Youth Baseball Nationals June 29 through July 3, in Elizabethtown, Ky.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A contractor must remove three oak trees and a cabbage palm (denoted in red) as part of the Hudson Bayou water quality improvements.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 31, 2013
Water quality project requires tree removal

Spectrum Underground will remove four trees in Laurel Park as an unscheduled part of the Hudson Bayou water quality improvements.

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Art Falls was a retailer on Longboat Key for more than 28 years. His relationship on the island began in 1978 with the Sea Stable.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 31, 2013
Art Falls meant business for 28 years

Longtime Key businessman and community supporter Art Falls died July 27 - exactly one month before his 87th birthday.

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    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • July 31, 2013
Iwo Jima icon could still call Sarasota home

Plans to bring the Iwo Jima monument to Southwest Florida have new life thanks to a pair of area businesses.

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Linguine fra diavolo, which means "brother devil" in Italian, refers to a spicy tomato sauce.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 31, 2013
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Caragiulos

This week we went in the kitchen with co-owner Mark Caragiulo of Caragiulos for linguine fra diavolo. Get the full recipe in this week's In The Kitchen.

  • Arts + Culture
Witnesses found a painter pinned between a building and a machine before 10 a.m. this morning.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 31, 2013
July 31: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Man dies while painting Sarasota Military Academy; Sarasota Chalk Festival to cover more ground in fewer days; Setting the barre high; School board adopts tentative budget and millage rate

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gianluca Mastroianni, 5, loves to play on the AWE Early Literacy Learning Station. He demonstrates the games he plays to library staff and board members.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 31, 2013
Selby dedicates new early literacy learning stations

Sarasota County Libraries add 10 new AWE Early Literacy Learning Stations to eight Sarasota County Libraries.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The millage rate will rise slightly over last year, to 7.790.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 30, 2013
School board adopts tentative budget and millage rate

At a public hearing, the Sarasota County School Board voted to adopt its tentative 2013-14 budget and millage rate, which increased slightly over last year.

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Sarasota Orchestra President and CEO Joseph McKenna said the orchestra has deferred a number of maintenance projects due to poor economic conditions over the past five years.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 30, 2013
City Commission to consider orchestra improvements

The City Commission will hold a special meeting Wednesday morning to discuss $460,000 in facility upgrades to the Sarasota Orchestra building.

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