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Six-year-old Kayden Carroll enjoyed smashing into people during the offensive line drills.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: LRHS Football Camp

Dozens of youths hit the gridiron for Lakewood Ranch High's annual football camp June 10-14. Participants spent the week improving their football fundamentals through position related techniques, agilities and speed development. Players also enjoyed competitive drill competitions and flag football games.

  • East County
  • Sports
A group of town officials and Key residents are working to create a list of questions that will be used to find out what the town wants and where it’s headed.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 13, 2013
Town Provides Consultant Draft Questions

Town Manager Dave Bullock facilitated a town working group meeting Monday that got together to create a list of questions it expects a consultant to answer later this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Manatee students capture F1 in Schools championship

Four students recently returned to Manatee County with bragging rights.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Eileen and Randy Hedrick. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
OBITUARY: Randy Hedrick

East County residents are mourning the loss of local businessman and friend, Randy Hedrick, who died suddenly Tuesday, June 4, of a heart attack.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Dance teams show off skills

Children from Imagine School and Gullett Elementary School showed off their hard work and dancing talents recently, during a special end-of-year dance team recital.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
John Saputo: Undercover boss?

Look closely: Who is that stock boy?

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Turtles head home after rehab at Mote

Tyler the turtle is back at sea.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Temple Emanu-El Director of Religious Education Sabrina Silverberg and students Katie Hurwitz and Abbie Jo Mount display the blue boxes used to collect tzedakah donations.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Charitable lesson

Temple Emanu-El Religious School donated its tzedakah - which means charity of righteousness in Hebrew - for the 2012-13 school year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Mind blowing

Sarasota Christian School sent four teams - the most in Florida - to the Odyssey of the Mind's World Finals May 23 to May 25, at Michigan State University.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A downtown grocer is one of the missions Andres Duany has accomplished
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • June 13, 2013
DUANY EFFECT

In 2000, Andres Duany created a wish list of more than 40 priorities as part of Sarasota's Downtown Master Plan. Thus far, 10 projects have been completed.

  • Sarasota
  • News
North Adams Lane is one of two possible locations for a parking garage. The current parcel borders the fire station on one side, stores and restaurants on the other and some residential homes.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • June 13, 2013
Study will sketch Circle garage plans

Commercial property owners and residents agree on a preliminary parking proposal.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
News Briefs

Developer signs intent with Kimpton hotel chain; Iwo Jima monument supporters to make presentation

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • June 13, 2013
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Frank Atura
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Our View: Capitalize on the moment

The cloud of euphoria enveloping the Sarasota Ballet this week is well deserved. And it is not over the top to exclaim this tiny (in budget) but extraordinarily talented ballet company, Sarasota's own, reached a historic high in its 26 years of existence this past weekend at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Workers place the duplicate statue onto the fountain.  Courtesy photos
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 13, 2013
Restoration close to completion

After nine months of work, renovations to the Mable Ringling Memorial Fountain in Lukewood Park are nearing completion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The showroom facing U.S. 301 near downtown will get an upgraded, aluminum facade. Courtesy rendering.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • June 13, 2013
Ford plans $2.5 million expansion

The project will go to the city's Development Review Committee June 19, and the dealership hopes to start construction within two to four months.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • June 13, 2013
Gillespie Park grill sparks safety concern

The parks board recommends posting 'charcoal only' signs to dissuade improper and unsafe use of the grill.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Andras Karpathy, 7, colors a mask made out of plaster. Renaissance artist Arcimboldo inspired the project.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 13, 2013
Camp Spotlight: Selby Gardens Camp Lookout

Children concentrated on coloring their Renaissance-inspired plaster masks Tuesday, June 11, at That's Amore!, the first session of the Marie Selby Gardens Summer Camp Lookout.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Letters to the Editor

What should we believe?; Tyranny still exists

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 13, 2013
Hidden In Plain Sight: 'Sarasota Half in Dream'

Derek Murphy and Mitchell Zemil set out to uncover what lies beneath Sarasota's surface in their documentary, 'Sarasota Half in Dream.'

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sam Armington and Jeremy Herrin speed test their boats.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 13, 2013
Teens Sail Into Craftsmanship

Sarasota Youth Sailors Sam Armington and Jeremy Herrin, recently explored a new side of sailing when they built racing catamarans with their fathers' help.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Photo by Carol Doty.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 13, 2013
Moments in time

Siesta Key resident Doug Stone had more use of a fish than anyone else in his neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 13, 2013
National Champ: Ben Delaney

Sarasota resident Ben Delaney rowed in the stroke seat of the Sarasota Crew Men's Varsity 8+ boat that captured its first national tittle June 9, at the USRowing Youth National Championships in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 13, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Richie James

Riverview High rising senior quarterback Richie James accounted for five touchdowns to help lead the Rams to a 42-35 victory over Southeast in their spring game May 24.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This home at 3332 Gulfmead Drive, which has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 3,084 square feet of living area, sold for $3.6 million. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 13, 2013
Home in Revised Siesta sells for $3.6 million

A home in Revised Siesta tops all transactions in this week's real estate. The Northern Trust Co. and Gordon Holmes, trustees, of Naples sold the home at 3332 Gulfmead Drive to Sam Norton, trustee, of Sarasota, for $3.6 million. Built in 1970, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 3,084 square feet of living area.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Sheila Dennehy submitted this photo of her 4-year-old twin grandchildren, Finnegan and Riley, enjoying a sunset from Crescent Beach, on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Weather Photo: DOUBLE TAKE

Sheila Dennehy submitted this photo of her 4-year-old twin grandchildren, Finnegan and Riley, enjoying a sunset from Crescent Beach, on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 13, 2013
Señor Siesta opens on Siesta Key

A new restaurant in the Village will serve Latin cuisine from the Iberian Peninsula, Central and South America and the Caribbean.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Ed Chiles, right, meets with Village residents. Kurt Schultheis.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2013
Our View: The eroding of who we are?

To a great extent, none of us should be surprised by how far we've come. From the post-Revolutionary War, when there were large pockets of Americans who wanted absolutely no government, to today, when the IRS has become a political organization of tyrannical thugs and Big Brother is cataloging your every phone call.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Cameras capture Big Brother worries
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • June 12, 2013
June 12: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Cameras capture Big Brother worries; Sarasota County in top 20 for 2013 All-American City community; Wire Walker: Nik Wallenda; In the Kitchen with: Sharky's On The Pier

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Maggie Layman, 5, colors her Camp Lookout shirt.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 12, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Summer Camp Lookout

Children concentrated on coloring their Renaissance inspired plaster masks Tuesday, June 11 at That's Amore!, the first session of the Marie Selby Gardens Summer Camp Lookout. Earlier in the week children planted basil, oregano, bell peppers, garlic, and chives to learn about what goes into making a pizza.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 12, 2013
Sarasota County in top 20 for 2013 All-American City community

Sarasota County and the Patterson Foundation partnered to make Sarasota County a the 2013 All-American City community

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sharky's On The Pier is right on the beach and offers tropical frozen drinks, seafood dishes including grouper sandwiches and live music.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2013
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Sharky's On The Pier

This week we traveled to Sharky's On The Pier in Venice for Sharky's Seafood Rainforest. Watch our video to learn how to cook the dish.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nik Wallenda trains five days a week on a wire for three to four hours a day.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • June 12, 2013
Wire Walker: Nik Wallenda

For two weeks, Nik Wallenda is sharing his practice routine and insight into his life with a hometown audience at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • News
Braden River Utilities Manager Bob Simons said pipeline construction should start this month.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 12, 2013
Construction starts on pipeline

Braden River Utilities is working to bring reclaimed water to Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Kylie Birch and Sierra Parsons both love history. The girls hope to attend a leadership conference in July, in Washington, D.C.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 12, 2013
Student leaders head to Capitol

East County's Kylie Birch and Sierra Parsons hope to attend a leadership conference in D.C.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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