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Mike the Mime welcomed guest to the April in Paris party.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • April 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club's "April in Paris"

Members of Bird Key Yacht Club showed off berets and Parisian-inspired fashion for their 'April in Paris' party on Saturday, April 12. Flower carts, a caricature artist and a mime named Mike added to the club's transformation.

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Juile Flaherty, Harvey Levine, Bill and Maggie Urban, and John Flaherty
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • April 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Winding Oaks End of Season Party

Residents of Winding Oaks gathered for an end of season party on Saturday, April 12, at the Bay Isles Beach Club.

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Robert and Eva Moyad
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • April 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Islander Club Farewell Barbecue

Islander Club residents celebrated the end of the season with a farewell barbecue on Saturday, April 12, at their outdoor pool area.

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  • News
Liliana and Elorsa Allen with Deivis and Violet Cadavid
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • April 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Bayside Eggolution Egg Hunt

Bayside Community Church held its annual Eggolution Easter Egg Hunt at Lakewood Ranch Park April 12. In addition to the massive hunt, attendees could play on inflatable games and slides and visit with the Easter Bunny.

  • East County
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Emily and Miley, 5, Driscoll
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • April 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Tabernacle Easter Egg Drop

The Tabernacle Church held its 2nd Annual Easter Egg Drop April 12. The event featured more than 15,000 eggs plus other games and activities.

  • East County
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Salute! Ristorante’s chef Laszlo Bevardi and Mattison’s pastry chef Ray Lajoie
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • April 11, 2014
Florida Winefest and Auction: Banquet on the Block

Florida Winefest and Auction: Banquet on the Block

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Dorothy and Frank Bates
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • April 11, 2014
13th annual Cattle Barons' Ball

13th annual Cattle Barons' Ball

  • Black Tie
Monica Barth and Karen Barone
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • April 11, 2014
Sarasota Film Festival: Cinema Tropicale

Sarasota Film Festival: Cinema Tropicale

  • Black Tie
Alexander Alamo and Lisa Peterson
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • April 11, 2014
Florida Winefest and Auction: Bayfront Showcase Lunch - Tasting

Florida Winefest and Auction: Bayfront Showcase Lunch - Tasting

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Terry Brackett and honoree Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • April 11, 2014
Sarasota Film Festival: Tribute Luncheon

Sarasota Film Festival: Tribute Luncheon

  • Black Tie
The Kolter Group, developer of Vue Sarasota Bay, must wait for the city to grant a traffic concurrency certificate before the project can move forward.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 11, 2014
Bayfront residents push back against traffic study

The city has signaled a willingness to approve a bayfront development, but nearby residents believe an updated traffic study still falls short of legal requirements.

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Diane and Glenn Goll, the owners of this North Shore Road, agreed to a variance that would allow them to build a 1,600 square foot house on the narrow lot.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 11, 2014
ZBA approves North Shore Road variance

North Shore Road neighbors showing up at a Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting to urge the board to deny a variance for a single family lot.

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Fritz Wolfmarans raced to make a cross-court forehand against Ilija Bozoljac last year at the Sarasota Open qualifying round. (File photo)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 11, 2014
WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota Open

The seventh annual Sarasota Open begins tomorrow at the Longboat Key Club's Tennis Gardens.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Maria Lane Sulimirski, left, performs on the Hammond organ, while sitting in ankle-deep water with Sarah Fulton, assistant director.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • April 11, 2014
Siesta group releases "Big Pass Piano" video

Save Our Siesta Sands 2, a nonprofit formed to oppose dredging Big Pass, released a music video on YouTube Friday, featuring the Beatles song 'Let it Be' performed on a Hammond organ in the middle of Big Pass.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
When East County resident Donald Mader passed away April 5, after being hit by a red-light runner, the case turned into a traffic homicide investigation.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 11, 2014
UPDATE: Florida Highway Patrol sees Donald Mader's death as a traffic homicide investigation

After being hit by a red-light runner April 4, Donald Mader died April 5 -- an event that transformed Florida Highway Patrol's investigation into a potential traffic homicide case.

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