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Maria Amodio
November 3, 2010

Classroom Spotlight: Sarasota Military Academy

Students at Sarasota Military Academy are busy preparing for the Veterans Day parade, which will take place Thursday, Nov. 11. The Sarasota Observer caught up with some students to find out how preparations are going and what Veterans Day means to them.

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Loren Mayo
November 3, 2010

Phillippi Farmhouse Market celebrates grand re-opening

The Phillippi Farmhouse Market opened its second season Wednesday, Nov. 3, at Phillippi Estate Park and featured music, speeches and product giveaways.

Sarasota
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Loren Mayo
November 2, 2010

VIDEO: Bake me a cake

Fifteen-year-old Cameron Curry started Cakes By Cameron two years ago and creates specialty cakes for any occasion. In the following video, he lists some of his favorite cakes, in addition to his current project. For the full story, read this week's edition of The Sarasota Observer. Scroll down for video.

Sarasota
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Loren Mayo
November 1, 2010

Temple toddlers give gift of sharing

Preschoolers at the Gan Early Care Program pack up books for HIPPY.

Sarasota
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Rachel S. OHara
November 1, 2010

MAN ON THE STREET: Sweetie sweets

Girls from Girls Inc. were asked what their favorite Halloween candy is.

Sarasota
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Loren Mayo
October 30, 2010

Ghoulish get-ups stroll SYC

Never mind the outlandish costumed characters who floated around Sarasota Yacht Club for this year's Halloween party - it was the giant inflatable black cat in the lobby that first caught everyone's attention!

Sarasota
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Loren Mayo
October 30, 2010

Drifting spirits haunt BKYC

Bird Key Yacht Club members laced up in costumes ranging from witches to hippies this Halloween.

Sarasota
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Rachel S. OHara
October 30, 2010

St. Armands Circle celebrates Halloween

St. Armands Circle was filled with tons of trick-or-treaters, young and young at heart, Saturday evening. All the stores and restaurants stayed open late so that bumble-bees, witches, ninjas and pumpkins could fill their bags full of sweet treats.

Sarasota
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Rachel S. OHara
October 30, 2010

3rd Annual Chalk Festival draws a crowd

Burns Court was a lot more colorful this weekend with the addition of the 3rd Annual Chalk Festival. The event was free to attend and the theme of this year's festival and art was 'Halloween'.

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Rachel S. OHara
October 29, 2010

Girls Inc. trick-or-treat haunted offices

Lady Gaga, vampires, southern belles, witches and geishas all paraded through UBS and Merrill Lynch's haunted hallways as part of their Girls Inc. Halloween on Friday afternoon.

Sarasota
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Observer Staff
October 29, 2010

WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota Chalk Festival

The Sarasota Chalk Festival, featuring 250 street painters from the U.S., Italy, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands and Slovenia, takes place from 8 a.m. to midnight Oct. 30 to Oct. 31, along South Pineapple Avenue in Burns Square.

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Robin Hartill
October 29, 2010

Parallel parking spaces to remain on Circle

The city eliminated plans to eliminate 10 spaces along John Ringling Boulevard.

Sarasota
News

Loren Mayo
October 28, 2010

Edward Jones branch opens on Circle

Richard Crawford, financial advisor, held an open house for the new Edward Jones Branch at 443 John Ringling Blvd., on St. Armands Circle.

Longboat Key
News

Loren Mayo
October 28, 2010

Books come to life at Southside Elementary (VIDEO)

Students at Southside Elementary School paraded the campus today dressed as their favorite book characters. Scroll down for video.

Sarasota
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Observer Staff
October 28, 2010

Women golfers combat breast cancer

The ladies of Laurel Oak Country Club raised more than $16,000 to benefit The American Cancer Society's "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" event.

Sarasota
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Observer Staff
October 28, 2010

Make your online vote count

Voting for our online "It's Read Everywhere" contest runs from Nov. 1 through Nov. 8.

Sarasota
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Observer Staff
October 28, 2010

Couple commemorates wedding anniversary

As a gift to their parents, Kari Anne and Erik Olson and Kirsten Olson Koza helped celebrate Walt and Cal Olson's 50th anniversary with an ice cream-and-cake reception Sunday, Oct. 24, at Excelsior on Siesta Key.

Sarasota
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Observer Staff
October 28, 2010

Team raises awareness for Alzheimer's disease

A team of Sarasota residents, many associated with Plymouth Harbor, came out in full force Sunday, Oct. 24, for the Alzheimer's Association's two-mile Memory Walk on Lido Key.

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Observer Staff
October 28, 2010

New shop assumes fitting name

After hosting a "Name the Store" contest for her recently opened store, New Balance Sarasota and University Park co-owner Molly Jackson has selected a name: molly's.

Sarasota
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Loren Mayo
October 27, 2010

Brookside Middle gets pumped for school project

Susan Roberts' eighth-grade science classes at Brookside Middle School spent Wednesday measuring how the circumference and height of a pumpkin can affect the number of seeds it contains.Once they had completed the lab by creatively carving faces into their pumpkins, students lit a candle inside them and turned off the lights to admire their Jack-o-lanterns.

Sarasota
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Loren Mayo
October 26, 2010

Princesses, ponies and pirates - oh my!

Excited youngsters paraded around Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in their favorite Halloween getups today.

Sarasota
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Rachel S. OHara
October 26, 2010

An Artistic Evening: 12th Annual Awards Celebration

The Sarasota County Arts Council held its 12th Annual Awards Celebration, Monday, Oct. 25 at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts Mertz Theatre. The evening honored some of Sarasota's most prominent leaders of the arts and cultural community.

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Loren Mayo
October 25, 2010

Asolo introduces 'Bonnie and Clyde' cast and artists

The Asolo Repertory Theatre welcomed the artists and cast for "Bonnie and Clyde," a new musical from Ivan Menchell, Don Black, John McDaniel and Jeff Calhoun.

Sarasota
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Loren Mayo
October 25, 2010

Panelists discuss the meaning of 'journalistic truth'

The Business Ethics Alliance held its monthly luncheon today, when panelists Matt Walsh, editor and CEO of The Observer Group; Susan Burns, editor of biz941; and Diane McFarlin, publisher of the Herald-Tribune Media Group, debated the topic "Does journalistic truth now mean something different than it previously meant?"

Sarasota
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Rachel S. OHara
October 25, 2010

Zombies take over Gulf Gate

The 2nd Annual Sarasota Zombie Pub Crawl took place along Gulf Gate Blvd. this past Saturday. Over 150 people dressed up and came out to participate in the zombie fun at the seven pubs and bars in the Gulf Gate area.

Sarasota
News

Rachel S. OHara
October 25, 2010

Howl-O-Ween goes to the dogs

The Humane Society of Sarasota County hosted its 13th Howl-O-Ween at the Sarasota Fairgrounds on Saturday, Oct. 23. The main event was the costume contest which had over 90 entries.

Sarasota
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Rachel S. OHara
October 22, 2010

Mote offers frightfully fun night

Mote Marine Aquarium's Night of Fish, Fun & Fright event took place Friday, Oct. 22. Children and adults came dressed in their best Halloween costumes, ranging from pretty princesses to witches to bumble bees and scary vampires.

Sarasota
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Rachel S. OHara
October 22, 2010

New College celebrates 50th anniversary

New College of Florida celebrated its 50th anniversary, along with the official ribbon cutting of the Public Archaeology Lab Friday, Oct. 22. The anniversary ceremony was held on Founders' Circle and included speeches from several dignitaries.

Sarasota
News

Observer Staff
October 21, 2010

Students erupt in smiles during lesson

Out-of-Door Academy first-graders performed an experiment with underwater volcanoes Wednesday in Lisa Cheney's marine science room.

Sarasota
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Observer Staff
October 21, 2010

Nominations needed for unsung heroes

The Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota County and the Women's Leadership Council are looking for people who exemplify kindheartedness and generosity for the Men and Women of the Year Awards.

Sarasota
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Observer Staff
October 21, 2010

Bridge stunts conclude with a fiery explosion

Sanborn Studios filmed the final action scene of its new TV series, "Miami 24/7," Sunday, Oct. 17, on the John Ringling Causeway.

Sarasota
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Maria Amodio
October 20, 2010

DWB hosts stylish celebration

Designing Women Boutique held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of their estate division and a champagne reception honoring local attorney Troy Myers, Jr., Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the boutique.

Sarasota
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Rachel S. OHara
October 20, 2010

Chair dancing class at SBC offers fun and exercise

Residents of the Sarasota Bay Club are getting into a new exercise class: chair dancing. The class is taught by Wendy Canning and allows the participants to enjoy doing dance moves to 1940's music without actually leaving their seat.

Sarasota
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Observer Staff
October 20, 2010

Local actress uses her head for some creative advertising

Lazy Fairy Improv performer Christine Alexander is auctioning off the back of her head on eBay as advertising space and will be parading the results before the thousands of people expected to attend the Sarasota Blues Festival Nov. 6.

Sarasota
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Loren Mayo
October 20, 2010

CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: ODA (WITH VIDEO)

Out-of-Door Academy first-graders performed an experiment with underwater volcanoes today in Lisa Cheney's marine science room. As the students poured cups of vinegar into a volcano made out of Play-Doh, it united with the baking soda, causing the mixture to foam at the top and erupt over the sides like lava. Following the experiment, The Observer asked the students for the scoop on underwater volcanoes.

Sarasota
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Observer Staff
October 20, 2010

Observer photos available for purchase

All photos taken from Oct. 18 on are now available for purchase at YourObserver.com.

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