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Norma Kisida has received the Florida Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program' s certification.
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  • Jay Heater
  • May 31, 2017
Lakewood Ranch-area gardener goes extra yard

Country Creek resident builds healthy wildlife habitat.

  • East County
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Jake and Connor Krug. Courtesy photo.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 31, 2017
East County High 5 Moments: 05.31.17

East County High 5 Moments: 05.31.17

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Defense Secretary James Mattis on his way to speak at West Point.
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  • Matt Walsh
  • May 31, 2017
We are not cotton candy

'Nothing better represents America’s awesome determination to defend herself than this graduating class.'

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 31, 2017
Waitlist no more

High school senior Alex Siegal got waitlisted to his dream school, but he didn't let that stop him from continuing to try to get in.

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The Preserve at Tara resident Jocelyn Duprey stands behind her home where she can hear traffic on the highway.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • May 31, 2017
The Preserve at Tara residents sound off about survey

Residents are concerned a proposed sound wall might not be constructed.

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Braden River Middle seventh-grader Sofia Figueras, and eighth-graders Izzy Rines and Sean Davis stand next to their Construction Challenge project.
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  • Jay Heater
  • May 31, 2017
Braden River Middle School students feed the hungry

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

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Out-of-Door Academy' s valedictorian Caitlin Camire is set for graduation.
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  • Berkley Mason
  • May 31, 2017
ODA valedictorian leads class into graduation in Lakewood Ranch

Hard work was key to senior's rise at The Out-of-Door Academy.

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Dr. John Yee, the medical director of Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, has led his center to a national award.
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  • Jay Heater
  • May 31, 2017
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center earns a feel-good award

Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine honored for its clinical outcomes, patience satisfaction.

  • East County
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About a third of Longboat Key' s population lives in Manatee County.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • May 31, 2017
Longboat begins looking at one-county possibilities

Town examines what's involved in erasing county border across the island.

  • Longboat Key
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Isaac Brownman will be Longboat Key' s next public works director.
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  • John McGuire
  • May 31, 2017
Longboat Key has a new public works director

Isaac Brownman currently serves as Sarasota County's public works director and county engineer.

  • Longboat Key
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YPG board members Shantel Norman, Ashley Leon, Anna Foster and YPG Coordinator Mimi Cirbusova
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • May 31, 2017
Blast from the Past: YPG gala will boast timeless theme

Sarasota Young Professionals Group's throwback gala will take guests back in time — to the decade of their choosing.

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Renowned flutist and former festival student Jasmine Choi will perform. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 31, 2017
Sarasota Music Festival returns with three weeks of classical music

Sarasota Music Festival offers young musicians a rare opportunity.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 31, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, June 1

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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Enjoy this week' s edition of Cops Corner!
    By
  • John McGuire
  • May 31, 2017
6.1 Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner!

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  • Cops Corner
Mark Gabrick recently opened Brick’s Smoked Meats downtown, specializing in Texas barbecue. Photo by Nick Friedman.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 31, 2017
Brick's Smoked Meats opens in downtown Sarasota

Started as a farmer's market pop-up, the new State Street restaurant serves up authentic Texas barbecue.

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