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  • By Mark Bergin
  • October 8, 2020
Longboat Key ranked among top islands in the US
  • By Liz Ramos
  • October 7, 2020
Heart of gold at McNeal
  • By Liz Ramos
  • October 7, 2020
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance handles dream job
  • By Brendan Lavell
  • October 7, 2020
Del Webb walk-a-thon raises nearly $20,000 to fight breast cancer
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 5, 2020
Pet blessing at All Angels Episcopal Church brings new furry faces
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  • October 2, 2020
ODA football's comeback not enough against Canterbury
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  • October 1, 2020
Longboat Key man’s boat remains washed ashore
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • September 30, 2020
Longboat Key Chamber meets once more for Networking @ Noon
  • By Liz Ramos
  • September 30, 2020
Peace prevails at McNeal Elementary in Lakewood Ranch
John Ryan, Ryan Schitea and Jack Ryan
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  • September 28, 2020
Sarasota Bay Watch resumes clam distribution
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • September 28, 2020
Temple Beth Israel hosts Yom Kippur food drive
  • By Ryan Kohn
  • September 25, 2020
Lakewood Ranch High football bowls over Booker High
  • By Brynn Mechem
  • September 25, 2020
Southside goes gold to raise awareness for childhood cancer
  • By Brendan Lavell
  • September 23, 2020
COVID blues? Try Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • September 21, 2020
Longboat Key Turtle Watch has a bash with trash
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • September 21, 2020
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church bell ringers meet again
  • By Ryan Kohn
  • September 18, 2020
Braden River football falls in season opener
  • By Mark Bergin
  • September 16, 2020
Longboat Key man's sailboat washes ashore
  • By Liz Ramos
  • September 16, 2020
Dyeing to enjoy Main Street at Lakewood Ranch
  • By Liz Ramos
  • September 16, 2020
All hail the queen event in East County
  • By Harry Sayer
  • September 15, 2020
Out-of-Door Academy welcomes students on Siesta Key
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • September 13, 2020
Longboat Key first responders treated to pizza
  • By Ryan Kohn
  • September 11, 2020
Cardinal Mooney football flies part North Port
  • By Mark Bergin
  • September 10, 2020
Longboat Key plants American flags along Gulf of Mexico Drive to honor 9/11 victims
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