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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
  • Neighbors
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
  • Neighbors
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
  • News
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.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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
  • Neighbors
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
  • Neighbors
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
  • Neighbors
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
  • Neighbors
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
Edye Morton works on a Star of David kneeler that will go in the choir area. She has been doing needlepoint with the group for two years.
    By
  • 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
Flora Oynick brings more than 20 years of experience and connections to her new position.
    By
  • 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
Chase Suter, 2, Jordan Johnson, 4, his brother Zachary, 5, and Caden Cimpoli, 3, give An Apple A Day owner and teacher Christina Miller a loving hug.
    By
  • 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
Kyle Pearson
    By
  • 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
Commissioners also said the Siesta Key Beach pavilion represents an example of the Sarasota School of Architecture’s modern design movement.
    By
  • 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.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Norma Pennington submitted this sunset photo, taken over the Venice South Jetty.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 18, 2013
WEATHER PHOTO: Sarasota

Norma Pennington submitted this sunset photo, taken over the Venice South Jetty.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Healthy Start Coalition provides professional services for pregnant women, infants and new families in Sarasota County.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 17, 2013
Healthy Start Coalition announces keynote speaker

The Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota Inc. annual meeting will take place Sept. 26 at Sarasota Laurel Oaks Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
PDQ is currently constructing a new building at 5160 S. Tamiami Trail between Rooms to Go and the Sarasota County School Board offices.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 17, 2013
PDQ Chicken to open in Sarasota

After purchasing land at 5160 S. Tamiami Trail, PDQ Chicken is set to open in September.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
On Tuesday, July 16, Sheriff Tom Knight presented a check for $3,000 to Brothers and Sisters Doing the Right Thing, a non-profit group that provides tutoring and summer camps for local kids.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 17, 2013
Sarasota Sheriff donates $3,000 to youth group

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office donated seized funds to Brothers and Sisters Doing the Right Thing Tuesday, July 16.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Former Riverview High wide receiver Rod Miller trains athletes of all levels and skill sets through his company, GLC Athletics.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 17, 2013
Under the radar

Riverview High alum and ODA conditioning and strength coach Rod Miller founded GLC Athletics in 2008, as a way to help area athletes hone their athletic abilities.

  • East County
  • Sports
Melissa Smith came to the Brides Across America Event with her fiancé Eric Irwin. Irwin has done four tours, three in Afghanistan and one in Iraq.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Brides Across America

Sarasota Brides and Formalwear gave away 12 dresses at Brides Across America Monday, July 15, a nationwide charity that provided free wedding gowns to military brides. To qualify, brides must be engaged and on active duty in the military or have a fiance who is on active duty in the military. The bride or their fiance had to have been deployed in the last five years to Iraq, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Libya, Qatar, Kuwait, Korea or Japan. This was the second year Sarasota Brides and Formalwear put on the event and they will do so again next year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Brides and Formalwear gave away a dozen dresses during the event.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 16, 2013
Sarasota Brides and Formalwear donates wedding dresses

Brides Across America is a nationwide charity event that provides free wedding dresses to military brides.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Initially, Laurel Park residents were asking for the elimination of the city’s administrative review process entirely within the boundaries of the district.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 15, 2013
City Commission approves Laurel Park Overlay District

The City Commission approved the creation of the overlay district, which will require public hearings before the approval of nearby large developments.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Brides Against Breast Cancer 
Charity Wedding Gown Sale and Bridal Show showcased 18 bridal partners and beauty services.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 15, 2013
Brides-to-be help cancer support groups

Brides Against Breast Cancer raised $23,000 over the weekend to benefit cancer support groups.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Members of the Shade Brigade will deliver fruit and juice, among other cool treats, to seniors in need.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 15, 2013
Shade Brigade seeks to keep seniors cool

The Emeritus Senior Living Communities launched the community-outreach effort in an attempt to keep summer manageable for seniors.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Troy Horsley, Alexander Nir and Teak Gammaro
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Sinai Cowboy Camp

The Gan School at Temple Sinai hosted a session of its summer camp, Friday July 12. The camp, which was cowboy themed, brought two ponies to the school, and children took turns riding around the school's nature trails, while dressed in cowboy hats and handkerchiefs.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Brides Against Breast Cancer 
Charity Wedding Gown Sale & Bridal Show showcased 18 bridal partners and beauty services.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Brides Against Breast Cancer Charity Wedding Gown Sale & Bridal Show

Brides browsed through hundreds of white gowns Saturday, July 13, at Brides Against Breast Cancer '¨Charity Wedding Gown Sale & Bridal Show to find their dream dress and to help people impacted by cancer. The sale runs to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 14. Brides Against Breast Cancer will donate $2 million this year to Center for Building Hope.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Summer rain sporadically pours down on the blood drive.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Boots vs. Badges

Firefighters and police officers rolled up their sleeves Saturday, June 13, at Westfield Southgate Mall for the 8th annual Boots vs Badges campaign to donate blood to Suncoast Community Blood Bank. The goal is to raise 300 pints of blood during the friendly competition between officers and firefighters July 13 to 27. Community members choose who they want to donate for. 'We need to take care of our full time residence,' said Mayor Shannon Snyder who donated blood for Badges after being with the sheriff's office for 25 years.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The MSC Foundation gave almost $30,000 in grants to 20 charitable organizations.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 12, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : MSC Foundation awards mid-year charitable grants

The charitable arm of Michael Saunders & Company, The MSC Foundation, awarded nearly $30,000 in charitable grants Friday, July 12, at their Sarasota headquarters to support 20 community organizations from Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties. Community members joined founder and CEO Michael Saunders for breakfast and to pick up their checks. Saunders praised community organizations for their work and explained what each organization does.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The renovated Great Room will include decorative fabric kites, which can be lit with custom colors for events. Courtesy rendering.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 11, 2013
Selby Great Room renovations are in bloom

Construction on the outdated Great Room began Monday, July 8.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jennifer Granick
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2013
Illuminated alumna

New College alumna and internet law expert Jennifer Granick recently co-wrote op-ed columns in The New York Times and The Atlantic arguing that the National Security Agency's mass surveillance of phone calls, emails and other online communications is illegal.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2013
Puppy parade

The Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association is putting on a doggy parade Saturday, July 20. Fashionable pups can win prizes for best dressed.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Morgan Leslie
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2013
Friendly fishing

Morgan Leslie caught a shark and eight other fish July 2, at Suncoast Charities for Children's Friendliest Catch Outing. The event was part of the 29th annual Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix Festival.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Getting to Siesta Key Beach in mid-July 1976 was as difficult as it is today during season.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 11, 2013
Moments in time

Getting to Siesta Key Beach in mid-July 1976 was as difficult as it is today during season.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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