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Teacher, student cut hair for Locks of Love (VIDEO)

Following student presentations about cancer, Sarasota Middle School language arts teacher Lauren Peters and eighth-grade student Erica Tenorio generously donated their hair to Locks of Love, a charity that serves children suffering from medical hair loss.

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CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Southside Elementary (VIDEO)

As they rehearse their lines for "Macbeth," fourth-graders at Southside Elementary talk Shakespeare with The Sarasota Observer.

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  • May 27, 2010
Local yarn aids oil-spill relief efforts

Local knitting store A Good Yarn has introduced a new yarn color named after the shimmering Gulf.

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  • May 27, 2010
Bash benefits charity for mothers

On May 8, Sarasota Sally and Etrusco Ristorante hosted a fundraiser for Our Mother's House to raise funds to furnish the organization's new apartments.

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  • May 27, 2010
Siesta Key lifeguards have fun with colors

Yes, the colors of the lifeguard towers on Siesta Key Public Beach do hold some sort of significance - to the lifeguards, at least

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  • May 27, 2010
Solar oven turns judges onto taste

On May 1, sixth-graders from St. Martha's Catholic School competed in the Energy Whiz Olympics, in Cocoa Beach.

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  • May 27, 2010
Will the real Bertha Palmer please stand up?

Somehow, the late Bertha Honore Palmer is still showing up everywhere around town in her big lacy hats and dainty dresses.

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  • May 27, 2010
Parent volunteers receive rewards for their efforts

Time, talent and dedication goes a long way at Phillippi Shores Elementary School. Geidy Rodriguez and Catherine Ellis received citizenship certificates and medals Monday, May 24, for their exemplary contributions to Michael Gangi's first-grade class during the past school year.

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  • May 27, 2010
Citizens display support for police

Before it presented its final recommendations, the Police Advisory Panel heard from citizens who wanted to show that they backed the Sarasota Police Department.

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  • May 27, 2010
Construction claims first business

The owner of Max's Dog Bakery is not waiting to see what effect a one-month construction project is going to have on her business. She's closing her doors and opening back up online.

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  • May 27, 2010
Osprey's new trailhead plans revealed

The former Dennis Marlin property will serve as the newest way to access The Legacy Trail, via a trailhead park.

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  • May 27, 2010
Former mayor's husband missing

Robert Servian, husband of Mary Anne Servian, has been missing for nearly two months.

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  • May 27, 2010
Recession cushion

Mark Richmond, owner of Furniture Warehouse, says the key to thriving in the recession is his investments in marketing, ads and customer service.

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  • May 27, 2010
Residents strong-arm program fundraiser

This Saturday, Robert Martini and Abe Uccello will paddle the 36-mile stretch from Longboat Key to Englewood Beach in Charlotte County to raise money for the Sarasota County Junior Lifeguard Program.

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  • May 27, 2010
Priest amasses stories throughout the years

The Rev. Tom Walsh, priest at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Osprey, celebrates his 60th anniversary as a priest this year.

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