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  • By Kayleigh Omang
  • November 5, 2018
Aviva Jewish Housing Foundation hosts sweet evening
Hosts Stanley Kane and Betsy Kane-Hartnett
  • By Kayleigh Omang
  • November 5, 2018
First Starry Night Dinner celebrates "The Music Man"
  • By Shane Donglasan
  • November 5, 2018
CONA honors John McCarthy at anniversary celebration
  • By Kayleigh Omang
  • November 5, 2018
Poodle lovers unite for fifth annual Puttin' on the Poodle
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  • November 4, 2018
Brunch on the Bay cheers to 25 years
  • By Shane Donglasan
  • November 4, 2018
All Angels by the Sea says farewell to Father David Danner
  • By Kayleigh Omang
  • November 4, 2018
Sarasota Orchestra supporters enjoy melodies and brunch
  • By Shane Donglasan
  • November 4, 2018
Longboat Island Chapel welcomes back members
  • By Kayleigh Omang
  • November 4, 2018
Guests dine on lobster for Children First
  • By Eric Garwood
  • November 3, 2018
Ferraris a hit on St. Armands Circle
  • By Ryan Kohn
  • November 2, 2018
Booker football keeps Cardinal Mooney in check
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • November 2, 2018
All hands on deck for charity
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • November 2, 2018
McNeal Elementary goes Hawaiian style
  • By Shane Donglasan
  • November 2, 2018
"The Fence" photography exhibit opens at Nathan Benderson Park
Chairwoman Sue Jacobson and Chairman Chuck Hamilton
  • By Niki Kottmann
  • November 1, 2018
Clambake guests support New College scholarships
  • By Kayleigh Omang
  • November 1, 2018
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital paints with emotion
Kevin Brown was on hand during the open house Oct. 27.
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  • November 1, 2018
Party on The Isles in Lakewood Ranch
Co-Chairwomen Lisa Jackson, Lisa Giglio and Renee Ryckman
  • By Kayleigh Omang
  • November 1, 2018
Children First supporters dip their toes in the sand
  • By Katie Johns
  • October 31, 2018
St. Armands hosts spooktacular fright night
Co-Chairwomen Donna Koffman and Tammy Karp
  • By Kayleigh Omang
  • October 31, 2018
Moffitt Cancer Center hosts educational luncheon
Punta Gorda's Luke Graham says that his ancestors migrated from Ireland to the United States hundreds of years ago, before it was acceptable to be Irish in America.
  • By Amelia Hanks
  • October 31, 2018
Kilts to the hilt at Nathan Benderson Park
  • By Shane Donglasan
  • October 30, 2018
Businesses and college students connect at Mind the Gap
  • By Katie Johns
  • October 30, 2018
Longboat Women's Golf Association swings into season
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  • October 29, 2018
Tidewell Hospice thanks its top donors
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