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Barbara Wall-Magee, keynote speaker Marlee Matlin, President Laura Conaboy and Chair Jessica Rogers
  • By Lori Sax
  • March 1, 2025
Junior League Legacy Luncheon features Marlee Matlin
The Mustang, the Ram, Shelley, Mote's Dr. Jake Lasala, Gilly, Morris the Explorasaurus, Petunia, Super Tooth and Floody the Frog prepare to race.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • February 28, 2025
Local mascots come together in race to promote Run for the Turtles
Assistant to the Town Manager and Public Information Officer Susan Phillips accepts an award from H. Joseph Reiser.
  • By Carter Weinhofer
  • February 27, 2025
Bay Isles Association recognizes town personnel for hurricane response
CEO Brad Jones with COO and event chair Alison Thomas.
  • By Janet Combs
  • February 26, 2025
The Haven hosts casino night at annual gala
Hilary Marguardt and Darlah Koontz
  • By Lori Sax
  • February 26, 2025
Old Florida on display at Resilient Retreat's Farm to Table dinner
Jon Thaxton with Leslie and Alan Jones
  • By Janet Combs
  • February 24, 2025
Big Waters Land Trust treats guests to a feast on the ranch
Artist John Denis displays his sculptures at the Longboat Key Festival of the Arts in Sarasota County.
  • By Dana Kampa
  • February 24, 2025
Longboat art festival patrons enjoy relaxed atmosphere
Gigi and John Kovach and Asya and Timothy Stuart
  • By Janet Combs
  • February 23, 2025
Rock the Roof attendees party like it's 1999
Lennox Abell, 5, her parents Logan and Lakesha Abell, and their dog Netalya, make their way along the walk.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • February 23, 2025
Support gets moving at Get Your Mutt Movin' 5K Run and Walk
Kay Kwenski shows off a green jumpsuit to a crowd of about 140.
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • February 23, 2025
'Effortless Elegance' on display at Palm Aire Country Club
Lakewood Ranch's Tom and Kristine Scott attended All That Jazz: Cabaret for a Cause Feb. 21 at the Hyatt Regency in Sarasota to support Sisterhood for Good.
  • By Jay Heater
  • February 22, 2025
Sisterhood for Good's All That Jazz proves a smashing success for charity
The event committee and co-chairs of the 15th annnual Cooking for Wishes held on Feb. 20 at Circus Arts Conservatory
  • By Janet Combs
  • February 21, 2025
Make-A-Wish cooks up experiences at interactive dinner
Rangsook Yoon, Saoirse Ibarguen, Peggy Daiteh and Suzy Farbman
  • By Lori Sax
  • February 20, 2025
Guests solve murder mystery at SAM's Unconventional Evening
General Director Richard Russell with Larry and Carol English
  • By Janet Combs
  • February 20, 2025
Sarasota Opera patrons revel in Moonlight & Melodies dinner
The $31.5 million Crystal Waters estate on Siesta Key is at 8501 Midnight Pass Road.
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • February 20, 2025
Siesta Key estate hits the market at $31.5 million
Sarasota's Clayton Lambert, 6, tries on a fire helmet with the help of his mother Megan Lambert.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • February 19, 2025
Fire department open house showcases special operations division
Ella Walker, 17, Abby Duplissey, 19, Patty Foley and Lauren Taylor Nock perform with the ballet team.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • February 18, 2025
Sarasota Ski-A-Rees host first show since hurricanes
Samantha Bennett, Abraham Feder and George Nickson
  • By Janet Combs
  • February 18, 2025
enSRQ serves up Prelude Soiree as pre-concert appetizer
Sarasota Ballet Director Iain Webb, Deputy Executive Director Michelle Butler and Executive Director Joe Volpe at a black tie event.
  • By Janet Combs
  • February 17, 2025
Sarasota Ballet triumphs with tutus and turns at annual gala
Mary Bock accepts an award from Mark Spillersi, representing the Longboat Harbour Men's Club.
  • By Dana Kampa
  • February 17, 2025
Longboat Harbour names woman of the year
Together We Bloom co-chairs are Ellen Kopel-Puretz and Marilyn Lapidus
  • By Janet Combs
  • February 16, 2025
Healthy Start Coalition shares the love at Together We Bloom
Big and Little Sisters of the Year Hannah Bagnall and Samauria Doles and have been paired for almost six years.
  • By Janet Combs
  • February 16, 2025
Bigs and littles walk the runway for Big Brothers Big Sisters Suncoast
Case Taylor of makes a leap while practicing for the stunt show.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • February 16, 2025
Motorcyclists ride in for camaraderie and charity at Thunder by the Bay
Rich and Blakely Williams are camping with their four children: 4-year-old Blake, 3-year-old Briley, 9-year-old Brayden and 7-year-old Blaine.
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • February 16, 2025
Have S'more fun at Lakewood Ranch Community Campout
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Barbara Wall-Magee, keynote speaker Marlee Matlin, President Laura Conaboy and Chair Jessica Rogers
  • March 1, 2025
Junior League Legacy Luncheon features Marlee Matlin
2
The Mustang, the Ram, Shelley, Mote's Dr. Jake Lasala, Gilly, Morris the Explorasaurus, Petunia, Super Tooth and Floody the Frog prepare to race.
  • February 28, 2025
Local mascots come together in race to promote Run for the Turtles
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Assistant to the Town Manager and Public Information Officer Susan Phillips accepts an award from H. Joseph Reiser.
  • February 27, 2025
Bay Isles Association recognizes town personnel for hurricane response
4
CEO Brad Jones with COO and event chair Alison Thomas.
  • February 26, 2025
The Haven hosts casino night at annual gala
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Hilary Marguardt and Darlah Koontz
  • February 26, 2025
Old Florida on display at Resilient Retreat's Farm to Table dinner

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