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  • Kayleigh Omang
  • June 4, 2018
Women get pampered and spoiled at the All About Women Expo

The Westfield Sarasota Square Mall hosted the expo June 3.

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    By
  • Kayleigh Omang
  • June 4, 2018
St. Armands Seafood & Music Festival serves up busy weekend

The festival was hosted June 2 and 3 at St. Armands Circle Park.

  • Longboat Key
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Meredith Jones and Susan Greenhill star in "Always...Patsy Cline." Photo by Matthew Holler
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  • Marty Fugate
  • June 4, 2018
FST's 'Always … Patsy Cline' celebrates the iconic singer and her biggest fan

The recently extended jukebox musical, "Always...Patsy Cline" at Florida Studio Theatre's Gompertz Theatre evokes Patsy Cline’s warmth and grit in a celebration of her unique friendship with fan Louise Seger.

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Gus Mahler embraces his dad, Head of School David Mahler, after he was awarded "The Faculty Cup" for outstanding performance.
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  • Jay Heater
  • June 3, 2018
Memories cap graduation ceremony at The Out of Door Academy in Lakewood Ranch

Memories cap graduation ceremony at The Out of Door Academy in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
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Dominic Valentino, a fourth-grader at Tara, and his dad, Anthony, proved most seaworthy and won the overall competition.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 3, 2018
Lessons afloat

Cardboard boats pack educational punch at Lakewood Ranch YMCA

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    By
  • Kayleigh Omang
  • June 2, 2018
Families play and learn for World Oceans Day

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium hosted World Oceans Day Family Festival June 2.

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Christine Johnson of the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast thanks Friends of Keep Woods for its efforts in creating a new preserve.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 2, 2018
Backers celebrate new Johnson Preserve in Manatee County

Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast hosts a celebration and walking tour of the new Johnson Preserve along the Braden River.

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    By
  • Kayleigh Omang
  • June 1, 2018
The Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee host casino night

The Black & White Casino Night was held June 1 at the Art Ovation Hotel.

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An example of one of the sea wall enhancements to be installed at Bayfront Park.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 1, 2018
Bayfront Park to become FWC testing ground

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is planning to test how different resilient shorelines affect marine life at Bayfront Park.

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City Commissioner Hagen Brody has been an outspoken advocate for advancing the Lofts on Lemon housing project.
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 1, 2018
Housing Authority project lands $14 million award

Plans for the Lofts on Lemon development could include up to 130 affordable and workforce housing units in the Rosemary District.

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The live premiere of Robert Sirota’s “Luminous Bodies” with yMusic takes place June 23. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 1, 2018
Sarasota Music Festival electrifies

The power of classical music whips up a feast for audiences at the 2018 Sarasota Music Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Roots and seawater cover a pathway cut from the mangroves on Greer Island. Police lobbied for months for the path to be cut for emergency access to the beach.
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  • Bret Hauff
  • June 1, 2018
Alberto's effects restrict access to Longboat's north end beach

The northernmost point of Longboat Key has been eroded to the point that emergency vehicles cannot traverse a path cut for them .

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    By
  • Kayleigh Omang
  • June 1, 2018
Take Stock in Children celebrates high school graduates

The Celebration of Hope was hosted May 31 at The Francis.

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Shore Chef Dylan Elhajoui’s favorite dish is his Sichuan pepper seared white Pekin duck breast.
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • May 31, 2018
Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week brings new flavors to locals and tourists alike

Three chefs — from Shore, C'est La Vie University Park and The Table Creekside — participating in Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week share the highlights of their menu for the two-week event.

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Gary Hebert, Brenda Russell and Phil St. John were key members of Friends of Keep Woods.
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  • Jay Heater
  • May 31, 2018
Perseverance leads to preserve along Braden River

The Friends of Keep Woods' grass roots effort leads to a preserve along the Braden River.

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