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Elliot Metcalfe, Tom Smith, Larry Larose and Capt. Geoff Smith.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • November 10, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Marine Corps Birthday Luncheon

Sarasota veterans and enlisted Marines gathered to celebrate the 239th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. on Monday, at Marina Jack.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Abstract Artist Jim Dee
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 10, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Armands Fall Art Festival

On Nov. 8 and 9, St. Armands held its 26th annual Fall Art Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
The downtown Sarasota Veterans Day parade is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning at Main Street and Osprey Avenue.
    By
  • David Conway
  • November 10, 2014
Street, office closures planned for Veterans Day

In honor of the holiday, most city and county facilities will be closed Tuesday. Several street closures are scheduled for downtown Sarasota's Veterans Day parade.

  • Sarasota
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Lakewood Ranch resident Taylor Lederman returned home to compete in the Lakewood Ranch Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic Presented by First Watch Café for the first time.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 10, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY 2014 Lakewood Ranch Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic

Twenty men's and women's college tennis teams hit the court for the 2014 Lakewood Ranch Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic Presented by First Watch Cafe Nov. 7 through Nov. 9, at the Lakewood Ranch Tennis Center.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall is open for the Veterans Day holiday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 10, 2014
Town Hall open for Veterans Day

Manatee County government offices and schools are closed for the holiday.

  • East County
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Pictured is the school's newest patriotic tile mosaic.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 10, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: BRMS Veterans Day Ceremony

Students at Braden River Middle School celebrated the nations servicemen and women during a special Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 10.

  • East County
  • News
Rob and Jodi Caragiulo enjoy the octopus appetizer from The Crab+Fin at the Art of Food Festival.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • November 10, 2014
MONDAY MASHUP: Weekend photo events

Art of Food Festival; Braden River High School Homecoming Dance; Louis Cabot Exhibit; Bowls of Hope; St. Jude Trike-a-Thon; and MORE!

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Barb Thomason decides which bowl to take home from Bowls of Hope.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • November 9, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Bowls of Hope

The weather was just right for cozying up with a bowl or two of soup at the All Faiths Food Bank Bowls of Hope event on Sunday at Phillippi Estate Park.

  • Sarasota
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Sharon Kunkel adds flour to her mixing bowl to make challah bread.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • November 9, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Emanu-El Challah Workshop

Women from the Temple Emanu-El congregation gathered for a workshop to learn how to bake traditional challah bread on Sunday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rob and Jodi Caragiullo enjoy the octopus appetizer from The Crab+Fin at the Art of Food Festival.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • November 9, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Art of Food Festival

The Junior League of Sarasota hosted the first Art of Food Festival with dishes inspired by the arts of Sarasota on Saturday, Nov. 8 at The Francis ballroom.

  • Sarasota
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Linda and Charles Baumann
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 8, 2014
Uncorked at Lakewood Ranch

Uncorked at Lakewood Ranch

  • Black Tie
Sheila Lewis, Lynn Shaffer, Bob Shaffer and Debra Lynn-Schmitz.attend Sandfest 2014 at Siesta Beach.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • November 8, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: SKCC Sandfest 2014

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce rounded up the community for the annual Sandfest on Friday night at Siesta Beach.

  • Siesta Key
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Keelie Robb and Ieyanna Wright dance the night away.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 8, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: BRHS Homecoming Dance

Braden River High School students capped homecoming week with a space-themed dance Nov. 8.

  • East County
  • News
Logan Cole is the fastest child around the track, even though he rides a plasma car instead of a tricycle.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 8, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Jude Trike-a-Thon

Children at All God's Children preschool raced around the parking lot of Living Lord Lutheran Church Nov. 7 to raise money for St. Jude's hospital.

  • East County
  • News
Principal Steve Royce kisses a guinea pig named Twix, as Sheila Waid holds the animal in front of students.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 8, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Tara Fall Festival

Students at Tara Elementary School welcomed the fall season during a special fall festival event Nov. 8 at the school.

  • East County
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