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Sarasota coach Brian Ryals talks with his players during the first half of the Sailors spring game versus Naples Gulf Coast May 19.
  • By Jen Blanco
  • May 26, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • May 25, 2016
Giacomo’s hosts Business After Hours
Back row: Detective Patty Hetrick and Deputy Donnie Olmstead Front row: Sergeant David Byington, Detective Jason Carey, Lieutenant Andy Ramdath, Major BJ Dixon and Deputy Sandy Keller. Photo courtesy BJ Dixon.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • May 24, 2016
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies bike 250 miles for law enforcement support
Rylee Roads reads the amount of water she squeezed from a sponge.
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  • May 24, 2016
Phillippi Shores olympians measure up
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • May 24, 2016
Save Our Seabirds welcomes Sarasota Culture Collective
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  • May 24, 2016
Plymouth Harbor celebrates 50 years
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  • May 21, 2016
Insanely fun run a success
Dominic Medico, Jovana Cristiani and Madisyn Alberry
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  • May 21, 2016
Booker High prom blossoms with "A Garden of Lights"
Molly the Norfolk terrier and Phryne the great dane play together.
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  • May 21, 2016
Pups play at doggie day
Rebecca Blitz and Leslie Cornell Anders
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  • May 20, 2016
Fashion Fusion — Trends on the Terrace
Quinn Campbell receives his diploma from Principal Steve Christie.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • May 20, 2016
Cardinal Mooney graduates class of 2016
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • May 20, 2016
Arts center showcases teacher talent
Victoria Oliveira and Emily Salambash race during the field day.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • May 20, 2016
Tara Elementary School students play out testing stress
Graduates performed songs including "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands."
  • By Amanda Morales
  • May 20, 2016
First Presbyterian graduates prepare to soar
  • By Alex Mahadevan
  • May 20, 2016
Town staff navigate disaster drill
Jaylynn Garber, Allie Garber and Kelly Sportsman build a castle.
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  • May 19, 2016
Bashaw Elementary goes full STEAM ahead
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  • May 17, 2016
It's all about the weather
Gary Sweetman walks in the Parade of Chefs.
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  • May 15, 2016
Men Who Cook & Brew
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  • May 15, 2016
The Modern Show highlights modernism in Sarasota
Jack Miller, coxswain Lydia Bremer and Trey Whitten finished third in the Men's Lightweight 4+ to qualify for the national championships.
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  • May 15, 2016
Crew win SE Championships
Dylan Mayes, Turtle Inc. founder Lexi Mariash, Mote Marine Laboratory Chief Development Officer Erin Knievel and Easter Seals Southwest Florida President and CEO Tom Waters.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • May 14, 2016
Turtle Inc. tees up for sea turtles
LaRon Harris and Amy Saunders share a dance.
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  • May 14, 2016
Glitz, glamour for Sarasota High School Prom
Ty Dauphas, Zachary Snyder and Mark Parsons of Freedom watch water drain from their creation during the timing challenge of the water tower competition.
  • By Jay Heater
  • May 14, 2016
McNeal students tower over the competition
Dick Vitale and the honorees
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  • May 13, 2016
11th Annual Dick Vitale Gala
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Sarasota coach Brian Ryals talks with his players during the first half of the Sailors spring game versus Naples Gulf Coast May 19.
  • May 26, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco
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  • May 25, 2016
Giacomo’s hosts Business After Hours
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Back row: Detective Patty Hetrick and Deputy Donnie Olmstead Front row: Sergeant David Byington, Detective Jason Carey, Lieutenant Andy Ramdath, Major BJ Dixon and Deputy Sandy Keller. Photo courtesy BJ Dixon.
  • May 24, 2016
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies bike 250 miles for law enforcement support
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Rylee Roads reads the amount of water she squeezed from a sponge.
  • May 24, 2016
Phillippi Shores olympians measure up
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