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Sarasota's Carolyn Garron and Dawn Shay wanted to support their friend, organizer Lori Ruth.
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  • September 5, 2020
Derby drives charity
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Sailors football runs away from North Port
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Christ Church of Longboat Key hosts food drive
Realtor Stacy Haas used her interior decorating experience to plan the renovation of a home in the Country Club that was going on the market.
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Space for improvement in the Lakewood Ranch Country Club
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Hope thrives on horseback for East County resident
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Temple Beth Israel shares dinner with friends again
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Sarasota students head back to school
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No feud for this family in Lakewood Ranch
"Ballet in Space," Photographed by Suzanne Havens, Best in Show
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  • August 27, 2020
40th Annual Selby Gardens Juried Photographic Exhibition
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  • August 26, 2020
Appreciation in the bag for Manatee County deputies
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  • August 20, 2020
Historic St. Armands home hits market at $12.7 million
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  • August 19, 2020
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Deb Herbert stands in front of a oil painting she did at MJ Ranch in Myakka City.
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  • August 19, 2020
Former Sarasota County Schools fine arts teacher excels in equine themed art
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  • August 17, 2020
Mall at UTC celebrates start of school
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  • August 14, 2020
Veterans mark 75th anniversary of World War II's end
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  • August 9, 2020
Longboat Key resident celebrates 95th birthday
Elaine Wheaton has a "go bag" for bay walks, including bug spray, clipboards for kids and adults to mark what they see and a grabber for picking up trash.
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  • August 7, 2020
At Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, pick an adventure, any adventure
The home at 15 Lighthouse Point Drive is known as The White House.
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  • August 6, 2020
Estate in Longboat Key's Lighthouse Point sells for $7.9 million
  • By Liz Ramos
  • August 5, 2020
Childhood interrupted for East County girl
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 3, 2020
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosts first-ever food drive
  • By Harry Sayer
  • August 1, 2020
Sarasota Farmers Market returns with social distance guidelines
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Top junior golfers compete in match play event
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  • July 31, 2020
Cardinal Mooney sends Class of 2020 into the world
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Derby drives charity
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Sailors football runs away from North Port
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  • September 4, 2020
Christ Church of Longboat Key hosts food drive
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Realtor Stacy Haas used her interior decorating experience to plan the renovation of a home in the Country Club that was going on the market.
  • September 2, 2020
Space for improvement in the Lakewood Ranch Country Club
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Paint with purpose in Lakewood Ranch

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