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  • June 14, 2021
SRQ Fashion hits the runway for nonprofit
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Temple Emanu-El blesses pets at ceremony
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  • June 13, 2021
Craft Fest brings statewide talent to Sarasota
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  • June 13, 2021
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Sheila and Eric Nichols of Venice hold Shaker, 10, Martini, 9, Salt, 7, Olive, 1, and Margarita, 6, at Pups at Premier.
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  • June 9, 2021
Lakewood Ranch hosts paw-fect canine event
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  • June 7, 2021
Rotary Club of Longboat Key plants tree at new fire station
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  • June 7, 2021
Lord's Warehouse volunteers dive deep into buried treasure
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  • June 5, 2021
Riverview High School celebrates Class of 2021 at graduation
Seniors Hailee Toepel and Sabiné Timol are ready to graduate. "I've been here since third grade so it's sad to see everyone go but exciting to see where they go in life," Timol says.
  • By Liz Ramos
  • June 5, 2021
ODA graduates say bittersweet farewell in Lakewood Ranch
  • By Harry Sayer
  • June 5, 2021
Booker High School students celebrate 2021 graduation at Ed Smith Stadium
Graduates walk in two lines to their seats.
  • By Harry Sayer
  • June 4, 2021
Sarasota High School graduates bid farewell at 2021 ceremony
  • By Eric Garwood
  • June 4, 2021
Longboat home listed at $12.9 million features a rooftop waterslide
  • By Liz Ramos
  • June 3, 2021
Lakewood Ranch High graduates honored at LECOM Park in Bradenton
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • June 3, 2021
Songs of the Circle launches on St. Armands
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  • June 3, 2021
Celebrating the Class of 2021
Braden River High seniors Phung Tran, McKenna Upthegrove and Natalie Valentine are grateful to have a graduation ceremony.
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  • June 2, 2021
Hats off to Braden River High seniors at graduation in Bradenton
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  • June 1, 2021
Last days of school a circus in Myakka
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  • June 1, 2021
You Observed: Longboat Key Club tennis gets patriotic
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 31, 2021
Summer sips continue on Longboat Key
  • By Ryan Kohn
  • May 30, 2021
Rowing champions crowned at Nathan Benderson Park
Bradenton's Rebekah Stewart rows in the No. 1 seat for the University of Alabama's 8+ boat. Stewart and Alabama finished fifth in their Saturday heat.
  • By Ryan Kohn
  • May 29, 2021
NCAA rowers make a splash at Nathan Benderson Park
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  • May 29, 2021
Hundreds hike in Sarasota in honor of Memorial Day
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  • May 29, 2021
Club honors tennis director
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  • May 27, 2021
City celebrates Lido Beach renourishment
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  • June 13, 2021
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Sheila and Eric Nichols of Venice hold Shaker, 10, Martini, 9, Salt, 7, Olive, 1, and Margarita, 6, at Pups at Premier.
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