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  • September 21, 2018
Centenarians honored at Pines of Sarasota
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  • September 20, 2018
East and West collaborate for annual expo
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  • September 19, 2018
Temple Beth Israel breaks Yom Kippur fast
It might have been hot at Camp Honi Hanta but Parrish's Emma Bentley, 5, Cara Bentley and Avery Bentley, 2, cooled off with a snow cone
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  • September 19, 2018
Camp fires up Scouts in Manatee County
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Party at the spa in Lakewood Ranch
Brandi Ezell of SMART accepts a grant for $3,000 from Lakewood Ranch Community Fund President Garrett Shinn.
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  • September 19, 2018
Lakewood Ranch Community Fund grants 22 wishes
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  • September 18, 2018
East Meets West vendors and sponsors mingle
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  • September 16, 2018
Temple Emanu-El kicks off first day of religious school
Event co-organizers MaryAnn McWilliams and Kay McKernan pose for a souvenir picture.
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  • September 15, 2018
Tara holds San Gennaro Festival
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  • September 15, 2018
Patrons take a bite out of downtown with the Sarasota Opera
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The Sarasota Ballet says hello to a new season
  • By Katie Johns
  • September 15, 2018
Gills Club explores shark and ocean conservancy
  • By Ryan Kohn
  • September 15, 2018
Lakewood Ranch football shut out in Homecoming game
  • By Shane Donglasan
  • September 14, 2018
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County honors community leaders
  • By Shane Donglasan
  • September 13, 2018
EDC Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon celebrates economic innovation
  • By Shane Donglasan
  • September 12, 2018
Opening Coffee fires up SPARCC volunteers
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce President Gail Loefgren and Mote Marine Laboratory scientist Tracy Fanara
  • By Katie Johns
  • September 12, 2018
Chamber gets red tide update
Dexter Trombetta, 6, uses pennies to decorate his car, and says that he wants to work on his car when he gets back home because one of the pennies fell off in the race.
  • By Amelia Hanks
  • September 12, 2018
Seniors bring Scouts up to speed in Lakewood Ranch
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  • September 11, 2018
Remembering 9/11 at USF Sarasota-Manatee
  • By Katie Johns
  • September 10, 2018
Longboat Key Public Works continues 9/11 tradition
  • By Katie Johns
  • September 10, 2018
Temple Beth Israel celebrates Rosh Hashanah
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  • September 10, 2018
Canine Club dog park opens at Gillespie Park
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  • September 9, 2018
Youth learn life skills with Blooming Impressions
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  • September 8, 2018
Sarasota runners have sweet treat at Donut Run
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It might have been hot at Camp Honi Hanta but Parrish's Emma Bentley, 5, Cara Bentley and Avery Bentley, 2, cooled off with a snow cone
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