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  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 22, 2019
Dogs take over the Bazaar on Apricot and Lime

The event was one of three to be held by Pet Wants this summer.

  • Sarasota
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Miguel Moreira, Carols Moreira Sr., Carols Moreira Jr. and Judy Ligon
    By
  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 22, 2019
Monthly veterans breakfast fosters community

SRQ Vets, VFW Post 3233 and Vets 2 Success hosted their monthly community breakfast on June 22.

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    By
  • Sten Spinella
  • June 21, 2019
The Buccaneer restaurant on track for 2020 groundbreaking

Columbia Restaurant Group President Richard Gonzmart looks forward to paying homage to the legendary Longboat eatery.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Work along Gulf of Mexico Drive over the last few weeks does not involve the town's underground-utilities project, but is a separate project involving replacement of leases cell-service cables.
    By
  • Sten Spinella
  • June 21, 2019
Longboat to hold undergound-utilities kick-off event

The town hopes to inform residents of the coming project.

  • Longboat Key
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Construction of a center turn lane on Gulf of Mexico Drive is the kind of project that could be funded through the town's Fund Balance.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 21, 2019
Town's fund balance more than just a rainy-day solution

Savings that exceed town targets offer peace of mind, ability to plan big purchases, town leaders say.

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    By
  • Samantha Chaney
  • June 21, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms: Mary Bailes

Air Force flight nurse has sky-high views of women's rights

  • Sarasota
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Erica Gregory
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 21, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms: Erica Gregory

Retired Air Force officer grew up with a military father and an immigrant mother. She learned quickly to appreciate America's freedoms.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • June 21, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms: Bill Sterbinsky

For this Marine Corps veteran, the events of 9/11 put his desire to serve his country in perspective.

  • Sarasota
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Alexander Figueroa is a retired Army sergeant Major who now is an Army instructor at Braden River High School.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 21, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms: Alexander Figueroa

Army sergeant major and JROTC instructor helps young people understand their freedoms.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • June 21, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms Max and Shirley Corley

The couple met while working in the Marine Corps, and they have traveled all over the globe.

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Retired U.S. Army Col. Gill Ruderman graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1966. In 1967, he was deployed to the 25th Infantry Division in Cu Chi during the Vietnam War.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 21, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms: Gill Ruderman

Army veteran came to America from Palestine in 1948 as a Hebrew-speaking child.

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Mary Ann White fills out paperwork to be a bus aide. She says she is excited to work with children.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • June 21, 2019
Busload of applicants AND District loves saying, 'You're hired'

The School District of Manatee County asked for new employees — and local residents answered. Read our story on the district's support staff job fair!

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  • Brynn Mechem
  • June 21, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms: Ernest Freedman

The Navy veteran said he learned what American freedoms mean after spending time overseas during the Vietnam War.

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Jack Ogren was sent to an underground missile base in Germany to protect the Spangdahlem Air Force Base.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 21, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms: Jack Ogren

Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Army veteran has always had protecting freedoms on his mind.

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Braden River High graduate Paige Krumwiede holds her U.S. Naval Academy diploma on graduation day May 24.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 21, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms: Paige Krumwiede

The Naval Academy graduate is now heading to flight school.

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