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Back-to-school moves
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Longboat Key and Anna Maria chambers combine for networking
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Sarasota Young Professionals take the morning to 'refresh'
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Lakewood Ranch is mastering the art of reinvention
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Costco Wholesale opens for business in Bradenton
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Teen Court hosts first Sip 'n' Share
Palmetto 18-month-old Ryan Damico is a future artist in the making.
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Little folks' strokes in Lakewood Ranch
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Longboat Key's Serenissima back on the market after temporary absence
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Longboat's Christ Church fish fry feeds friends
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  • August 18, 2019
Temple Emanu-el holds Welcome Back Shabbat
A black skimmer, one of the birds Audubon helps to protect, is showcased on the cake.
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  • August 16, 2019
Audubon Florida celebrates birds lovers of Sarasota
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Eternal Reefs completes memorial to lost submariners
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Bye mom ... hello learning
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Fashion Insider: Ties and Bow Ties
Shaina Swan shows off her speciality cocktail, AT-1501, served in IV bags. The real AT-1501 is an antibody produced by the ALS Therapy Development Institute and it protects nerves against the progression of ALS.
  • By Jay Heater
  • August 13, 2019
A mix of cocktails and concern in Lakewood Ranch
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  • August 13, 2019
Fins and Fun Family Festival lives up to the name
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  • August 12, 2019
Yoga with the Sharks makes for a relaxing, oceanic morning
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  • August 12, 2019
Networking @ Noon brings local businesses together
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  • August 12, 2019
Local property management group gives back to the children of veterans
Ms. Reese's pre-K class lines up to go to breakfast. // Whitney Elfstrom
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  • August 12, 2019
Sarasota children head back to school
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  • August 11, 2019
Woodstock Revival parties on through rain
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  • August 9, 2019
Cardboard boat builders set sail in Lakewood Ranch
Wendy Feinstein, speaker Holly Huffnagle and Regional Director Brian Lipton
  • By Harry Sayer
  • August 6, 2019
AJC wraps 2019 Summer Lunch & Learn series
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  • August 5, 2019
Wake up and clean up
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