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Linda and Dr. Kumar Mahadevan
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Oceanic Evening 'Black, White and Pink All Over'

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Golden retrievers Buddy, Clyde and Beck formed a cuddle huddle at the event.
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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.

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Tanya Wood, 7, got her face painted at the festival.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Pumpkin Festival

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

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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.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Family Mask Day

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

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Haylea Ritter and Romely Perez
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  • 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.

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Susan Landau and Madelyn Spoll of the Garden Club get presented a check from Hal Christensen with Harry's Continental Kitchens for the wine tasting fundraiser.
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  • October 28, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Garden Club

Susan Landau and Madelyn Spoll of the Garden Club get presented a check from Hal Christensen with Harry's Continental Kitchens for the wine tasting fundraiser.

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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.
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  • 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.'

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Dutch artist Leon Keer submitted this image to the 2011 Chalk Festival to show the design he and his team plan to create on the street next week.
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  • October 28, 2011
'Legoman' linked to Chalk Festival artist

The mysterious 8-foot-tall 'Legoman' appears to be linked to a Dutch artist participating in the 2011 Chalk Festival.

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Enjoy the top Cops Corner stories featured in all Observers.
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  • October 28, 2011
Top Cops of the Week

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The Sarasota County Sheriff's office responded to a call 9:56 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 at 2875 Ashton Road.
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  • October 28, 2011
Carjacking and attempted burglary on Ashton Road

Burglars threatened victim with a gun, stole her car, and attempted to kidnap victim.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.'

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The Sarasota County Parks and Recreation will re-open Knight Trail Pistol and Rifle Range at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 28.
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  • October 27, 2011
County pistol and rifle range to re-open Friday

Sarasota County Parks and Recreation had previously suspended operations at Knight Trail Pistol and Rifle Range Oct. 1.

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Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives
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  • October 27, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

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