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Willa Donovan, 3, Gabriel Redman, 5, and Henry Donovan, 5, enjoy their sno-cones.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • March 29, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: 12th annual Jungle Trails and Bunny Tails

More than 1,200 people took part in the 12th annual Jungle Trails and Bunny Tails Friday, March 29, at Jungle Gardens.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • March 29, 2013
Celebrate Good Friday with live music

Al Fuller and Steve Arvey will provide live blues music tonight at Ocean Blues.

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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • March 29, 2013
Weekend Best Bet: Main Street Lakewood Ranch Easter Egg Hunt

The 11:30 a.m. March 30 egg hunt will feature more than 10,000 eggs and four golden eggs.

  • East County
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 29, 2013
Weekend Best Bet: "The Game's Afoot"

The comedic play opens March 29 at Asolo Repertory Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
Southside Elementary fifth grader Mason Thomas runs a relay orange race with classmates at the Brown’s Grove zone.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • March 29, 2013
PHOTO OF THE DAY : Southside Elementary holds Celebrate Learning Day

Southside Elementary hosted Celebrate Learning Day Thursday, March 28 where children rotated through educational zones to learn about Native Florida. Fifth grader Mason Thomas runs a relay orange race with classmates at the Brown's Grove zone. Ally Jaynes was one of seventy-five volunteers at the event. Students raced backwards with oranges on spoons after hearing a presentation on the importance of citrus in Florida. Browns Grove did the presentation and passed out fresh squeezed orange juice. The PTO began planning the event in November.

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  • March 29, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's movie reviews by Popcorn Bob.

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"The courthouse has been checked, and there was no bomb," said Linda DeNiro, public information officer with the Sarasota Police Department.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • March 29, 2013
Bomb threat cleared at courthouse

A bomb threat closed Ringling Boulevard and Adams Lane Friday morning.

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School board member Julie Aranibar  is asking for $20,000 to be reimbursed for legal fees and Carpenter is asking for $700.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • March 29, 2013
Manatee School Board members want legal fees reimbursed

School board members Julie Aranibar and Karen Carpenter want their fellow school board members to reimburse them for more than $20,000 in legal fees stemming from a recent investigation into whether they violated public records policy.

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Hop on over to Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant, 760 Broadway Street, for the waterside eatery's 25th Easter Egg hunt.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 29, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Easter at Mar Vista

Festivities include an egg hunt and photo ops with Peter Cottontail.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chris Wood, the youth minister at Church of the Redeemer, carries the cross during the 13th annual Good Friday Morning Stations of the Cross walk.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • March 29, 2013
VIDEO: Good Friday Morning Stations of the Cross

The 13th annual Good Friday Morning Stations of the Cross walk took place Friday, March 29, down Main Street through downtown Sarasota.

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Ten-year-old Ethan Pino was determined to master his jump-roping skills.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 29, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Jump for Fun

Children at Bashaw Elementary School raised more than $4,000 for the school March 28, during Bashaw's annual Jump for Fun event.

  • East County
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Anne Virag with guest speaker David Harris
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • March 28, 2013
AJC's Lunch & Learn featuring AJC Executive Director, David Harris

AJC's Lunch & Learn featuring AJC Executive Director, David Harris

  • Black Tie
  • By Sarah Felder
  • March 28, 2013
A smart way to teach kids about eating healthy at Easter time

A smart way to teach kids about eating healthy at Easter time

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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • March 28, 2013
Mélange: a fest for foodies!

Mélange: a fest for foodies!

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  • By Cate McLean
  • March 28, 2013
My first salt room experience at Fusion Therapy

My first salt room experience at Fusion Therapy

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