SARASOTA
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 14, NO. 49
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Destination: Sarasota Tourism promotion at the heart of tax-allocation talk. SEE PAGE 3A
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Costumed pets join in the fun. PAGE 2B THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2018
YOUR TOWN Turn back time Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, so don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night, and enjoy that extra hour of sleep. Daylight saving time will begin again March 10.
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The chocolate candy challah was popular with Challahween Bake-Off Festival attendees.
Challah-ween bake-off ... yum!
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Halynn Mann and Avery Simmons take a break at the Fruitville Grove’s 30th Annual Pumpkin Festival.
Families experience Halloween and more at Pumpkin Festival. SEE PAGE 1B
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Hershorin Schiff Community Day School celebrated Halloween with a Jewish twist during its annual Challah-ween Bake-Off Festival. Organizations and members of the school community put their best challah forward to be blind tastetested by a panel of student judges who had to apply for the delicious privilege of deciding the best challah. Students learned about the significance of challah bread, which is eaten on Shabbat and Jewish holidays. First place went to school parent Gur Mitzafon and daughter Shai for the Nutella challah with white chocolate and wild berry dipping sauce.
We’re No. 5 in small cities
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40-home Habitat site is underway Plan OK’d over lot-size objection. SEE PAGE 6A
Sarasota was named fifth on Conde Nast Travelers’ list of the top small cities in the United States. Travelers marveled at Sarasota’s hotel options, its burgeoning food scene and cultural offerings, such as the Sarasota Opera and the Ringling Museum. Finishing ahead of Sarasota were Alexandria, Va., Savannah, Ga.,Santa Fe, N.M., and the top city, Charleston, S.C. Oh, and No. 6? Sedona, Ariz. More than 400,000 votes were cast in the survey.