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Sarasota residents Brenda Zumbro and Linda Bates and Greenbrook residents Violet Cadavid, 9, Maya Cadavid, 5, and Lili Allen react to a stuntman being launched from a cannon.
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Wired at Nathan Benderson Park

Nik Wallenda's Daredevil Rally captivates Sarasota audience

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Can a foolish fad cause design anxiety?

Can a foolish fad cause design anxiety?

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  • March 7, 2021
Tangerine Bay Club artists showcase recent works

Several homeowners at Tangerine Bay Club work in various mediums and showcase their work once a year.

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  • March 7, 2021
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosts garden concert

The church celebrated good weather with a returning favorite.

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Choral Artists Artistic Director Joseph Holt shares the scene of the group's latest creation.
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  • March 7, 2021
A Medicine for Melancholy

Choral Artists’ latest streaming concert offers a cure for the pandemic blues. It’s just what the doctor ordered. But it wasn’t the first prescription.

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  • March 7, 2021
Longboat Library hosts first book sale of 2021

The library welcomed borrowers back after nearly a year with its doors closed due to the pandemic.

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  • March 7, 2021
Sarasota Spring Fine Art Festival returns to J.D. Hamel Park

The weekend festival had plenty of art vendors showing their stuff.

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Thomas Littrell, Rick Holgate and Paul Meador put on a show for guests.
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  • March 7, 2021
The Crowley Museum and Nature Center brings frontier life to Sarasota with heritage festival

The 2021 Southwest Florida Heritage Festival celebrated frontier life on March 7.

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Rob Rominiecki and Selby President and CEO Jennifer Rominiecki
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  • March 5, 2021
Selby Gardens hosts revised Garden to Plate Wine Dinner

The annual dinner returned with an adapted layout March 5.

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Northern mockingbirds are fiercely territorial, and will attack intruders many times their size, including hawks, domestic pets, and people. (Photo by Miri Hardy)
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  • March 5, 2021
Bird of the Week: Northern mockingbird

This state bird of Florida can mimic the songs of more than 50 Southern birds.

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Lakewood Ranch's Blake Wood said he would encourage people interested in javelin to give the sport a chance.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 5, 2021
Lakewood Ranch senior spearheads javelin renaissance

The sport of javelin was reinstated by the FHSAA in 2018.

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    In Memoriam |
  • March 5, 2021
Lynda Ann Brill

Lynda Ann Brill, of Longboat Key, passed away on March 3, 2021 at the age of 84 years.

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Morvydd Clark in "Saint Maud."
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  • March 5, 2021
Binge Blog: To save a soul, that is quite something

"Taskmaster," "Saint Maud" and "Banshee" are this week's selections.

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  • March 5, 2021
High school sports roundup: 03.04.21

High school sports roundup: 03.04.21

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Manatee County Commissioners voted 4-3 to advertise the interim administrator opening Thursday in an effort to reach possible candidates.
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  • March 4, 2021
Manatee County Commission votes to advertise interim administrator opening

Manatee County Commissioners aim to expand pool of interim administrator candidates

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Charlie Shachat, a co-founder of the Foolishly Festive Christmas Parade, decided to be part of the show for the "Jaws" 50th anniversary.
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