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By Candice McElyea
June 5, 2012

Neal Communities escalates ranking on national top 100 list

Arts + Entertainment
Things To Do

Jen Blanco
June 5, 2012

PHOTO GALLERY: Gullett Elementary Water Day

Fifth-graders at Gullett Elementary enjoyed a cool and refreshing end to the school year during their Water Day June 4. Students enjoyed water slides, a dunk take, a balloon toss and other games and more. Integrated voluntary prekindergarten students also spent the morning playing outside on bounce houses.

East County
Neighbors

Nick Friedman
June 5, 2012

PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce put the spotlight on Sarasota's standout small business Tuesday, June 5, at the 22nd Annual Frank G. Berlin Sr. Small Business of the Year Awards. Area business owners and attendees filled the conference room of the Hyatt Regency, where master of ceremonies and owner of McCurdy's Comedy Theatre Les McCurdy introduced the finalists and kept the audience laughing. This year's Small Business of the Year Award winner was Critical Care and Veterinary Specialists of Sarasota.

Sarasota
News

Pam Eubanks
June 5, 2012

PHOTO GALLERY: Inflatables Day

Overcast skies and drizzles of rain didn't keep students s at Braden River Elementary School from beaming with delight June 5, during the school's "Movin' and Grovin'" Inflatables Day.

East County
News

Eddie Kirsch
June 5, 2012

June 5: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Longboat Key
News

Mallory Gnaegy
June 5, 2012

Not so ugly ducklings

One of the first things I learned about my responsibilities in covering Longboat Key was that I'd be writing updates on the resident swan population. Little did I know that once nesting season started, swan updates, from swankeeper David Novak, would be my most highly anticipated emails.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

By Paula Atwell
June 5, 2012

Theater Review: 'Moonlight and Magnolias' at the Golden Apple Theatre

If you're a big "Gone with the Wind" fan or you're always up for an insider's peek into 1930s Hollywood subculture, you should see this play.

Arts + Culture

Pam Eubanks
June 5, 2012

Education department releases FCAT results

Manatee County third-graders' performance in the reading, math and end-of-course assessments for geometry and biology dropped significantly compared to last year but stayed on par with school scores statewide.