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  • Harry Sayer
  • March 27, 2022
Pitbull headlines final Forty Carrots Firefly Gala

The 10th Firefly Gala was held March 26.

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Interim police chief Rex Troche on March 11 asked for the public's assistance in furthering the investigation of a pair of homicides along Tamiami Trail.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • March 27, 2022
52-year-old arrested in one of two Tamiami Trail homicides

Sarasota Police charge city man who had already been in custody on other charges.

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Mote Ranch's Robert Timm and Lakewood Ranch's Joseph Dunn dress as royalty. "I dress like this every day," Timm says with a smile.
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  • Liz Ramos
  • March 27, 2022
Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee hosts Tropical Nights — A Royal Affair

Lakewood Ranch fundraiser a crowning achievement during Meals on Wheels Plus' 50th year.

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  • Liz Ramos
  • March 26, 2022
My Hometown Fest returns to Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota

Live music, food and craft beverages lead to funds for the Sertoma Kids Speech and Language Center.

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Through the new building-permit system, contractors and citizens alike would have added access to construction data on Longboat Key.
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  • March 26, 2022
Buttonwood projects closer to final town approval

Longboat voters approved the density boost in November, and the project now requires final commission green light to proceed.

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Brian McCarthy, founder and CEO of The Pickleball Club, and Christine Tollette, secretary of the Play for Life Foundation, attended the party at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing.
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  • Ian Swaby
  • March 26, 2022
Sarasota's Pickleball Club builds excitement for indoor facility's opening

Opening set for November, but the Pickleball Club already is making an impact in the Lakewood Ranch community.

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Knoxville cast members Paul Alexander Nolan, Jack Casey and Jason Danieley in the rehearsal room. (Courtesy photo: Ian Johnston)
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  • Spencer Fordin
  • March 26, 2022
'Knoxville' team preps for world premiere after pandemic pause

They could've moved onto other projects and other endeavors. But the creative team behind "Knoxville" believed in their work and used the pandemic to strengthen it ahead of its world premiere.

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Jack Rozance, Philippe Koenig and Ellen Greenberger sit in their costumes as Susan McGuire asks first grader questions about the book.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 25, 2022
Rotary Club of Longboat Key reads to Tuttle Elementary School students

The club will be back in April and May to bring more books to the students.

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Jon Thaxton, Tom and Sherry Koski and Matt Kahn
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 25, 2022
Embracing Our Differences hosts 2022 luncheon

The annual event was held March 23.

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A group of Veo bicycles.
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  • Blake Fussell
  • March 25, 2022
E-scooters now available in Sarasota

City commissioners tested the electric scooters and pedal bikes offered by Veo.

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  • March 25, 2022
David E. Flatow

David Efram Flatow, 88, of Longboat Key Florida, passed away on March 15, 2022.

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Greenbrook's Ian Carroway, Luisa Elizalde and Olivia Carroway assess their treasure after the hunt in 2019. File photo.
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  • March 25, 2022
Lakewood Ranch's annual EGGstravaganza egg hunt returns

Resident Crystal Rothhaar looks forward to EGGstravaganza after hosting her own egg hunt last year.

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East County's Steve Oppen says the Neuro Challenge Foundation has helped educate him and navigate him through his Parkinson's disease.
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  • Liz Ramos
  • March 25, 2022
Sarasota man with Parkinson's disease lauds Neuro Challenge Foundation for its support

Steve Oppen participates in Neuro Challenge Foundation programs and expo to educate himself on Parkinson's disease and help ease his symptoms.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 25, 2022
Save Our Seabirds hosts Sunset Soiree

The City Island nonprofit hosted its fundraising event at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 25, 2022
Longboat Key Town Hall hosts art reception

About a dozen local artists have displayed their work in town hall.

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