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  • By Katie Johns
  • September 29, 2018
Bird Key Yacht Club dines in Argentina
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • September 29, 2018
Linger Lodge fiddles with bluegrass flair
Sarasota Young Professionals Group Event Chairwoman Lauren Joseph and Co-Chairman Leroy Presley
  • By Katie Johns
  • September 29, 2018
Restaurants 'S'Mac Down' for mac 'n cheese cook-off
  • By Katie Johns
  • September 29, 2018
Exotic Car Festival revs up St. Armands
  • By Niki Kottmann
  • September 29, 2018
All Faiths Food Bank hosts inaugural Autumn Harvest dinner
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • September 29, 2018
Elks tee up for charity
  • By Ryan Kohn
  • September 28, 2018
Braden River football falls 24-21 to Venice High
  • By Niki Kottmann
  • September 28, 2018
Roskamp Institute hosts second annual sold-out Grey Matters symposium
  • By Katie Johns
  • September 27, 2018
Longboat Key Club members dance it out
The tee areas were horrible in 2015 before Jon Whittemore and Kevin Paschall took over.
  • By Jay Heater
  • September 26, 2018
Shot at greener Legacy in Lakewood Ranch
  • By Shane Donglasan
  • September 26, 2018
Sarasota High celebrates accomplished alums
Laura Dunzik, a 10th grader, says that Matthew Powers made her not hate her algebra class.
  • By Amelia Hanks
  • September 26, 2018
Lakewood Ranch students honor two fallen classmates
  • By Kayleigh Omang
  • September 23, 2018
Young designers walk the runway in handmade creations
  • By Kayleigh Omang
  • September 22, 2018
Girls Inc. Sarasota kicks off fall season
Scott Moudry, Lynn Clement, Chairwoman Amy Tuten, Lori Hellstrom, Jamie Miller and Carol Strickland
  • By Kayleigh Omang
  • September 22, 2018
SunCoast Blood Bank goes Red Hot
  • By Katie Johns
  • September 22, 2018
Sarasota Bay Watch hosts 'clamtastic' evening
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • September 22, 2018
Privateers invade Lakewood Ranch area library
  • By Ryan Kohn
  • September 21, 2018
Riverview football runs all over Alonso for win
  • By Shane Donglasan
  • September 21, 2018
Centenarians honored at Pines of Sarasota
  • By Katie Johns
  • September 20, 2018
East and West collaborate for annual expo
  • By Katie Johns
  • 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
  • By Amelia Hanks
  • September 19, 2018
Camp fires up Scouts in Manatee County
  • By Amelia Hanks
  • September 19, 2018
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.
  • By Jay Heater
  • September 19, 2018
Lakewood Ranch Community Fund grants 22 wishes
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