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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 26, 2018
Pizza restaurant announces downtown location

MidiCi, a Neapolitan pizza restaurant, will open in The Mark development on State Street.

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  • Katie Johns
  • March 26, 2018
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate receives humanitarian award

NRT LLC, the parent company of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, awarded Coldwell the 2018 Humanitarian Outreach Award.

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The Schuert brothers visit the Sarasota National Cemetery. Photo courtesy Randy Shuert.
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  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 26, 2018
Veteran brothers meet for a reunion decades in the making

The Schuert brothers, who all served in the U.S. Army, reunited in Sarasota at the beginning of March.

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Actress Ali Wentworth is set to speak at Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Lecture Series on April 9.
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  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 26, 2018
Actress Ali Wentworth announced as new speaker for RCLA Town Hall 2018 Lecture Series

Actress Ali Wentworth is set to speak at Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Lecture Series on April 9.

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Baltimore finished with a 17-12 spring record. The team opens its regular season Thursday in Baltimore against the Minnesota Twins.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • March 26, 2018
Orioles attract 103,000 to spring games

Major League Baseball reports record average attendance in 2018.

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David Sitler performs in "The Things They Carried." Photo by Emily Blazek
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • March 26, 2018
One-man play carries the weight of the Vietnam War at FST Stage III

Florida Studio Theatre's “The Things They Carried” gives a glimpse of the war inside the main — and only — character's head.

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East County's Mylon Shamble has advanced to the Hollywood segment of American Idol.
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  • Jay Heater
  • March 25, 2018
Local American Idol contestant headed to Hollywood

Lakewood Ranch High graduate Mylon Shamble advances on American Idol.

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    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 25, 2018
A bonanza of animals take over the Humane Society of Sarasota County

Young campers meet a variety of animals during the Spring Bonanza Day Camp at the Humane Society of Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
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Pines of Sarasota Foundation President Janet K. Ginn in the first-floor common space, one of the areas that will be renovated.
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  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 25, 2018
Renovations mark new beginning for Pines of Sarasota

Mertz Foundation helps back renovation plans for 30-year-old assisted-living facility.

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    By
  • Kayleigh Omang
  • March 25, 2018
Neuro Challenge Foundation celebrates 10-year anniversary

Cause 4 Hope - Cheers to 10 Years was held March 24 at Michael's On East.

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  • Kayleigh Omang
  • March 25, 2018
All Children’s Hospital Guild Sarasota/Manatee Branch dine for miracles in the making

Miracle Ball was hosted March 24 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

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  • Katie Johns
  • March 24, 2018
Danny's Dream inspires cancer research

The first-time event raised money for The Danny Fund at the UF Health Cancer Center.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 24, 2018
Adults crack Children's Garden egg hunt

The Children's Garden & Art Center hosted its 5th annul adult easter egg hunt on March 24.

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  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 24, 2018
Temple Sinai thanks volunteers

Temple Sinai members tipped their hats off to volunteers at the Polo Grill's Fete Ballroom on March 24.

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  • Katie Johns
  • March 24, 2018
Longboat Library thanks volunteers

Volunteers gathered in the clubhouse of Bayport Beach and Tennis Club on March 24.

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