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  • Harry Sayer
  • February 21, 2021
Temple Emanu-El families play games for Purim

Temple Emanu-El put on a carnival celebration for families Feb. 21.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Built in 1994, the home at 4401 Midnight Pass Road has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,520 square feet of living area
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 21, 2021
Siesta Key home sells for $4 million

Residential real estate transactions for Feb. 8-12.

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Built in 2017, the home at 6111 Gulf of Mexico Drive has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,320 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 21, 2021
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $6.1 million

Residential real estate transactions for Feb. 8-12.

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    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 21, 2021
Hayden Buckley wins 2021 LECOM Suncoast Classic in Lakewood Ranch

Buckley won a three-person playoff at Lakewood National Golf Club to take the trophy.

  • East County
  • Sports
Adam Feliciano played a guessing game.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • February 21, 2021
Temple Sinai throws drive-through costume parade for Purim

Families dressed up and played games on Feb. 21.

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Bridge A Life President Danny Jones ran as the Greatest American Hero.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • February 20, 2021
Heroes run at 10th annual Bridge A Light 5K

Superheroes race at Nathan Benderson Park for the family support organization.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Billy Kennerly tees off on the No. 1 hole at Lakewood National Golf Club. Kennerly would par the hole.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 20, 2021
Two tied atop leaderboard heading into Suncoast Classic's final day

Other golfers are not far behind the pair.

  • East County
  • Sports
A 79-year-old Michigan woman was killed in a head-on collision Friday evening on State Road 70 in Myakka City.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • February 20, 2021
One dead after head-on collision in Myakka City

State Road 70 accident in Myakka City leaves a 79-year-old woman dead and a 38-year-old man in serious condition.

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With Phase 2 in the permitting stages, by year's end the land between the Public Tennis Center and the Shoppes of Bay Isles is expected to include walkways, bathrooms, lighting and accommodations for outdoor events.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • February 19, 2021
Center could operate at 'minimal cost' to town

It's unclear what specifically a Town Center entails and how it will be financed.

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Crews have installed the base of the new street lights near Gulf of Mexico Drive and Sloop Lane.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • February 19, 2021
Village residents ask for decorative street lights

The town of Longboat Key is planning to stick with the commission-approved street lights.

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Dawie van der Walt putts for par on the No. 18 hole at Lakewood National. van der Walt was four over par on the day and even for the tournament.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 19, 2021
Wind and rain affect scores on second day of Suncoast Classic

The weather at the LECOM Suncoast Classic was tough on its competitors.

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Eye color in the boat-tailed grackle varies across regions; grackles along the Atlantic coast north of Florida have yellow eyes while Florida birds have brown eyes.
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • February 19, 2021
Bird of the week: Boat-tailed grackle

Though adapted to Florida urban settings, they are native to marshland.

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    In Memoriam |
  • February 19, 2021
Carla Gusovius Atkins

Carla Gusovius Atkins, age 93, of Anna Maria, Florida, died peacefully in her sleep of natural causes on Wednesday, 3 February 2021, at her son’s home in Arlington, Virginia.

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  • Tributes & Obituaries
High school sports roundup: 02.18.21.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 19, 2021
High school sports roundup: 02.18.21

High school sports roundup: 02.18.21

  • East County
  • Sports
Carole Cowan donated to Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Foundation’s scholarships, of which Mary Weems was a recipient last year.
    By
  • Eric Snider
  • February 18, 2021
Strong Foundation

Long dormant, the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Auxiliary has been reanimated, and renamed, as it works to provide nursing scholarships in a high-profile time for the profession.

  • LWR Life
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