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Teams typically pool all of their cards together to increase their chance of finding the right card. Photo by Niki Kottmann.
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Pushing the Limits of Comedy

McCurdy’s encourages attendees not to hold back at Cards Against Humanity tournament.

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  • August 3, 2016
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  • August 3, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 08.04.2016

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

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  • August 3, 2016
YOUR VOTE — 2016: Q&A with District 1 Manatee County Commission candidates

Corie Holmes, Ron Reagan and Priscilla Trace discuss issues.

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Tim Sheredy spent three weeks coaching Taiwan junior golfers Ting Chen, Yuyu Chen, Alan Kuo, Kevin Shu and Wayne Hsu, pictured with instructor Eric Lo, right, July 11-29, at the River Club Golf Course.
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Golfer enjoy ... long distance instruction

Five juniors from Taiwan come to River Club to work with Tim Sheredy.

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After 10 years together, the Tampa Mustangs 18U squad, pictured during their 16U PGF National Championship run, played their final tournament together July 23-29, at the 18U PGF National Championship, Huntington Beach, Calif.
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  • August 3, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Mustangs cap golden memories on the diamond

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Sofia Delgado of The Out-of-Door Academy rides public transportation in London. She spent her summer vacation learning about human rights in London and The Netherlands.
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  • August 2, 2016
Summer of learning

ODA students travel abroad for human rights summit.

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Goldie Feldman Academy student Adonia Brady holds open the door to the secret garden within the Sarasota Children's Garden. The Goldie Feldman Academy will now be known as Hershorin Schiff Community Day School
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  • August 2, 2016
Goldie Feldman Academy receives name change

The Goldie Feldman Academy will now be known as Hershorin Schiff Community Day School.

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  • August 2, 2016
Siesta Key businesses grapple with homeless presence

As city and county officials contend with mainland homelessness issues, island business owners are struggling with problems of their own.

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East County businessman Mac Carraway, a member of committee formed to explore revenue options for Manatee County, advocates for the half-cent sales tax during a Manatee County Commission meeting in May. File photo.
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  • August 2, 2016
PAC forms to promote sales tax

Voters will consider a infrastructure sales tax on the ballot in November.

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  • August 2, 2016
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  • August 2, 2016
Turtle eggs begin to hatch in record-breaking season

Disorientation remains a big concern for new hatchlings.

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  • August 2, 2016
Film review: 'Café Society'

Even at 80, Woody Allen's existential brilliance shines on.

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A Gorilla Kleen employee works to clean the Unconditional Surrender statue on Sarasota's bayfront.
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  • August 2, 2016
Pressure washers clean up Unconditional Surrender

The Sarasota bayfront's iconic "kissing sailor" statue got hosed down Tuesday morning.

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  • August 2, 2016
New Pass dredge begins this month

The town of Longboat Key will undertake a south end beach project starting Aug. 15.

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