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The animals, carved into 20 tables at the restaurant, hail from Thailand.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2010
Tropical Thai tables accepting wishes

When an employee travels back home, the money is taken to the Thai temples to benefit children.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
One hundred and twenty Olympic hopefuls will compete in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Rowing Trials April 21 through April 24, at Nathan Benderson Park (courtesy photo)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 21, 2016
That's the ticket ...

Check out these top Sarasota area sporting events.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 25, 2016
Cops Corner: Sarasota 08.25.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Anthony Paull |
  • November 26, 2012
Spandex party pretties up the dance scene

Spandex party pretties up the dance scene

  • Arts + Culture
Sea turtle nesting.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 18, 2019
Turtle season ends with record numbers

Nesting has been on an upswing for several years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo. Grace Hodges and Emma Zoller painted coin purses filled with chocolate gelt.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2013
Tots enjoy traditional fun

Temple Emanu-El children began preparation for Hanukkah with a special Tot Shabbat program Saturday, Nov. 16.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch High graduate Nikki Kerrigan spent the past year playing for IMG Academy's U19 girls team
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 13, 2012
Former Mustang powers IMG Academy

Lakewood Ranch High graduate Nikki Kerrigan was recently named IMG Academy's Offensive Player of the Year for its entire girls soccer program. The forward will play for Missouri State University this fall.

  • East County
  • Sports
Chris Hill and his 10-year-old son, Drew, have a baseball hat from each of the stadium's they've visited.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 13, 2015
All-American adventure

For the past three years, The Out-of-Door Academy fifth-grader Drew Hill and his father, Chris, have spent a week during the summer visiting America’s Major League ballparks.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 1, 2015
Community Haven rolls in Tootsie Roll dough

The Knights of Columbus Council No. 15332 donated proceeds to Lakewood Ranch-based Community Haven from its annual Tootsie Roll Drive, or Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2015
Independence Day

The families of Temple Emanu-El celebrated Israeli Independence Day, or Yom HaAtzmaut, Saturday, at the temple beginning, with a bagel breakfast.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2012
YourObserver.com earns top awards

Yourobserver.com has claimed first place in four 2012 Local Media Association Community Web Site awards.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Police Department victim advocate position reinstated
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • February 1, 2013
Feb. 1: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Bill Galvano to visit Willowbrook community today; Police Department victim advocate position reinstated; Weekend Best Bets; Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nina Guy, Alisha Pavacich, Black Tie Editor Heather Merriman, Roger Martin, Tara Mays and Olivia Vanasdal at the Trish McEvoy’s Eight-Step Power of Makeup Lesson at Saks Fifth Avenue Sarasota.
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • March 4, 2015
Fashion Insider: Spring Beauty

Black Tie Editor Heather Merriman collected a few tips, tried out some new products and learned about the latest trends for makeup this spring at Saks Fifth Avenue Sarasota.

  • Black Tie
Nico Villalobos controls the ball for the Sarasota Paradise.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 7, 2023
Sarasota Paradise soccer team scores on and off field in first home game

The Paradise beat Miami City FC 2-1 on June 3, and the crowd was into the game from the start.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
AlexArt International Art Gallery opened in May 2016 at 25 N. Pineapple Ave. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 6, 2019
AlexArt International Art Gallery started with passion and a vibrant vision

AlexArt International Gallery was opened — and continues to be run — by an Italian woman with a colorful vision of the world.

  • Arts + Culture
Photos by Heather Merriman.
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • October 8, 2014
Home feature: The Jungle House

Coined 'Villa Selva,' Spanish for 'jungle house,' Don Connelly and Rebecca Saggau's Siesta Key home radiates the ambience of a rainforest resort.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Downtown Sarasota has become the focal point in local arguments about the merits of growth.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 3, 2017
Report: Sarasota best place in Florida to call home

U.S. News & World Report has named Sarasota No. 21 on its ranking of best places to live in the U.S.

  • Sarasota
  • News
DJ Steve Aoki feels the love during the CAC's Wonderball.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2023
Circus Arts debuts Wonderball fundraiser

DJ Steve Aoki headlined the inaugural event for the Circus Arts Conservatory on May 12.

  • Black Tie
File photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 21, 2018
Ringling College of Art and Design ranks No. 1 in the US on two magazine lists

The college snagged two first-place spots on the latest Animation Magazine and College Magazine top school lists.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2010
Cops Corner

May 9 Bible thumper 11:18 a.m. - 3000 block of Osprey Avenue. Suspicious Person. A woman was standing in the street, holding a red Bible, while yelling and cursing at no one in particular.May 9 Bible thumper 11:18 a.m. - 3000 block of Osprey Avenue. Suspicious Person. A woman was standing in the street, holding a red Bible, while yelling and cursing at no one in particular.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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