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Daly (left), pictured with Phill Younger, celebrates his win on election night.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • April 19, 2017
Commissioner Jack Daly donates unused campaign dollars to Longboat Key charities

Daly has contributed a total of $5,000 to local causes.

  • Longboat Key
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The Shore co-owner Tom Leonard and now former co-owner Mark Caragiulo
    By
  • John McGuire
  • April 19, 2017
Mark Caragiulo has parted ways with The Shore restaurant brand

A Longboat Key Shore location is expected to open this fall.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 19, 2017
SPARCC gathers for auxiliary luncheon

SPARCC gathers for auxiliary luncheon

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The NCAA announced Nathan Benderson Park will host the organization' s Division I, II and III Rowing Championships in 2021 and 2022. Pictured: a youth championship race at the park.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 19, 2017
Benderson Park awarded two more NCAA Rowing Championships

The Divison I, II and III championships will be held at the park in 2021 and 2022.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota sports roundup: 04.19.17
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 19, 2017
Sarasota sports roundup: 04.19.17

Sarasota sports roundup: 04.19.17

  • Sarasota
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Donna Dunio said everyone is born with a different nature, and hers has been to be on duty. But now, she' s entering retirement looking forward to learning more about herself and her family.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 19, 2017
Dunio leaves legacy with Aging in Paradise as she retires

Dunio's final day as the executive director of Aging in Paradise was April 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bonnie Carlton and Marilyn Coker of the Myakka City Historical Society sit on the stage they hope will host community events.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 19, 2017
Myakka City School House may finally be fully restored

Twenty-four year struggle expected to pay dividends at Myakka City School House.

  • East County
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This home at 66 N. Washington Drive sold for $4.3 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 19, 2017
North Washington Drive home sells for $4.3 million

Residential real estate transactions for April 3-7.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
East County sports roundup: 04.19.17
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 19, 2017
East County sports roundup: 04.19.17

East County sports roundup: 04.19.17

  • East County
  • Sports
Bridgewater' s Laura Whinfield points stands at the community' s entrance off White Eagle Boulevard and points across the road, where SMR plans an entrance into its biotech park project called CORE.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 19, 2017
Bridgewater residents express CORE concerns

Truck traffic is the main concern related to a request for light industrial zoning in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch barber Pat Grillo has stories from 56 years in the barber business.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 19, 2017
Lakewood Ranch barber a cut above

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
Top fashion designers dress up Snoopy & Belle in an exhibit at the Mall at UTC.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 19, 2017
Fashion for Peanuts at Sarasota's Mall at UTC

Mall at UTC hosts 'Snoopy & Belle in Fashion' tour.

  • East County
  • News
Al and Dottye Van Iten and Nancy Martin are just three of the many residents who volunteer their time to work on gardening and landscaping.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 19, 2017
Longboat neighbors team up on Twin Shores garden work

A volunteer committee spends time organizing, planting and watering various flowers and greenery each year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Hyatt Place Sarasota/Lakewood Ranch Culynn Murdock makes a bed in preparation for the hotel' s April 13 opening.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 19, 2017
Hotelier has no reservations about growth spurt

Sports tourism, niche markets drive need for more hotels.

  • East County
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Sarasota Film Society Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer Barbara Caras, Managing Director Nick Caras and Community Outreach and Public Relations Director Tim Calandra expect Phase I renovations to finish in June.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 19, 2017
Stage set for Lakewood Ranch Cinemas renovations

Film Society plans $750,000 in remodeling.

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