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  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 19, 2019
Longboat's Christ Church fish fry feeds friends
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • 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.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • August 16, 2019
Audubon Florida celebrates birds lovers of Sarasota
  • By Brynn Mechem
  • August 14, 2019
Eternal Reefs completes memorial to lost submariners
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  • August 14, 2019
Bye mom ... hello learning
  • By Harry Sayer
  • August 14, 2019
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
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 13, 2019
Fins and Fun Family Festival lives up to the name
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 12, 2019
Yoga with the Sharks makes for a relaxing, oceanic morning
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 12, 2019
Networking @ Noon brings local businesses together
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • 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
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • August 12, 2019
Sarasota children head back to school
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • August 11, 2019
Woodstock Revival parties on through rain
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • 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
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 5, 2019
Wake up and clean up
  • By Sten Spinella
  • August 5, 2019
Ohana estate sold for $11.4 million
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • August 5, 2019
Sarasota Police Department fosters relationships, community through barbecue
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • August 3, 2019
Lakewood Ranch kids enjoy page-turning celebration
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 1, 2019
Twelve students receive scholarships from Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key
  • By Brynn Mechem
  • July 31, 2019
Hundreds gather for town hall over Sarasota YMCA closures
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  • July 31, 2019
Business After Hours brings local businesses together
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 29, 2019
Walk in the Park: Longboat Key Public Tennis Center
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 29, 2019
Another day in paradise
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Eternal Reefs completes memorial to lost submariners
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