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Fourteen-year-old Joe Kelley plays basketball for Sarasota Christian.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 11, 2015
ODA scores with hoops camp

Former NBA player and The Out-of-Door Academy basketball coach Marcus Liberty hosted the Liberty Edge basketball camp July 6 through July 9.

  • East County
  • Sports
Challah bread is distinguished by its braided pattern.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 10, 2015
Children learn culture and tradition during Camp Gan Israel

Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch held its annual summer camp for three weeks.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
BUSTED: This week in police reports — 8.06.15
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 10, 2015
BUSTED: This week in police reports: Thursday, July 9

BUSTED: This week in police reports: Thursday, July 9

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 10, 2015
FYI Friday: Darwin's on 4th closes

This week's FYI Friday features news about the closure of the award-winning Darwin's on 4th and Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant, an update on Benderson Development's UTC plans and more!

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rosenda Calloway and Mary LeMay
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 10, 2015
Little Black Dress Fashion Show and Luncheon

Goodwill Manasota and the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida partnered together for the Little Black Dress Fashion Show and Luncheon on Friday, July 10, at Michael’s on East.

  • Black Tie
Kim Betts sings along with the Gamble Creek Band Friday evening at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 10, 2015
Friday Fest brings out country music fans

Music fans filled the lawn along the bay front for the free monthly concert Friday Fest at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Friday, July 10.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Chin tucks
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • July 10, 2015
Correct forward head posture with exercises

Keep your head up and improve posture by trying these moves.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 10, 2015
School Board candidates kick off campaigns

Incumbent Sarasota County School Board District 2 candidate Caroline Zucker has filed to run for re-election, while District 3 candidate Eric Robinson jumpstarts fundraising with $9,700 worth of contributions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cade Strom warms up for the 2014 Dig the Beach Volleyball Tournament on Siesta Key Beach.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 10, 2015
Weekend Best Bet: Dig the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Residents prepare to dig deep for the annual volleyball tournament on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The plaza at 3170 Gulf of Mexico Drive has 3,200 square feet of living space and houses the mid Longboat Key real estate office of Michael Saunders & Co.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 10, 2015
Michael Saunders sells mid-Key plaza for $800,000

The Saunders Family Limited Partnership, a Florida limited partnership of Michael Saunders & Company Inc., sold the commercial plaza at 3170 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Fox 41 July 6.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Palm Aire Women's Club raises money annually to later donate to scholarship funds and local charities.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 10, 2015
East County club celebrates fundraising achievement

The Palm Aire Women's Club raised more than $17,000 during the 2014-2015 year.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 10, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center names COO

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center has named Chris Loftus as its new chief operating officer.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Nicole Unger
  • July 9, 2015
Day Trippin' — Regina shipwreck

Day Trippin' — Regina shipwreck

  • Arts + Entertainment
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    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 9, 2015
A puppy homecoming for Palmer Ranch resident

Linda Becker has helped raise 13 puppies that have become service animals.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 9, 2015
What we pay is none of Obama’s business

The president’s new rules for overtime will be another unnecessary intrusion into the relationship between employer and employee. Enough of this dictatorship.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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