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Kerrie Ann Lehnert and Robert Dinan recently opened Kitchens by Kerrie in the Centre Shops.
  • By Robin Hartill
  • April 21, 2011
GALLERY: Kitchens by Kerrie Open House
Celebrity bartender Diane Souder poured drinks for the crowd.
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • April 21, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Charity bartending
Liz Yerkes, D'Arcy Arpke, hostess Kip O'Neill, Lissy LaFlamme, Lillian Sands, Gail Condrick and Dawn diLorenzo
  • By Dora Walters
  • April 20, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Kip O'Neill's April birthdays party
A new addition to downtown is a solar compactor called "Big Belly."
  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • April 20, 2011
Photo of the Day: FEED ME!
Jahrel Thompson, Leymis Bolanos Wilmott and Alyson Dolan perform.
  • By Dora Walters
  • April 19, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Center for the Arts
Keith Hagan along with his daughter Lianna Hagan and LT Hamilton get ready to go on a ride on the Royal Express on Sunday, April 17 during South Bay's Family Fun Day.
  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • April 19, 2011
Southbay enjoys a day of food, family and fun
Trinity Redhead and Arianne Shedlock, 8, hold up the caterpillar they found during the Earth Day Celebration. The girls also had caterpillars painted across their noses and named their new friend "Tatty".
  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • April 19, 2011
Earth Day celebrated out at Oscar Scherer
Chloe Breading and Allie Purcell faced off in a pulling challenge.
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • April 18, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Bayside Eggolution
Rabbi Glickman holds up the sacred Seder plate and gefilte fish plate that are tradtionally served during Passover.
  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • April 18, 2011
Temple Emanu-El celebrates Passover with Seder dinner
Eighth-grader Naidya Rupan painted a butterfly on sixth-grader Kaylee Burke's face.
  • By Jen Blanco
  • April 17, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Braden River Middle Family Fun Night
John O'Brien, Joe Dovener, Carol O'Brien, Nicky Dovener and Christa Friedlander all had specific roles to play for the event.
  • By Jen Blanco
  • April 17, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Military Officers Association of Sarasota charity event
Puja Patel raced her friend Isha Ratani.
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • April 17, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: YMCA Healthy Kids Day
Rich Barrie, Lynn Archibald, Lynn Barrie, Spyder and Frances Broussard, Doug Archibald
  • By Black Tie Staff
  • April 16, 2011
10th annual Cattle Barons' Ball 'White Out Cancer'
Colton Bazenas and Eric Gruendl
  • By Black Tie Staff
  • April 16, 2011
Sarasota Film Festival Filmmaker Tribute Event
Victoria Scherer and Allison Farnsworth
  • By Loren Mayo
  • April 16, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: ZiNfest
Ellen Vandermout, John Pether and Christine Jennings
  • By Loren Mayo
  • April 16, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Party on the Pass
Brooke Hatfield lives on a farm.
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • April 16, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Eggstravaganza
Spyder and Frances Broussard
  • By Black Tie Staff
  • April 15, 2011
Night Under a Thousand Stars
Shirley Muraca, Paulette Rymer, Eileen Curd, Allison Scanlan and Jan Burtnett
  • By Black Tie Staff
  • April 15, 2011
Luncheon with Geena Davis
Karina, Volodymyr and Inna Bazilevyeh with Helene and George Frudakis
  • By Loren Mayo
  • April 15, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Tennis Under the Stars
After passing this sign on Fruitville Road, we made a harsh U-turn and went back to snap a photo.
  • By Loren Mayo
  • April 15, 2011
SUGGESTIVE SIGN OF THE WEEK
Mackenzie Van Cleave created this piece, titled "Colors of the World Tiger."
  • By Loren Mayo and Linnet Berna
  • April 15, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Embracing Our Differences
These ducklings observed the Sarasota Police Department in action as they directed traffic for the Embracing Our Differences exhibit and Suncoast Boat Show at Marina Jack.
  • By Loren Mayo
  • April 15, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Quack, quack!
Yen Reed, Elise Lipoff and Kelly Murphy of Willis A. Smith Construction enjoyed the evening.
  • By Jen Blanco
  • April 15, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Gulf Coast Builders Exchange 2nd Annual Reverse Tradeshow
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Latest News Photo Galleries

1
Kerrie Ann Lehnert and Robert Dinan recently opened Kitchens by Kerrie in the Centre Shops.
  • April 21, 2011
GALLERY: Kitchens by Kerrie Open House
2
Celebrity bartender Diane Souder poured drinks for the crowd.
  • April 21, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Charity bartending
3
Liz Yerkes, D'Arcy Arpke, hostess Kip O'Neill, Lissy LaFlamme, Lillian Sands, Gail Condrick and Dawn diLorenzo
  • April 20, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Kip O'Neill's April birthdays party
4
A new addition to downtown is a solar compactor called "Big Belly."
  • April 20, 2011
Photo of the Day: FEED ME!
5
Jahrel Thompson, Leymis Bolanos Wilmott and Alyson Dolan perform.
  • April 19, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Center for the Arts

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