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The small signs make it easy to miss Longboat Key's beach access points.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 9, 2019
Walk in the Park: Longboat Key beach access points
Jane, Emmalyn and Camden Walters get up close to the tanks.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 8, 2019
Sharks and humans chow down together at Mote Marine
  • By Brynn Mechem
  • July 5, 2019
Temple Emanu-El hosts Patriotic Shabbat
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 5, 2019
Sarasota families revel in Fourth festivities
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • July 5, 2019
Fireworks dazzle Siesta Key beachgoers
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 4, 2019
Longboat Key Freedom Fest starts off the Fourth of July with a bang
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • July 3, 2019
Sarasota celebrates Independence Day with a bang
  • By Harry Sayer
  • July 3, 2019
Sarasota Grand Prix Festival kicks off festivities with bayfront party
Susan McGuire and Nancy Rozance both hold the Longboat Key Rotary Club gavel.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 3, 2019
Longboat Rotary Club celebrates a new president
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • July 3, 2019
Sarasota’s own ‘School of Rock’
The Ovation School of Musical Theatre's Summer Camp presented a performance of "Hamilton" on June 28.
  • By Jay Heater
  • July 2, 2019
Standing ovation in Lakewood Ranch for 'Hamilton'
Pink flags donning Mote Marine Laboratory line the turtle's pathway.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 28, 2019
Turtle trackers hit the beach daily
Emma Elfenbein, Brynn DeJongh and Sienna Steiner plate the s'mores focaccia bread.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 28, 2019
Mattison's summer camp cooks up imagination
Mike Moran, Nancy Detert, Nicole Rissler and Charles Hines concluded the event with the official reveal of the bond
  • By Samantha Chaney
  • June 28, 2019
County closes on land for Legacy Trail extension
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 27, 2019
Summer at the circus
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 26, 2019
Mahjong, a big hit on Longboat Key
  • By Jay Heater
  • June 26, 2019
'Frozen' at summer camp at Lakewood Ranch High School
Teres Carducci will work for the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
  • By Jay Heater
  • June 25, 2019
MTC Law Academy graduates ready for assignments in Sarasota, Bradenton
  • By Harry Sayer
  • June 25, 2019
AJC kicks off 2019 Summer Lunch & Learn Series
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 23, 2019
Christ Church takes to the beach for service
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 22, 2019
Dogs take over the Bazaar on Apricot and Lime
Miguel Moreira, Carols Moreira Sr., Carols Moreira Jr. and Judy Ligon
  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 22, 2019
Monthly veterans breakfast fosters community
  • By Samantha Chaney
  • June 21, 2019
Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July? Sarasota kids answer
  • By Harry Sayer
  • June 20, 2019
Sisterhood for Good forms bonds at Oak & Stone
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The small signs make it easy to miss Longboat Key's beach access points.
  • July 9, 2019
Walk in the Park: Longboat Key beach access points
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Jane, Emmalyn and Camden Walters get up close to the tanks.
  • July 8, 2019
Sharks and humans chow down together at Mote Marine
3
  • July 5, 2019
Temple Emanu-El hosts Patriotic Shabbat
4
  • July 5, 2019
Sarasota families revel in Fourth festivities
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  • July 5, 2019
Fireworks dazzle Siesta Key beachgoers

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