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Kathy Oravec, Olivia Cherry and Elaine Fredrick
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  • March 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sand Cay St. Patrick's Day Party
Dick and Ellen Murphy
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  • March 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sam Snead's St. Patrick's Day
Shelia Birnbaum, Sally Yanowitz and Gerard Daniel
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Eight Over Eighty
Nani Maloney, Randy Avon, Lucy Rosenbluth flew in from around the country to celebrate Linda Rosenbluth’s honoring.
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  • March 16, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sister Cities Association of Sarasota Gala
Suzanne and Dennis Plasse and daughter, Bethany Kasten, cheer on three family members.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Half Marathon
Katie Abernathy, Morgan and Liz Bentley and Lori Lawson
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  • March 15, 2014
Banyan Bash
Michael Bailey, Maria Wirries and Ilene Friedman
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  • March 15, 2014
Cat Depot Gala 'Caturday Night Fever'
Jan and Ed Davin dance to one of the night’s slow songs.
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  • March 15, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Mary Men's Club St. Patrick's Day Dinner-Dance
Penny Pollack and Shirley Myers
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  • March 15, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Longbeach Village St. Patrick's Day Parade
Dan Armstrong says the City of Venice’s ribs are made with love.
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  • March 15, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Firefighters Rib Cook-Off
Roxanne Leezer, and Tina and Bill Moore peruse artwork.
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  • March 15, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Arts at the Ranch Fine Art Festival
Nathan Parker, 9, and Jenna Smith, 12, say “cheese” with 5-year-old Jack.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 15, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Irish Celtic Festival
Betsey Adams, Kim Wheeler and Barbara Britton
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  • March 14, 2014
Renaissance Luncheon featuring Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Ten-year-old Austin Parcels jumps during the school’s obstacle course.
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  • March 14, 2014
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Larry Eger, Phyllis Black and Dr. Jim Whitman
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  • March 14, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Republican Club of Longboat Key Luncheon
Puppets Boris and Bobolika were created by students Will McBride and Alicia Hebert. Boris and Bobolika are a Russian couple who long for a child.
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • March 14, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: BRE Puppet Show
Peggy Abt, Laura Robinson, Gerri Aaron and Carolyn Johnson
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  • March 13, 2014
Celebrate! 48th annual Planned Parenthood Dinner honoring Barbara Zdravecky
Claudia Cardillo, Lynn Jones and Caryl Kaplan
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  • March 13, 2014
Girls Inc Honoree Luncheon
Surfers at Lido Beach.
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  • March 13, 2014
Surf's up
Maryann Higgins models.
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  • March 13, 2014
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  • March 13, 2014
It's Read Everywhere
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  • March 12, 2014
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Renee Armstrong, Angela Carreau, Linda Getzen and Jennifer Fischer
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3rd annual Leadership Luncheon
Braden River’s Tyler Dyson catches Lakewood Ranch’s Cameron Pearcey attempting to steal second base.
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  • March 12, 2014
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Kathy Oravec, Olivia Cherry and Elaine Fredrick
  • March 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sand Cay St. Patrick's Day Party
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Dick and Ellen Murphy
  • March 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sam Snead's St. Patrick's Day
3
Shelia Birnbaum, Sally Yanowitz and Gerard Daniel
  • March 16, 2014
Eight Over Eighty
4
Nani Maloney, Randy Avon, Lucy Rosenbluth flew in from around the country to celebrate Linda Rosenbluth’s honoring.
  • March 16, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sister Cities Association of Sarasota Gala
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Suzanne and Dennis Plasse and daughter, Bethany Kasten, cheer on three family members.
  • March 16, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Half Marathon

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