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Observer Staff
November 3, 2011

Weekly Winner: Beyond the Horizon

Joseph Melancon submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.

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Rachel S. OHara
November 2, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: Kurt Wenner at J Wood

Dozens of people gathered at the office of J Wood Realty to have books signed and meet with the author and artist, Kurt Wenner. Wenner gave a lecture earlier called "Architecture and Architectural Detailing".

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Loren Mayo
November 1, 2011

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Asphalt art

The Sarasota Chalk Festival today opened on Pineapple Avenue and will continue through Monday, Nov. 7.

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Loren Mayo
October 31, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: St. Martha's Catholic School Halloween Parties

Students mummified one another during a day of fun-filled activities at St. Martha's.

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Loren Mayo
October 31, 2011

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Mummy, I'm hungry!

Students at St. Martha's Catholic School enjoyed fun Halloween themed games and rice crispy treats.

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Rachel S. OHara
October 31, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: NewGate International Children's Day

Students at the NewGate School celebrated International Children's Day, Monday, Oct. 31, at the NewGate campus.

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Loren Mayo
October 31, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: Southside Elementary Book Character Parade

First-graders today paraded around Southside Elementary School's campus to show off their favorite book characters.

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Loren Mayo
October 30, 2011

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Puppy love

This Weimaraner puppy got lots of love at the 12th Annual Firehouse Chili Cook-Off Sunday, where she was seen snoozing on the shoulder of her owner.

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Loren Mayo
October 30, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: Morton's Gourmet Market's 12th Annual Firehouse Chili Cook-Off

Local firehouses competed in the 12th annual Firehouse Chili Cook-Off Sunday, on Osprey Avenue.

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Loren Mayo
October 29, 2011

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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Loren Mayo
October 29, 2011

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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Rachel S. OHara
October 29, 2011

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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Rachel S. OHara
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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Observer Staff
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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Mallory Gnaegy
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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Mallory Gnaegy
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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Observer Staff
October 27, 2011

Enjoy lunch in the cemetery

Enjoy lunch from Derek's Culinary Casual restaurant and listen to Jeff LaHurd and Pat Ball give a history lesson about the historic graveyard that is home to Sarasota pioneers from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at Rosemary Cemetery, 851 Central Ave.

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Observer Staff
October 27, 2011

Sarasota Scullers garner gold

The Sarasota Scullers secured a win at the 2011 Head of Indian Creek Regatta, Oct. 23, in Miami.

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Observer Staff
October 27, 2011

Women know how to man the bar

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, some of Sarasota's favorite females shimmied themselves into their brightest pink outfits to bartend for charity.

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Mallory Gnaegy
October 27, 2011

Historic cemetery stories are unearthed

Sarasota is home to little-known cemeteries that house stories from beyond the grave.

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Loren Mayo
October 27, 2011

The Observer hunts ghosts at The Players Theatre

After hearing stories about unexplainable occurrences at The Players Theatre, four Observer staffers embark on a ghost hunt.

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Loren Mayo
October 27, 2011

Neighbors: Jane O'Neal

Jane O'Neal grew up outside of Cambridge, England, where a herd of hungry swans woke her up each morning by knocking on her family's houseboat.

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Observer Staff
October 27, 2011

Weekly Winner: Elegant Ending

Jeff Zacks submitted this sunset photo, taken in Osprey.

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Rachel S. OHara
October 27, 2011

Athlete of the Week: Dalton Kindt

Out-of-Door Academy sixth-grader Dalton Kindt, 12, has already achieved black belt status in Korean taekwondo and has been studying Brazilian jiu-jitsu for the past six months.

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Observer Staff
October 27, 2011

JUST THE STATS

26 Total number of kills (16) and blocks (10) Cardinal Mooney High senior Anne Montgomery recorded Oct. 20 in the Cougars' win over the Venice Indians, 25-22, 25-21, 25-22.

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Adam Hughes
October 27, 2011

Solymar home tops this week's sales at $1,260,000

A home in Solymar tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Regions Bank sold the home at 3919 Solymar Drive to Robert Shaw, trustee, of Leawood, Kansas, for $1,260,000.

Siesta Key
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Rachel S. OHara
October 26, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: Baby Basics Fashion Show

Dillard's and the Westfield Southgate Mall teamed up Wednesday, Oct. 26, for the Dillard's Fashion Show and Luncheon to benefit Baby Basics of Sarasota County at the food court at the Westfield Southgate Mall. The lunch was catered by Cosimo's.

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Loren Mayo
October 26, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: Halloween babies!

Little ones who belong to Sarasota Memorial Hospital's "Mommies and Babies" group wore cozy costumes to celebrate Halloween a few days early Wednesday, Oct. 26. The group meets every Wednesday at Waldemere Medical Plaza.

Sarasota
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Loren Mayo
October 26, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: Shade Foundation of America 'Hats on to Shade' luncheon

The Shade Foundation of America held an organization luncheon for its new Sarasota chapter at TPC Prestancia.

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Loren Mayo
October 26, 2011

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Curses upon me

This pumpkin, and a few others like it, is located at the pumpkin patch at the corner of Tamiami Trail and Stickney Point Road.

Siesta Key
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Rachel S. OHara
October 25, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: Historical Buildings Tour and Back Porch Buffet

The Sarasota Historical Society and the Sara DeSoto DAR held a Historical Buildings Tour and Back Porch Buffet Tuesday, Oct. 25, as part of the Owen Burns Celebration Honoring John Hamilton Gillespie Week.

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Loren Mayo
October 25, 2011

PHOTO OF THE DAY: All dolled up

Missy's owner shows her off to the crowd at Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club's Halloween Dog Parade.

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Loren Mayo
October 24, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: John Hamilton Gillespie Kick-Off Party

As soon as The Jacobites Pipe and Drum Band members climbed out of their van wearing kilts, the crowd gathering Oct. 24, at Marina Jack took notice. They grabbed their instruments and began piping down the sidewalk to O'Leary's, where they kicked-off what will be a weeklong tribute to John Hamilton Gillespie. For information on events, visit www.owenburns.com.