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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 27, 2022
Sarasota Pen Women award annual scholarships

In total, 13 local students won for art, writing and music.

  • Longboat Key
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My girlfriend said I was crazy for this selfie while being this close to Florida drivers, but sometimes you have to risk your neck for meaningless content.
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  • Harry Sayer
  • April 25, 2022
Hitting the road on Sarasota's electric scooters

Fast but not too fast, the city's latest addition makes getting around cool.

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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 25, 2022
Boat enthusiasts assemble for annual show

The Suncoast Boat Show was held April 22-24.

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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 25, 2022
Oscar Scherer State Park hosts Earth Day festival

Environmental organizations encouraged renewal and care at the April 23 event.

  • Sarasota
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Embracing our Differences was created by S. Blessing Hancock in 2016 and installed in the roundabout at Orange Avenue and Main Street.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • April 22, 2022
Florida Association of Public Art Professionals to conference in Sarasota

Sarasota's public art program will highlight the Florida Association of Public Art Professionals conference here next week.

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  • April 21, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: April 21

Jennifer Mitchell captured this image of the sun setting through the clouds on Lido Beach.

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  • By Child Protection Center
  • April 21, 2022
Nurse Susan Barber Honored for 20+ Years on the Frontlines of Fighting Child Abuse

Nurse Susan Barber Honored for 20+ Years on the Frontlines of Fighting Child Abuse

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Artist Joey Salamon returns to paint the street art. (Courtesy photo)
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  • Harry Sayer
  • April 20, 2022
Project Pride SRQ repaints street mural

Repairs to the crosswalk were approved on March 11.

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2 Steps Further Founder Cathleen Studdiford, Gocio Elementary School Principal Steven Royce, Ella Lahners and Kelley Bakan
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  • Harry Sayer
  • April 20, 2022
Gocio Elementary receives donation for Step Up for College program

Sarasota 18-year-old Ella Lahners donated $1,000 to the program on April 18.

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    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • April 17, 2022
Kids scatter in search of Easter jackpot at Sarasota Jungle Gardens

The Jungle Trails and Bunny Tails annual egg bonanza drew a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd on Good Friday.

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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 17, 2022
Families meet for Southside Egg Hunt

The annual egg hunt was held April 16.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 16, 2022
Siesta Key hosts egg hunt party

The Easter event was held April 16.

  • Sarasota
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Chairwoman Marian Raupp and Rabbi Brenner Glickman
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 16, 2022
Temple Emanu-El celebrates Passover

The seder was held April 15.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 15, 2022
Hundreds gather for Good Friday walk

The annual tradition was held April 15.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 14, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: April 14

Diane Suner captured this photo of a white egret on the shoreline on Lido Beach.

  • Sarasota
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Tuttle Elementary student Ricardo Delasancha and Booker student Melissa Sheppard were happy to show their individual designs.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 14, 2022
Tuttle Elementary, Booker Middle students work together on monster art exhibit

The fourth annual Monster Mashup Arts Show runs through May 12 at Selby Public Library.

  • Sarasota
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Around 1,000 people are planned for this year's walk. (File photo)
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 13, 2022
Stations of the Cross Walk returns in downtown Sarasota

The Sarasota Ministerial Association and Church of the Redeemer put on the 21st annual Good Friday procession April 15.

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  • By Bayview Dental
  • April 12, 2022
This is the Season of New Beginnings

This is the Season of New Beginnings

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Down-covered limpkin chicks leave the nest within a day after hatching, with both parents protecting and feeding them until they can fly. (Photo courtesy of Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • April 11, 2022
Limpkins learn to thrive

Nearly killed off by hunting, Myakka provides this specialist species with the food, and wetland habitats they need to survive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tom Hagin and Devin Eickelmann as Star Wars characters with the 501st Legion
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 9, 2022
SRQ Con brings pop culture fun to Selby Library

The library pop culture convention was held April 9.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 7, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: April 7

Danelle Yerkey captured these flamingos at Sarasota Jungle Gardens.

  • Sarasota
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Siesta Key Easter Egg Hunt
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 7, 2022
A guide to finding the best Easter egg hunts in Sarasota

Looking for eggs this Easter? We've got you covered.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The vanilla-flavored cakes looked like raw meat. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 6, 2022
Mom pranks kids with deli cake for April Fool's

Sarasota resident Cat Donoghue bought some fake cakes for April Fool's Day.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 2, 2022
Pet owners paws for weekend festival

Dogs take center stage at Get Your Mutt Movin' dog walk and expo.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 31, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: March 31

Tatiana Ortiz captured this view of Sarasota Bay.

  • Sarasota
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Grace Riker visits her mother Ann every
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 31, 2022
Sarasota resident celebrates 108th birthday

Grace Riker and her 108-year-old mom, Ann Fischbeck, have a special relationship.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 29, 2022
Sarasota Jewish organizations show solidarity with Ukraine

The rally in support of Ukraine was held March 22.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 29, 2022
Families journey into mystery at Enchanted Garden event

The event was held at Historic Spanish Point on March 26.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 24, 2022
Sarasota, Weather Page, Nature, Photo Contest

Bruce EntSilverman captured these two monarch butterflies in the gardens at Spanish Point.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Vinicius Sena Barney, Avi Snyder and Liam Snyder work on building a remote-controlled monster truck for the 2022 rally at the Fab Lab.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 24, 2022
Faulhaber Fab Lab racers prepare for RC Car open

Kids, teens and adults all do their part ahead of the 2022 RC Custom Car Open.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Education

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: General

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Sports

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Arts

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Science

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 20, 2022
RADD hosts block party to support Ukraine

The block party was held March 19.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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