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Charleigh Bruss-Schulz, 3. Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2011
Kids and parents unmask creativity

Kids and parents got creative Saturday, Oct. 29, during Family Mask Day at Artists on the Court, in Towles Court.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Tim Holliday
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 3, 2011
Neighbors: Tim Holliday

When he was a teenager, Tim Holliday joked that whenever he had children, he would send them off to an island to be raised by a nanny.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A condominium in Gulf and Bay Club, which has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,335 square feet of living area, sold for $600,000. Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 3, 2011
Gulf and Bay Club condo tops sales at $600,000

A condominium in Gulf and Bay Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate. George Dyer Jr. and Selma Dyer, trustees, Sarasota, sold the Unit 409 condominium at 5790 Midnight Pass Road to David Gubler and Ellie Foster, of Ontario, Canada, for $600,000.

  • Siesta Key
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Photo by Loren Mayo.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 3, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Cary Cohenour

Cary Cohenour, founder and head coach of Sarasota's Celsius Tennis Academy, was recently named the United States Tennis Association's Florida Junior Competitive Coach of the Year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Crew rowers Grant Golub, Travis Taaffe, Andrew Konecny, Carson Green and Ryan Hails accept the first-place trophy at the Head of the Charles Regatta. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2011
JUST THE STATS

13 - Number of seconds by which Sarasota Crew Boys 4+ bested 76 boats to win first place in the Head of the Charles Regatta, held Oct. 22 to Oct. 23, in Cambridge, Mass.

  • Sarasota
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Joseph Melancon submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2011
Weekly Winner: Beyond the Horizon

Joseph Melancon submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Kurt Wenner and Mayor Suzanne Atwell
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • November 2, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Kurt Wenner at J Wood

Dozens of people gathered at the office of J Wood Realty to have books signed and meet with the author and artist, Kurt Wenner. Wenner gave a lecture earlier called "Architecture and Architectural Detailing".

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Kurt Wenner is a world-renowned artist, architect and innovator of 3D pavement art.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Asphalt art

The Sarasota Chalk Festival today opened on Pineapple Avenue and will continue through Monday, Nov. 7.

  • Sarasota
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Elizabeth Blitz, Cindy Hohmann and Morgan Reyes
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Martha's Catholic School Halloween Parties

Students mummified one another during a day of fun-filled activities at St. Martha's.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
What a tasty treat!
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Mummy, I'm hungry!

Students at St. Martha's Catholic School enjoyed fun Halloween themed games and rice crispy treats.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
NewGate students hold up the peace dove.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: NewGate International Children's Day

Students at the NewGate School celebrated International Children's Day, Monday, Oct. 31, at the NewGate campus.

  • Sarasota
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Marybeth Damico and Katie Dumas dressed in cat costumes.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Southside Elementary Book Character Parade

First-graders today paraded around Southside Elementary School's campus to show off their favorite book characters.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Stella attended the Morton's Gourmet Market 12th annual Firehouse Chili Cook-Off.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 30, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Puppy love

This Weimaraner puppy got lots of love at the 12th Annual Firehouse Chili Cook-Off Sunday, where she was seen snoozing on the shoulder of her owner.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Tiffany Carr, Andrew Waltrip and Sherrie Rules
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 30, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Morton's Gourmet Market's 12th Annual Firehouse Chili Cook-Off

Local firehouses competed in the 12th annual Firehouse Chili Cook-Off Sunday, on Osprey Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Golden retrievers Buddy, Clyde and Beck formed a cuddle huddle at the event.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 29, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Southeastern Guide Dogs Bark in the Park

Dog owners brought their furry canine friends out for a day of fun at Payne Park. Proceeds from the event benefit Southeastern Guide Dogs.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Tanya Wood, 7, got her face painted at the festival.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 29, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Pumpkin Festival

More than 20,000 people were expected to attend the third annual Sarasota Pumpkin Festival at the Sarasota Fairgrounds.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Debi Kleer helps her daughter, Sune Venter, 10, with bedazzling her mask, while her other daughter, Tanya, 8, looks on, Saturday, Oct. 29, during Family Mask Day at Artists on the Court.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 29, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Family Mask Day

Kids and parents got very creative Saturday, Oct. 29, during Family Mask Day at Artists on the Court.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Haylea Ritter and Romely Perez
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 28, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Girls Inc goes trick-or-treating

Girls Inc took between 150-200 girls out to trick-or-treat at the offices of Merrill Lynch, UBS, and Boar's Head.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mason Pawloski and Brycen Mohar wore cuddly lion costumes to the weekly meeting of Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s “Mommies and Babies” group. Photo by Loren Mayo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 28, 2011
SPECIAL EDITION: Photos of the Week

Sarasota and the surrounding area costumes up for Halloween in this special edition of 'Photos of the Week.'

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Michael Calamaras, Paul W. Dick, Christina Maccani and Michael Halley
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 28, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Stars of SRQ

Young Professionals Group hosts a red-carpet event they called 'The Stars of SRQ' on Friday, Oct. 28 at Van Wezel. Attendees, or the future stars of Sarasota, dined on Mattison's, were entertained by DJ Ew!, and had the opportunity to leave their marks with clay handprints.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Rich and Sandy Appleget
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 27, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Southbay Potluck

A Chicken, snake charmer and bed bug walk into Southbay Yacht and Racquet Club on Thursday, Oct. 27. But the Halloween themed potluck is no joke, they even serve 'bat wings.' There is a ton of creativity for the costume contest, except for the two guys in T-Shirts saying 'This is my Halloween costume,' and 'I'm too lazy to buy a Halloween Costume.'

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2011
Enjoy lunch in the cemetery

Enjoy lunch from Derek's Culinary Casual restaurant and listen to Jeff LaHurd and Pat Ball give a history lesson about the historic graveyard that is home to Sarasota pioneers from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at Rosemary Cemetery, 851 Central Ave.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2011
Sarasota Scullers garner gold

The Sarasota Scullers secured a win at the 2011 Head of Indian Creek Regatta, Oct. 23, in Miami.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Emily Walsh and Fabiola Beckmann serve up wine at the event. Photo by Loren Mayo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2011
Women know how to man the bar

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, some of Sarasota's favorite females shimmied themselves into their brightest pink outfits to bartend for charity.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Gillespie plot.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 27, 2011
Historic cemetery stories are unearthed

Sarasota is home to little-known cemeteries that house stories from beyond the grave.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Maggie Sumney uses an EMF detector to search for a ghostly presence at The Players Theatre. Photo illustration by Rachel S. O’Hara
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 27, 2011
The Observer hunts ghosts at The Players Theatre

After hearing stories about unexplainable occurrences at The Players Theatre, four Observer staffers embark on a ghost hunt.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jane O'Neal
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 27, 2011
Neighbors: Jane O'Neal

Jane O'Neal grew up outside of Cambridge, England, where a herd of hungry swans woke her up each morning by knocking on her family's houseboat.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jeff Zacks submitted this sunset photo, taken in Osprey.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2011
Weekly Winner: Elegant Ending

Jeff Zacks submitted this sunset photo, taken in Osprey.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Meet this week's athlete, Dalton Kindt.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 27, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Dalton Kindt

Out-of-Door Academy sixth-grader Dalton Kindt, 12, has already achieved black belt status in Korean taekwondo and has been studying Brazilian jiu-jitsu for the past six months.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2011
JUST THE STATS

26 Total number of kills (16) and blocks (10) Cardinal Mooney High senior Anne Montgomery recorded Oct. 20 in the Cougars' win over the Venice Indians, 25-22, 25-21, 25-22.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This condominium, which has has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,352 square feet of living area, sold for $370,000. Rachel S. O'Hara
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 27, 2011
Solymar home tops this week's sales at $1,260,000

A home in Solymar tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Regions Bank sold the home at 3919 Solymar Drive to Robert Shaw, trustee, of Leawood, Kansas, for $1,260,000.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Debbie Palmer, Gary Carlascio, Sandra Slaminko and Leslie Kudla
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 26, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Baby Basics Fashion Show

Dillard's and the Westfield Southgate Mall teamed up Wednesday, Oct. 26, for the Dillard's Fashion Show and Luncheon to benefit Baby Basics of Sarasota County at the food court at the Westfield Southgate Mall. The lunch was catered by Cosimo's.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mason Pawloski and Brycen Mohar wore cuddly lion costumes.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 26, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Halloween babies!

Little ones who belong to Sarasota Memorial Hospital's "Mommies and Babies" group wore cozy costumes to celebrate Halloween a few days early Wednesday, Oct. 26. The group meets every Wednesday at Waldemere Medical Plaza.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sue Gorham, Jane Goodwin, Shonda Schilling, Eliza Culverhouse and Grace Carlson
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 26, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Shade Foundation of America 'Hats on to Shade' luncheon

The Shade Foundation of America held an organization luncheon for its new Sarasota chapter at TPC Prestancia.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
You never know — it might just make the best Jack-O-Lantern ever!
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 26, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Curses upon me

This pumpkin, and a few others like it, is located at the pumpkin patch at the corner of Tamiami Trail and Stickney Point Road.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Linda Garcia and Jane Kirschner pose with a cutout of John Hamilton Gillespie.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 25, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Historical Buildings Tour and Back Porch Buffet

The Sarasota Historical Society and the Sara DeSoto DAR held a Historical Buildings Tour and Back Porch Buffet Tuesday, Oct. 25, as part of the Owen Burns Celebration Honoring John Hamilton Gillespie Week.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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