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Judy Arndt, Louise Williams and Janet Shepherd
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  • Katie Johns
  • January 25, 2017
Christ Church hosts potluck dinner

Attendees gathered in the church's fellowship hall for their first Wednesday night dinner of the season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota sports roundup: 01.25.17
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 25, 2017
Sarasota sports roundup: 01.25.17

Sarasota sports roundup: 01.25.17

  • Sarasota
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Jack Miller finished first in the Men' s 2nd Varsity 8+, Men' s Lightweight 8+ and the Men' s Lightweight 4x. Photo by Jen Blanco.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 25, 2017
Sarasota Crew starts season strong

The club had 34 first-place finishes at the Plant Spring Invite on Jan. 21.

  • Sarasota
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East County sports roundup: 01.25.17
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 25, 2017
East County sports roundup: 01.25.17

East County sports roundup: 01.25.17

  • East County
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Rocky Aker died Jan. 16 when his car was rear-ended on State Road 70 at Braden Run. Police suspect the driver who hit Aker may have been impaired by alcohol. An investigation continues.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 25, 2017
Remembering Rocky

Family hopes patriarch's legacy will inspire others to live, love better.

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Cops Corner
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  • Jay Heater
  • January 25, 2017
Cops Corner

Interesting local police reports

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
VFW Post 12055 members Dave Daily, George Johnston and Denny King hope the post can find a new home. They are sitting in a 1953 Korean War Jeep.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 25, 2017
Lakewood Ranch VFW post needs new home

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
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    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • January 25, 2017
Pinewood Derby day drama

Project teaches Lakewood Ranch Scouts accountability from start to finish.

  • East County
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Jeff Smith, the president and CEO of R.E. Crawford Construction, loves his new building at 6650 Professional Parkway in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 25, 2017
Lakewood Ranch construction company has new digs

R.E. Crawford hosts ceremony for its new building.

  • East County
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Rebekah Boos and her dog, Lola, Grayson Tullio and Monica Oberer and her dog, Hooch, mingle during a Doggies for Duchenne fundraiser to announce a beer named for the race.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • January 25, 2017
Special hops for Doggies for Duchenne 5K

Big Top Brewery makes pineapple pale ale for charity running event.

  • East County
  • News
The EZ10 costs more than $200,000 and uses GPS mapping to know its routes. It stays in route within 1 cm.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 25, 2017
Driverless shuttle gives Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch jolt

Mall at UTC owners ponder future with the EZ10 driverless shuttle.

  • East County
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 25, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Jan. 26

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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Amnon Weinstein restores violins with an emotional history. Photo by Debra Yasinow
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 25, 2017
Violins of Hope: A Voice for the Voiceless

Amnon Weinstein and the 'Violins of Hope' break the silence of the Holocaust.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 25, 2017
Sarasota Contemporary Glass Weekend kicks off

The third annual Sarasota Contemporary Glass Weekend highlights an art form unlike any other.

  • Arts + Culture
Howard Rooks will sell the Amore building to the town of Longboat Key for $2.2 million.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 25, 2017
Town OKs deal to buy Amore

The $2.2 million deal adds another two acres to the future site of the Longboat Center for Arts, Culture and Education.

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