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Jada Constant, Amelia Haylett and Paige Thompson
  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 4, 2015
Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce's 25th anniversary Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration and VIP Party
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • July 4, 2015
Longboat celebrates Independence Day
  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 4, 2015
GreyHawk Landing Community 4th of July Parade
Harrison, Dave and Genevieve Pritchett at Bayfront Park for the fireworks show.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • July 4, 2015
Residents take in fireworks at Bayfront Park
Kelly Keller, Kevin Smith, Shelly Illig, Tim Herten and Renee Lilly ride along in the parade.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • July 3, 2015
Parade of Boats floats down Main Street
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • July 3, 2015
Primrose goes on parade
Judy Athari sports her hat, which she crafted herself.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • July 1, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance members don leis for social hour
Jahna Leinhauser with the Chamber encourages business owners to buy locally.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • July 1, 2015
Manatee County Chamber hosts July luncheon
Co-Chairs Tia Castle and Lucy Nicandri
  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • June 30, 2015
A Nautical Night of Giving
Featured speaker Aaron Jacob, Carol and Mort Siegler and Brad Robbins
  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • June 30, 2015
AJC hosts Summer Lunch & Learn
  • By Kurt Schultheis
  • June 30, 2015
Town holds North Shore beach ribbon cutting ceremony
Argus Foundation President Joe Hembree and Executive Director Christine Robinson.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • June 30, 2015
Argus Foundation sparks education reform discussion
Nine-year-old Abby Loefgren won her heat of the 100-yard freestyle.
  • By Jen Blanco
  • June 29, 2015
Duel in the Pool
Connie McManus is proud of her painting of a sailboat.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • June 28, 2015
St. Boniface displays talents with Watercolor Showcase
Tara Elementary fifth-grader Ty Moore and Braden River Elementary fourth-grader Carter Jula enjoyed playing one-on-one.
  • By Jen Blanco
  • June 28, 2015
Pirates score slam dunk with camp
Terri Smith prepares to dig into her lobster dinner.
  • By Amanda Morales
  • June 27, 2015
Residents dip into Shrimp and Lobster Fest
Annie Breitinger and Erin Boihem show their patriotic pride.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 26, 2015
Stars and Stripes fundraiser shows patriotic pride
Dr. Fred Smith and his wife, Barb, of 2nd Ann Rose, are geared up for the event, with their friend, Kevin Neurer, wine and bingo boards.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 26, 2015
San Marco Plaza shines for charity
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • June 25, 2015
Campers bring Shrek's tale to life
Molly Patton, 8, and Bobby Nelson, 9, race through the slip and slide.
  • By Jessica Salmond
  • June 25, 2015
Bayside Community Church vacation Bible school dives into scripture
Josiah Valdez crawls down an inflatable water slide.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2015
Kid's-A-Flame summer camp bursts into action
CANDance 2015 participants Darla O’Brien, Scott Bell, Dr. Janet Alberti-Bailey, Eric Snider, Jamie Becker, Chaz Glunk and Shannon Willits
  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • June 24, 2015
CANDance Kickoff
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • June 24, 2015
Spice & Tea Exchange goes to Bahama
  • By Kristen Herhold
  • June 24, 2015
Longboat Chamber opens it house
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Jada Constant, Amelia Haylett and Paige Thompson
  • July 4, 2015
Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce's 25th anniversary Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration and VIP Party
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  • July 4, 2015
Longboat celebrates Independence Day
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  • July 4, 2015
GreyHawk Landing Community 4th of July Parade
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Harrison, Dave and Genevieve Pritchett at Bayfront Park for the fireworks show.
  • July 4, 2015
Residents take in fireworks at Bayfront Park
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Kelly Keller, Kevin Smith, Shelly Illig, Tim Herten and Renee Lilly ride along in the parade.
  • July 3, 2015
Parade of Boats floats down Main Street

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