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SmugMug <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Nature/Earth-Day-Mount-Greenwood-Park/7963130_Red5e">Earth Day @ Mount Greenwood Park 2009</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Nature/Earth-Day-Mount-Greenwood-Park/7963130_Red5e" title="Earth Day @ Mount Greenwood Park 2009"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Nature/Earth-Day-Mount-Greenwood-Park/IMG5520/517159710_Ak5wD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Earth Day @ Mount Greenwood Park 2009" title="Earth Day @ Mount Greenwood Park 2009" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-20T09:56:33Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Nature/Earth-Day-Mount-Greenwood-Park/7963130_Red5e <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Spirituality/Saint-Xavier-University/7907633_rdPbK">Saint Xavier University Scholarship Ball 2009</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Spirituality/Saint-Xavier-University/7907633_rdPbK" title="Saint Xavier University Scholarship Ball 2009"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Spirituality/Saint-Xavier-University/Misc-3-31-09-032/512881285_ssSiX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Saint Xavier University Scholarship Ball 2009" title="Saint Xavier University Scholarship Ball 2009" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-14T13:12:39Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Spirituality/Saint-Xavier-University/7907633_rdPbK <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Family/19th-Ward-Family-Skate-2009/7315480_TLTTo">19th Ward Family Skate 2009</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Family/19th-Ward-Family-Skate-2009/7315480_TLTTo" title="19th Ward Family Skate 2009"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Family/19th-Ward-Family-Skate-2009/IMG5278/470587524_4BAhG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="19th Ward Family Skate 2009" title="19th Ward Family Skate 2009" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-09T00:16:02Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Family/19th-Ward-Family-Skate-2009/7315480_TLTTo <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/Halloween-2008/6403747_MZXsv">Halloween 2008</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/Halloween-2008/6403747_MZXsv" title="Halloween 2008"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/Halloween-2008/IMG4556/405371918_EHSHN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Halloween 2008" title="Halloween 2008" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-29T03:21:47Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/Halloween-2008/6403747_MZXsv <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Children/Mount-Greenwood-Park-Playlot/6035009_uCrX5">Mount Greenwood Park Playlot Grand Opening</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Children/Mount-Greenwood-Park-Playlot/6035009_uCrX5" title="Mount Greenwood Park Playlot Grand Opening"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Children/Mount-Greenwood-Park-Playlot/IMG4325/377883036_CD2yH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Mount Greenwood Park Playlot Grand Opening" title="Mount Greenwood Park Playlot Grand Opening" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-21T22:58:20Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Children/Mount-Greenwood-Park-Playlot/6035009_uCrX5 <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/2008-South-Side-Irish-Parade/4489153_xuwth">2008 South Side Irish Parade</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/2008-South-Side-Irish-Parade/4489153_xuwth" title="2008 South Side Irish Parade"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/2008-South-Side-Irish-Parade/IMG3400/338254079_CGEGf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="2008 South Side Irish Parade" title="2008 South Side Irish Parade" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-24T12:24:35Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/2008-South-Side-Irish-Parade/4489153_xuwth <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Beverly-Hills-Cycling-Classic/5525380_8eWxg">Beverly Hills Cycling Classic 2008</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Beverly-Hills-Cycling-Classic/5525380_8eWxg" title="Beverly Hills Cycling Classic 2008"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Beverly-Hills-Cycling-Classic/Beverly-Bike-Race-018/338250988_JvhZ7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Beverly Hills Cycling Classic 2008" title="Beverly Hills Cycling Classic 2008" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-24T12:18:45Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Beverly-Hills-Cycling-Classic/5525380_8eWxg <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/South-Side-Irish-Parade-2008/4491878_UJyxY">South Side Irish Parade 2008</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/South-Side-Irish-Parade-2008/4491878_UJyxY" title="South Side Irish Parade 2008"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/South-Side-Irish-Parade-2008/IMG3401/264326860_yVAEZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="South Side Irish Parade 2008" title="South Side Irish Parade 2008" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-03-10T09:44:42Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/South-Side-Irish-Parade-2008/4491878_UJyxY <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Flowers/Mt-Greenwood-Garden-Walk/3156754_Q8L26">Mt. Greenwood Garden Walk</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Flowers/Mt-Greenwood-Garden-Walk/3156754_Q8L26" title="Mt. Greenwood Garden Walk"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Flowers/Mt-Greenwood-Garden-Walk/IMG2555/173383083_4Xx34-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mt. Greenwood Garden Walk" title="Mt. Greenwood Garden Walk" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-07-15T13:02:26Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Flowers/Mt-Greenwood-Garden-Walk/3156754_Q8L26 <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Beverly-Hills-Cycling/3146980_HqhBV">Beverly Hills Cycling Classic</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Beverly-Hills-Cycling/3146980_HqhBV" title="Beverly Hills Cycling Classic"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Beverly-Hills-Cycling/IMG2439/172716457_pVNQ2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Beverly Hills Cycling Classic" title="Beverly Hills Cycling Classic" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-07-13T14:03:29Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Beverly-Hills-Cycling/3146980_HqhBV <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Highlights-of-111th-Street/3076900_kmEFj">Highlights of 111th Street</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Highlights-of-111th-Street/3076900_kmEFj" title="Highlights of 111th Street"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Highlights-of-111th-Street/1001476/167856557_ojx7u-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Highlights of 111th Street" title="Highlights of 111th Street" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-06-29T11:25:56Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Highlights-of-111th-Street/3076900_kmEFj <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Photography/Images-of-North-Beverly/3035935_tPE66">Images of North Beverly</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Photography/Images-of-North-Beverly/3035935_tPE66" title="Images of North Beverly"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Photography/Images-of-North-Beverly/1001425/165129799_GvUFs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Images of North Beverly" title="Images of North Beverly" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-06-20T16:13:38Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Photography/Images-of-North-Beverly/3035935_tPE66 <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Brother-Rice-baseball-at-State/3034329_zAHmj">Brother Rice baseball at State</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Brother-Rice-baseball-at-State/3034329_zAHmj" title="Brother Rice baseball at State"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Brother-Rice-baseball-at-State/1001168/165023445_CoVha-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Brother Rice baseball at State" title="Brother Rice baseball at State" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-06-20T09:32:41Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Brother-Rice-baseball-at-State/3034329_zAHmj <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Little-league-at-Beverly-Park/2967728_3HbKz">Little league at Beverly Park</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Little-league-at-Beverly-Park/2967728_3HbKz" title="Little league at Beverly Park"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Little-league-at-Beverly-Park/1001096/160492114_fk5AN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Little league at Beverly Park" title="Little league at Beverly Park" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-06-07T05:12:20Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Sports/Little-league-at-Beverly-Park/2967728_3HbKz <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Western-Avenue-Hotspots/2958150_7JXFC">Western Avenue Hotspots</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Western-Avenue-Hotspots/2958150_7JXFC" title="Western Avenue Hotspots"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Western-Avenue-Hotspots/1001066/159892787_Epr6Z-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Western Avenue Hotspots" title="Western Avenue Hotspots" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-06-05T06:18:38Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Western-Avenue-Hotspots/2958150_7JXFC <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/Memorial-Day-Parade-Part-2/2921756_RFotp">Memorial Day Parade Part 2</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/Memorial-Day-Parade-Part-2/2921756_RFotp" title="Memorial Day Parade Part 2"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/Memorial-Day-Parade-Part-2/1000985/157472680_EW4a7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Memorial Day Parade Part 2" title="Memorial Day Parade Part 2" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-05-29T05:58:03Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/Memorial-Day-Parade-Part-2/2921756_RFotp <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/Ridge-RunMemorial-Day-Parade/2916745_ShUmG">Ridge Run/Memorial Day Parade Part 1</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/Ridge-RunMemorial-Day-Parade/2916745_ShUmG" title="Ridge Run/Memorial Day Parade Part 1"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/Ridge-RunMemorial-Day-Parade/1000934/157119281_pWFix-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ridge Run/Memorial Day Parade Part 1" title="Ridge Run/Memorial Day Parade Part 1" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-05-28T08:57:12Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/Ridge-RunMemorial-Day-Parade/2916745_ShUmG <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Nature/Images-of-Beverly-South/2905194_38k9L">Images of Beverly - South</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Nature/Images-of-Beverly-South/2905194_38k9L" title="Images of Beverly - South"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Nature/Images-of-Beverly-South/1000919/156352686_DKD9b-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Images of Beverly - South" title="Images of Beverly - South" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-05-26T04:21:58Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Nature/Images-of-Beverly-South/2905194_38k9L <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/8th-Annual-Beverly-Breast/2840550_Z39Gs">8th Annual Beverly Breast Cancer Walk</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/8th-Annual-Beverly-Breast/2840550_Z39Gs" title="8th Annual Beverly Breast Cancer Walk"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/8th-Annual-Beverly-Breast/IMG2188/152166411_hCgtJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="8th Annual Beverly Breast Cancer Walk" title="8th Annual Beverly Breast Cancer Walk" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-05-13T07:13:02Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/8th-Annual-Beverly-Breast/2840550_Z39Gs <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Business/Goodbye-Snackville-Junction/2770299_aTLFH">Goodbye, Snackville Junction</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Business/Goodbye-Snackville-Junction/2770299_aTLFH" title="Goodbye, Snackville Junction"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Business/Goodbye-Snackville-Junction/IMG2131/147440632_t6TXU-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Goodbye, Snackville Junction" title="Goodbye, Snackville Junction" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-04-27T11:23:25Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Business/Goodbye-Snackville-Junction/2770299_aTLFH <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/SXU-Presidents-Scholarship/2747726_vBrqe">SXU President's Scholarship Ball 2007</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/SXU-Presidents-Scholarship/2747726_vBrqe" title="SXU President's Scholarship Ball 2007"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/SXU-Presidents-Scholarship/IMG2098/146010197_wYtZD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="SXU President's Scholarship Ball 2007" title="SXU President's Scholarship Ball 2007" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-04-22T12:17:19Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/SXU-Presidents-Scholarship/2747726_vBrqe <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/Mount-Greenwood-Earth-Day/2739997_5aQXr">Mount Greenwood Earth Day cleanup</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/Mount-Greenwood-Earth-Day/2739997_5aQXr" title="Mount Greenwood Earth Day cleanup"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/Mount-Greenwood-Earth-Day/IMG2065/145517958_T9PeS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mount Greenwood Earth Day cleanup" title="Mount Greenwood Earth Day cleanup" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-04-21T02:38:12Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Events/Mount-Greenwood-Earth-Day/2739997_5aQXr <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Theater/Big-at-Beverly-Art-Center/2735182_yVzGx">"Big" at Beverly Art Center</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Theater/Big-at-Beverly-Art-Center/2735182_yVzGx" title=""Big" at Beverly Art Center"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Theater/Big-at-Beverly-Art-Center/IMG1996/145215429_6gVfC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt=""Big" at Beverly Art Center" title=""Big" at Beverly Art Center" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-04-19T15:49:23Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Theater/Big-at-Beverly-Art-Center/2735182_yVzGx <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Family/St-Christina-Fish-Fry/2646068_kHkBW">St. Christina Fish Fry</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Family/St-Christina-Fish-Fry/2646068_kHkBW" title="St. Christina Fish Fry"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Family/St-Christina-Fish-Fry/IMG1946/139819221_2fyK6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="St. Christina Fish Fry" title="St. Christina Fish Fry" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-03-30T12:21:03Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Family/St-Christina-Fish-Fry/2646068_kHkBW <p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com">SouthwestObserver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/South-Side-Irish-Parade-2007/2593068_sfagV">South Side Irish Parade 2007</a>'</p><p><a href="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/South-Side-Irish-Parade-2007/2593068_sfagV" title="South Side Irish Parade 2007"><img src="http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/South-Side-Irish-Parade-2007/IMG1840/136978965_jXsJn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="South Side Irish Parade 2007" title="South Side Irish Parade 2007" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-03-19T13:11:21Z SouthwestObserver http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com http://southwestobserver.smugmug.com/Holidays/South-Side-Irish-Parade-2007/2593068_sfagV