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Aaliyah Mitchell-Davis and Melanie Lopez
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Girls Inc. honors three women who are strong, smart and bold
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Spanish Main residents caught 70 pounds of fish for annual fish fry
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Thousands attend My Hometown Fest in Sarasota
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  • March 29, 2024
Performance of note at Musicpalooza at Nathan Benderson Park
The Rev. David M. Svihel leads the walk
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Believers walk the Stations of the Cross along Main Street
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Team Tony raises money at 7th annual Jackets and Jeans
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SMH Foundation hosts 11th annual Women in Medicine
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  • March 25, 2024
SPARCC showcases the best of Sarasota at annual runway show
Rob Hongen, Becky Jones, Joan Reploeg, Bob Appel and Suzanne Lakamp
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  • March 25, 2024
Longbeach Condominiums marks 50th anniversary with party
Art in the Dark co-chairs are Veronika and Dr. Philip Ames, with their daughters, Mila and Vivian
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  • March 24, 2024
Art in the Dark gala raises funds to bring solutions into sight
Stuart Hales and Ava Lasseter greet guests at Tropical Nights on March 23.
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  • March 24, 2024
Meals on Wheels Plus hosts a swashbuckling Tropical Nights
Emmy and Tony award winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth speaks to the crowd before preparing to perform.
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  • March 24, 2024
Kristin Chenoweth wows at Transformation Gala
Palmetto 2-year-old Everleigh Flynn put her Easter basket down at Eggstravaganza March 23 at Waterside Place to concentrate on playing in the sand.
  • By Jay Heater
  • March 24, 2024
Charge of the egg brigade in Lakewood Ranch
River Strand's Patty Horak and Gayle Mutechnik look forward to seeing their friends model the latest fashion.
  • By Liz Ramos
  • March 23, 2024
River Strand residents hit the runway for the first time
Keynote speaker Kyle McDowell, Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Heather Kasten and City Manager Marlon Brown
  • By Ian Swaby
  • March 22, 2024
Sarasota chamber welcomes bestselling author at annual breakfast
Libby Dynamite Pinson and Addy Porter, an eighth grader. Pinson was grateful for the chance to honor Alexis Brotherton, to whom the costume originally belonged.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • March 19, 2024
Cows get into costume at Sarasota County Fair
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Aaliyah Mitchell-Davis and Melanie Lopez
  • April 5, 2024
Girls Inc. honors three women who are strong, smart and bold
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Executive Director Julie Leach and Founder/Artistic Director Nate Jacobs
  • April 4, 2024
It's no joke: WBTT goes calypso for April Fools' Fete
3
Bill Grieder, Keth Grieder, Beth and Jim Daday
  • April 1, 2024
Local band SoulRcoaster closes out Savor the Sounds
4
Michelle Behny and April Lawyer
  • March 31, 2024
Spanish Main residents caught 70 pounds of fish for annual fish fry
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Bridget and Paige Palicka
  • March 31, 2024
Sand Cay Beach Resort Easter egg hunt challenges all ages

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