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Title: Forks & Corks 2014
Runtime: 5:11
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: The Sarasota-Manatee Originals put on its annual Forks & Corks Sunday, Jan. 27 in the courtyard of The Ringling. The seventh annual event sold out in 8 minutes. Here's a video of the sights and sounds at the event in case you weren't one of the lucky 1,200 to get tickets.

The Kara Nally Band at The Circus Arts Conservatory Gala 2014

Title: The Kara Nally Band at The Circus Arts Conservatory Gala 2014
Runtime: 0:21
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Guests enjoyed an evening of entertainment under the Circus Sarasota Big Top at The Circus Arts Conservatory Gala 2014. The Kara Nally Band provided musical entertainment for the guests during the cocktail reception.

Sarasota Native American Indian Festival

Title: Sarasota Native American Indian Festival
Runtime: 3:06
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description

Title: In the Kitchen with: Salute! Ristorante
Runtime: 5:29
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Join us in the kitchen at Salute! Ristorante, with co-owners Marco Guadagnini and chef Laszlo Bevardi, as they prepare agnolotti pasta in a cream sauce. Watch the preparation and get the full recipe at: www.yourobserver.com/inthekitchen

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Title: The Good News: Adell Erozer
Runtime: 3:28
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Adell Erozer and Turning Points in Manatee use compassion to change the lives of the homeless. Read more about it in this week's Good News: YourObserver.com/thegoodnews.

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Sarasota Keys pianos make downtown debut

Title: Sarasota Keys pianos make downtown debut
Runtime: 3:00
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: For the latest local news visit YourObserver.com!

A five-month experiment — during which pianos will be available on downtown sidewalks for the public to play — is officially under way, as a large crowd turned out for the Sarasota Keys kickoff event Friday.

Six pianos, all decorated by local artists and sponsored by local businesses and individuals, were on display in Five Points Park as part of the event, put on by the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County.

An ensemble of local pianists played two songs before the pianos were moved to various locations throughout downtown, where they will remain available to the public during business hours through May.

Arts and Cultural Alliance Executive Director Jim Shirley thanked the artists, musicians, sponsors and attendees for making the event a success. He also thanked the City Commission, which approved a six-month trial period for the pianos in December.

"This just...

Title: Lisa Hoke's Sarasota art installation
Runtime: 3:55
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Lisa Hoke came to Sarasota to install a largescale installation at historic Sarasota High School, the future home of Sarasota Museum of Art (SMOA). She's the 2014 ARTmuse artist, a program that annually brings artists and their work to Sarasota as a little taste of the programming that will happen when the doors of SMOA finally open. For more information, visit YourObserver.com.

Observer Media Group Video by Nick Friedman and Mallory Gnaegy.

Town Hall Series Platinum Dinner ft. Jenna Bush Hager

Title: Town Hall Series Platinum Dinner ft. Jenna Bush Hager
Runtime: 1:11
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Untie the weekend with Black Tie Untied, featuring Town Hall Series Platinum Dinner and Red Hot! 2014.

Whimsy Museum brings happiness to the North Trail

Title: Whimsy Museum brings happiness to the North Trail
Runtime: 4:26
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: For the latest local news visit YourObserver.com!

Marietta Lee, founder of the Marietta Museum of Art and Whimsy, always wanted to buy land on North Tamiami Trail.

Now, the Ringling graduate owns several parcels on the troubled strip of highway. But, it may be the dawn of a new age for the North Trail.

Title: Bernabe Somoza on Mission Avenue Studio
Runtime: 2:01
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Mission Avenue Studio headed by Bernabe Somoza as the founder/CEO/Artistic Director and his team of 7 employees take old furniture and breathe new life into it. They sell the pieces on OneKingsLane.com and now locally at the studio, 1337 Manhattan Ave. Visit YourObserver.com for more information.

Title: In the Kitchen with: 15 South
Runtime: 4:08
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Join us in the kitchen with owner and chef Joseph Casadio, of the restaurant 15 South, as he prepares saltimbocca alla romana. Watch the preparation and get the full recipe at www.YourObserver.com/InTheKitchen

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Title: The Good News: Jonah Duchesne-Shaw
Runtime: 1:27
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Volunteer Jonah Duchesne-Shaw, 12, keeps young readers turning the page through the Literacy Buddy program. To learn more, visit YourObserver.com/thegoodnews.

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Spotlight: Sara Goldenthal explores cat behavior

Title: Spotlight: Sara Goldenthal explores cat behavior
Runtime: 2:42
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Sarasota resident and cat behaviorist Sara Goldenthal talks about helping cats using Bach Flower Essences and TTouch.

Residents sound off on future of Sarasota Quay property

Title: Residents sound off on future of Sarasota Quay property
Runtime: 3:20
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Visit YourObserver.com for the latest local news!

The Observer video team asks Sarasota residents and visitors how the vacant Sarasota Quay property should be developed.

Thunder by the Bay brings bikers to downtown Sarasota

Title: Thunder by the Bay brings bikers to downtown Sarasota
Runtime: 3:09
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Visit YourObserver.com for the latest local news!

Motorcyclists from across the country fill downtown Sarasota for the 16th annual Thunder by the Bay Jan. 9 through Jan. 12.

The Observer video team finds out what makes the iconic biker event unique.

Sarasota Keys taps Jack Dowd for piano project

Title: Sarasota Keys taps Jack Dowd for piano project
Runtime: 3:03
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Visit YourObserver.com daily for the latest local news!

The local arts initiative aimed at placing six pianos in downtown Sarasota for public use continues to move forward.

Last week, the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County announced the artists chosen to paint the pianos before they are displayed downtown. The group includes curator Tim Jaeger, Jack Dowd, Richard Capes, Gale Fulton Ross, Lori Loveberry George, Cassia Kite and Steven Strenk — Kite and Jaeger will partner on one piano, according to a news release.

The Sarasota City Commission supported the initiative, dubbed Sarasota Keys, with a 3-2 vote Monday, Dec. 2. Proponents hope the plan will promote the arts and provide a vibrant branding opportunity for downtown.

"Each of these artists were selected because of their significant contributions to the artistic fabric of Sarasota," said Arts and Cultural Alliance Executive Director Jim Shirley in the release. "We are ...

Title: In the Kitchen with: Mi Pueblo
Runtime: 2:53
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Join us in the kitchen at Mi Pueblo as chef Julio prepares steak tacos with fresh salsa verde and get the full recipe at www.yourobserver.com/inthekitchen

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The Good News: Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center

Title: The Good News: Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center
Runtime: 3:15
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center helps women make informed decisions about parenthood. For more about it, read this week's Good News at YourObserver.com/thegoodnews.

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Temporary Gulf Gate Library location draws new faces

Title: Temporary Gulf Gate Library location draws new faces
Runtime: 4:47
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: For the latest local news visit YourObserver.com!

Gulf Gate Library has been temporarily located in Westfield Sarasota Square Mall for nearly one year. The move has produced some surprising results.

From an earlier story:
Sarasota County Libraries Director Sarabeth Kalajian once saw a library in Nova Scotia that shared a building with a post office.

But, Kalajian thinks the most innovative co-located library she has visited was one that shared a building with a laundromat.

Kalajian will get to see the same type of library pioneering in Sarasota County Feb. 19, when the Gulf Gate Library collection debuts at Westfield Sarasota Square Mall.

The new location will open in the 20,000-square-foot space next to JCPenny, and across from an ice-skating rink, Feb. 19, according to a Sarasota County press release.

County commissioners Nov. 13 approved a 25-month lease effective the following month with Sarasota Sh...

Title: 2014 New Year's Resolutions
Runtime: 3:52
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Ashton Elementary and Gulf Gate Elementary students took time to share their New Years resolutions with the Observer.

SWAT apprehends armed sexual battery suspect

Title: SWAT apprehends armed sexual battery suspect
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Visit YourObserver.com for all the latest local news!

The Sarasota Police Department has taken a suspect into custody in relation to an armed sexual battery earlier this morning, but 17th Street is still closed between Lime Avenue and U.S. 301 following a SWAT team investigation.

After the crime was reported at 3:49 a.m., the suspect holed himself inside a beige warehouse on 17th Street; he was believed to have been armed. SPD officers and SWAT members began investigating the crime and attempting to contact the suspect, closing off an extended portion of 17th Street in the process.

At 8:26 a.m., the Sarasota Police Department announced that a suspect had been taken into custody without incident. The victim, an adult female, was reported to be safe.

The impacted stretch of 17th Street remains closed.

Title: Arrest made in New Year's Day Homicide
Runtime: 1:22
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Check out YourObserver.com for more Sarasota breaking news!

An altercation between family members ended with the stabbing death of a 50-year-old man New Year's Day.

Sarasota Police arrested 35-year-old Jorge Macias at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, after which he admitted to stabbing Johnny Luna multiple times following an argument at a party on the 2000 block of Fifth Street. Detectives found a set of kitchen knives matching the alleged murder weapon during a search of the suspect's home at 1743 Ninth St.

According to reports, Macias fled his residence after a fight with family members. He attended the party on Ninth Street soon after to explain his actions, but became angry after an argument with several people at the party, including Luna.

Officers responded to the scene, but failed to revive Luna. Emergency personnel pronounced the victim dead at the scene of the crime.

Police have charged Macias with second degree murder, and ...

Title: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Runtime: 1:48
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Ashton Elementary School, Bay Have School of Basics Plus and Gulf Gate Elementary School shared some holiday spirit with the Observer.

Title: The Good News: Sheri and Gerry Lublin
Runtime: 2:53
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: One of Sheri and Gerry Lublin's favorite things to do is to use Gulf Coast Gives to find projects to which they can donate on behalf of friends and acquaintances who have helped them in some way.

Read more at YourObserver.com/thegoodnews

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Title: Christ Church Children's Sing-Along.
Runtime: 1:13
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On Thursday, Dec. 12, Christ Church of Longboat Key was the host to many young children and their families at its annual All Church Carol Sing & Children's Christmas Party.

Title: An evening with Mr. and Mrs. Claus
Runtime: 2:35
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Visit YourObserver.com for more local news!

For the last 17 years, during December, Santa and Mrs. Claus have sat outside on Friday and Sunday evenings at the corner of Shade Avenue and Siesta Drive at the home of Richard and Nancy Underwood. With the help of their friend, Dave Kanwischer, the Underwoods gladly host Santa and his wife each year so they can listen to what all the good little boys and girls of Sarasota want for Christmas.

What do you feed your reindeer?
Santa: Regular carrots without peeling the skin off of them. They love carrots; it puts a smile on their face.

Mrs. Claus: One time, one of the children had reindeer food. It was marshmallows and trail mix.

How do you fly?
Santa: It's magical; I can't reveal my secret.

What's Santa's favorite cookie?
Santa: Chocolate chip, chocolate chip and chocolate chip (and a glass of milk)

What does Mrs. Claus do while Santa is delivering ...

Title: The Good News: Erika Echegaray
Runtime: 1:17
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Erika Echergaray draws up support for autism with art volunteer program. To read more, visit YourObserver.com/thegoodnews

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Lido Key resident to donate private funds for roundabout project

Title: Lido Key resident to donate private funds for roundabout project
Runtime: 3:09
Date posted: 13 years ago
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Ernie Kretzmer, a Lido Key resident and former engineer, plans to spend as much as $200,000 to hustle work on the proposed string of roundabouts along U.S. 41.

In this video he explains why he thinks roundabouts will work for Sarasota.

Title: The Good News: Laurel Nokomis School
Runtime: 3:41
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Inspired by their personal heroes, Laurel Nokomis reading ambassadors teach preschoolers what it takes to make a difference.

To read more, visit YourObserver.com/thegoodnews

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Florida Gulf Coast All Star Raider Challenge

Title: Florida Gulf Coast All Star Raider Challenge
Runtime: 3:18
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description

Title: In the Kitchen with: Cafe L'Europe
Runtime: 5:36
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: This week we went in the kitchen at Cafe L'Europe, with owner Betsie Coolidge, while servers prepare two signature tableside dishes, shrimp Pernod and bananas foster. Watch the preparation of both dishes and for the full recipes visit: www.yourobserver.com/inthekitchen

Title: Leadership Sarasota
Runtime: 5:30
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description

Title: Sarasota Audubon plans Nature Center
Runtime: 2:59
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Visit YourObserver.com for more Sarasota news stories!

The closest thing to an office for Sarasota Audubon President Jeanne Dubi is a boardwalk that extends over the water in the Celery Fields off Palmer Boulevard. It's here that Dubi chats with tourists who are birding for the first time.

"We'll see you again sometime soon when we have our Nature Center," Dubi told the tourists Monday before they left the popular bird-watching location.

In the spring, a makeshift parking lot less than 100 yards away will become the site of a $1.3 million environmental education and visitor center. The Sarasota Audubon Society will operate the center and fund it using donations. The society will lease the land from the county for $10 per year; so far, it has raised 70% of the funds needed to build the center.

Currently, the county is building a restroom facility in the location. The Audubon Society plans to break ground on its nature center shortly af...

Title: Holiday Night of Lights on St. Armands
Runtime: 0:54
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: The 35th annual Holiday Night of Lights brought holiday cheer — and Santa Claus — to the Circle.

Title: The Ringling Volunteer Woodcarvers
Runtime: 4:47
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: The only living exhibit at The Ringling, tucked in a back corner of the Circus Museum is where the greatest whittle show on earth takes place every Thursday. View the full story at YourObserver.com.

Title: In the Kitchen with: SoMa Creekside
Runtime: 3:50
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Join us in the kitchen at SoMa Creekside and watch as owner and chef Dave Shiplett prepares his signature spicy peanut calamari. For the full recipe, visit:
www.yourobserver.com/inthekitchen

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Title: The Good News: Children First
Runtime: 4:00
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Children First hopes to raise funds to provide an appropriate space for waitlisted children as well as money to scholarship them, which costs between $9,000 and $10,000 per year, per student, for educational programs, screenings, family counseling and food.

Read more in this week's Good News story by visiting YourObserver.com/thegoodnews.

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Title: Sarasota Holiday Parade
Runtime: 2:23
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description

Sarasota County officials break ground on emergency operations center

Title: Sarasota County officials break ground on emergency operations center
Runtime: 2:36
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Visit YourObserver.com for more daily news!

Sarasota County dignitaries during a Dec. 9 groundbreaking ceremony announce the beginning of construction of the new 40,000-square-foot facility.

Black Tie Untied: Christmas in Candy Land

Title: Black Tie Untied: Christmas in Candy Land
Runtime: 0:12
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description

Title: Sarasota Police get new patrol boat
Runtime: 3:11
Date posted: 13 years ago
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McCurdy's plans move to downtown Sarasota

Title: McCurdy's plans move to downtown Sarasota
Runtime: 4:06
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Les and Pam McCurdy are moving their comedy theatre closer to the action.

The action of downtown, that is. The couple's well-known comedy club, currently in a strip mall at 3333 N. Tamiami Trail, will bring the laughs to downtown Sarasota. According to Les McCurdy, the goal is to have McCurdy's Comedy Theatre open by late March or early April at 1923 Ringling Blvd.

Formerly Shaner's Pizzeria, the 7,100-square-foot space has a full kitchen, which allows McCurdy's the option of expanding its menu. There will be a new area called The Green Room, which will host open mic nights and other live performances. The lounge area includes a bar that patrons will pass through before heading into the showroom. The showroom will seat 200, with a triangle-shaped stage.

Les McCurdy says patrons should prepare for the same quality acts they have come to expect. "Sarasota and the Bradenton area is a very unique area, it really is. And it's highly sophisticated and v...

Title: Dead manatee discovered near Bird Key
Runtime: 1:38
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Check out YourObserver.com for more Sarasota breaking news!

A construction worker at a waterfront site on the 300 block of Bird Key Drive spotted a gray object floating in the water at roughly 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6.

Less than two hours later, Mote Marine Laboratory staff removed the body of a juvenile male manatee from the Bird Key waterway.

"It's sad any time we find one that small," said Mote Marine Laboratory staff biologist Rebeccah Hazelkorn, who assisted four others in the Stranding Investigations Program remove the manatee. There weren't immediate signs of trauma, and the marine mammal may have died from exposure to red tide or an infection, Hazelkorn said.

Mote staff used a crane on the rear of a white truck to lift the manatee out of the waterway, and will now transfer it the Marine Mammal Pathobiology Laboratory for a necropsy to determine the cause of death. It ould take up to a month to learn the results Hazelkorn said.

Longboat Key Real Estate - Judy Kepecz-Hays

Title: Longboat Key Real Estate - Judy Kepecz-Hays
Runtime: 3:30
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description

Title: In the Kitchen with: Cosimo's
Runtime: 3:50
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: This week we went in the kitchen at Cosimo's as they prepare two signature pizzas, the margherita and quattro formaggi. Watch the preparation and then get the full recipes by visiting: www.YourObserver.com/InTheKitchen

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Title: Bill Schustik, American troubadour
Runtime: 3:32
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Bill Schustik is a troubadour — a man that sings the songs from our past and tells the stories that belong to them. Read the full story at yourobserver.com.

Title: The Good News: Megan Wenger
Runtime: 2:20
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: As community engagement coordinator for Community Youth Development, a local organization that serves approximately 2,000 middle school and high school students in Sarasota, Megan Wenger says she enjoys the opportunity to interact with some of the city's most involved and promising students.

Read more in this week's Good News story at YourObserver.com/thegoodnews.

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BREAKING: Woman crashes car into Hudson Bayou

Title: BREAKING: Woman crashes car into Hudson Bayou
Runtime: 0:59
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Visit YourObserver.com for breaking Sarasota news!

Sarasota Police have closed one southbound lane of traffic on Tamiami Trail near Sarasota High School after a woman drove her car into Hudson Bayou after 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3.

Drivers behind the woman said she began driving erratically before her beige Infinity sedan plunged through trees and brush and became stuck at the bank of Hudson Bayou, according to Sarasota Police Partership Policing Communications Coordinator Genevieve Judge. Emergency personnel transported the woman to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with unspecified injuries.

City of Sarasota utilities crews were at the scene assessing possible damages to utility lines under a bridge near the site of the accident. The driver could possibly be charged with reckless driving, but police are still investigating the incident.

Sarasota residents lukewarm on roundabouts

Title: Sarasota residents lukewarm on roundabouts
Runtime: 2:29
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Sarasota County residents are split on plans for at least 10 roundabouts on U.S. 41 from Orange Avenue to University Parkway.

Proponents say they are safer and more efficient, while critics say in reality they create congestion.

Sarasota Christmas tree lots sprout up along U.S. 41

Title: Sarasota Christmas tree lots sprout up along U.S. 41
Runtime: 2:00
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Al Cone, of South Pole Trees, and Shawn Shelton of the Sarasota High School wrestling boosters discuss the start of Christmas tree season.

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