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  • By Cliff Roles
  • November 14, 2015
Wine, Women and Shoes Luncheon
Doug Kovatch, a parent, volunteered to help Kristi Dyer, third-grade teacher, make the cotton candy. Kovatch said he used to work at a baseball stadium, so he was familiar with the proper cotton-candy-making technique.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • November 14, 2015
McNeal Elementary PTO hosts fall festival
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • November 13, 2015
Bacchus on the Beach celebrates stone crab and wine
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • November 13, 2015
Artists interpret landscape
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • November 13, 2015
Sarasota in Defense of Animals gets on Island Time
Cheryl Miller and Deborah Decker with Edward Jones watch over the ceramic bowls.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • November 13, 2015
Volunteers fill up empty bowls for Food Bank of Manatee
Aziya Finley works against the clock to stack cups.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • November 13, 2015
School of Arts and Sciences stacks up with the world
Mary Litle with Mary Maker Designs
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • November 13, 2015
Creative Arts Association beautifies Town Hall
Tanya Kutchara cooks up fresh barbecued shrimp from Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • November 13, 2015
Residents sample Taste of Gulf Gate
  • By Cliff Roles
  • November 13, 2015
Rockin' Lobster
  • By Cliff Roles
  • November 13, 2015
Wine, Women & Shoes 2015 Vintner's Reception
  • By Cliff Roles
  • November 12, 2015
'Flower Talk, A Southern Soiree'
  • By Cliff Roles
  • November 12, 2015
Safari Sarasota
  • By Nick Reichert
  • November 11, 2015
Uncorked Gala
Betty Lawson and Navy veteran Dick Erwin of Tara enjoy the Veterans Day Dinner & Dance at Tara Golf & Country Club on Wednesday.
  • By Jay Heater
  • November 11, 2015
In honor of our veterans
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • November 11, 2015
Longboat Key celebrates its veterans
Louis Jackson, a teacher's aide at Haile, was the MC for assembly. Jackson is a Navy veteran.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • November 11, 2015
Haile students listen to local veteran
  • By Cliff Roles
  • November 11, 2015
Annual Donor Appreciation Luncheon
Cash Woods hangs over the barricade to wave his flag at Sarasota Military Academy cadets.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • November 11, 2015
Downtown Sarasota beams with pride for Veterans Day parade
Jeff De Jongh and Ted Smith
  • By Amanda Morales
  • November 11, 2015
Sarasota Kiwanis pays tribute to veterans with breakfast
  • By Cliff Roles
  • November 10, 2015
New College Clambake
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • November 10, 2015
Democrats welcome U.S. Rep. James Clyburn
Alexandria Williams talks about the meaning of patriotism during the assembly.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • November 10, 2015
Tara students honor veterans
Guest of Honor and WWII Marine veteran Blanche Mettler makes the first slice of the cake with help from Joe Tomaselli.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • November 10, 2015
U.S. Marine Corps cuts the cake for 240th birthday
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  • November 14, 2015
Wine, Women and Shoes Luncheon
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Doug Kovatch, a parent, volunteered to help Kristi Dyer, third-grade teacher, make the cotton candy. Kovatch said he used to work at a baseball stadium, so he was familiar with the proper cotton-candy-making technique.
  • November 14, 2015
McNeal Elementary PTO hosts fall festival
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  • November 13, 2015
Bacchus on the Beach celebrates stone crab and wine
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  • November 13, 2015
Artists interpret landscape
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  • November 13, 2015
Sarasota in Defense of Animals gets on Island Time

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