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  • By Katie Johns
  • June 27, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club gets tacky
Jett Hawker of Lakewood Ranch successfully completes an inflatable obstacle course.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • June 25, 2016
Kids rock Lakewood Ranch
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • June 24, 2016
Bayside saddles up for Bible camp
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • June 22, 2016
Cedars hosts youth tennis clinic
  • By Alex Mahadevan
  • June 22, 2016
Community rallies after Old Packinghouse fire
Day camp director Beca Franca holds up the parachute as Noelle Stead runs through.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • June 22, 2016
Peace Presbyterian Church hosts traveling day camp
Trevor Schmid, Nicholas Almeida, Alex den Boggende, Jayden Halas, Gabriel Klein, Blake Boules, Garrett Day and Jacob Crum try to form a circle without letting go of each other's hands.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • June 22, 2016
Harvest United Methodist Church campers spelunk for spirituality
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • June 17, 2016
VBS sparks interest in science
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • June 17, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club christens kayak lift
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • June 17, 2016
Kids on quest at VBS
Jordan Cangro, playing Mss Hannigan, Yaira Spears, playing Annie, and Abbi Clark, playing the Ward, act out a scene from Annie, Jr.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • June 16, 2016
Thespians act up at Lakewood Ranch High School
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • June 16, 2016
Skimmer population moves on after the storm
Michael Koski teaches students about x-rays.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • June 15, 2016
High school students digest science at LECOM
Sixth-grade teacher, David Barcena, guidance counselor Lannette Gillen and consumer science teacher Jill Bergeron are in the 25-year club. All of them have been with the school since it opened.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • June 15, 2016
Great way to spend a quarter
  • By Amanda Morales
  • June 13, 2016
Sarasota shows solidarity for Orlando shooting victims
Nearly 40 guests gathered at a banquet table to enjoy a three-course gourmet brunch.
  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • June 11, 2016
'Sea to Shore' Bestie Brunch
Kathryn Parks opens the entertainment portion of a fundraiser for The Players Centre for the Performing Arts by captivating the crowd with a song.
  • By Jay Heater
  • June 10, 2016
The Players get acquainted with their new community of Lakewood Ranch
  • By Alex Mahadevan
  • June 10, 2016
Tropical Storm Colin prompts big turnout at hurricane seminar
Chamber members and guests tested their luck with games of Texas Hold'em poker.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • June 9, 2016
Siesta Key Chamber bets on poker tournament
  • By Anna Brugmann
  • June 9, 2016
Summer starts with a storm on Siesta Key
  • By Anna Brugmann
  • June 9, 2016
Sarasota County gets its first Wawa store
  • By Amanda Morales
  • June 9, 2016
Cat Depot: The lucky 13
Manatee All-Star Cameron Yates gets a fist bump from Marauders outfielder Michael Suchy.
  • By Jay Heater
  • June 8, 2016
Marauders thrill Manatee All-Stars with special visit
  • By Alex Mahadevan
  • June 8, 2016
Tropical Storm Colin: An early test
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