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Lori Fountain, Peter Tuffo, Alcides Santiesteban, Eric Mauger, developer Jay Tallman, Mayor Jim Brown, Amy Drake and Angie Kimmich sport hardhats as they celebrate the groundbreaking of Aria condominium June 25.
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Cyndi Seamon and Lindsey Conrad count unhatched sea turtle eggs to determine how many hatchlings possibly made it to the water during a July nest excavation.
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Ciarra Buff and Joseph Peery board the bus bound for Martha B. King Middle School on the first day of school Aug. 18.
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Longboat Key Public Works Department crew leader Mark Kerr places one of 2,977 flags along Gulf of Mexico Drive in September — one in honor of each victim of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack.
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Travis Goulet and Brian Helgemo hug after crossing the finish line at the Oct. 19 Longboat Key Triathlon.
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Sunny McGrath, Barbara Anne Manning, Craig Dropkin, Richard McGrath and Vietnam veteran Bob Hamel march in the inaugural Rotary Club of Longboat Key Veteran’s Day Parade Nov. 11, on Bay Isles Road.
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Holly Baran hugs Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party Chairman Michael Garey after winning the second prize of "A Year of Delicious Dining" in the event's raffle Dec. 6, at the Longboat Key Club's Islandside driving range.
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Freedom Elementary School's Isabella Pasquale says she loves to read, but she doesn’t have a favorite book or author. In her spare time, she also enjoys playing softball. Photo by Pam Eubanks
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Runners make a colorful statement during the Run or Dye 5K at Nathan Benderson Park. Chloe and Christopher Camacho, Keira Jackson and Selah and Abby Swanson show off their new post-race colors.
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Rev. Brian Bagley-Bonner blesses Piper, a beagle/pug mix owned by Marge Hooie at Faith United Methodist Church.
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Members of Tara Elementary School’s dance team perform a routine to "Ghostbusters" during a recital at Braden River High School. Dancers from Braden River middle and high schools also performed.
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As one last hurrah for Tara Elementary fifth-grade students, the children competed against the school's faculty members and alumni in a kickball game, on a field tucked behind the East County school.
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Children gather around Justin Matthews, of Matthews Wildlife Rescue, for a better look at Woody, the screech owl, during an All God’s Children preschool summer camp.
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