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Mary Jo Zaksas, Joe Zaksas, Christy May, Glenn Carraher, Cate Stanczyk, and Joe Stanczyk.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • June 4, 2023
Music and nature mingle at Music in the Gardens

The community turned out for an evening at the Sarasota Garden Club with music by The JAM.

  • Sarasota
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Mark Clark took over June 1 as the new president of the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 4, 2023
New Lakewood Ranch Community Fund president takes the helm

Mark Clark says he wants to build the momentum that outgoing board President Nicole Ryskamp began.

  • East County
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Rock Lee plays the keyboard during his 30th anniversary party.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • June 1, 2023
Marina Jack pianist Rock Lee celebrates 30 years of making music

The "piano man" at Marina Jack, beloved by patrons, celebrated his 30th anniversary with the bayfront restaurant in May.

  • Sarasota
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Graduation becomes official.
    By
  • James Peter
  • May 31, 2023
Longboat Key graduates take the next step in their education

Accomplished students are headed to Auburn University, Loyola University Chicago and Inspiration Academy.

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Sheri Nadelman performed with SoulRCoaster St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 2022 Foodlosophy event.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • May 31, 2023
At 65, the power of musician Sheri Nadelman continues to rise

Nadelman, a Brooklyn, New York, native who now lives in East County, still packs a punch on stage.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Myakka resident Delicia Stoltzfus mans the Java Dawg Coffee truck for her parents.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • May 31, 2023
Dakin Dairy hosts summer market in Myakka City

The market is held outside on the farm from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday

  • East County
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Eyla Grayce Jackson, Jewel Love Jackson and Skylar Rae Jackson receive prizes for reading books as part of Music Compound's Rock Your Summer Reading program.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • May 30, 2023
Music Compound encourages reading with summer program

Children can earn prizes based on the number of books they read.

  • East County
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Young Marines from the Imagine School post the colors.
    By
  • James Peter
  • May 29, 2023
Bird Key Yacht Club Memorial Day ceremony honors fallen military

Tribute was paid to the sacrifices service members made in defense of the country.

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David Bonci and Commander Ron Evans of Veterans of Foreign Wars Sunshine Post 3233 greet the crowds lining Main Street on May 29, 2023, during the Memorial Day parade.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 29, 2023
Memorial Day parade celebrates those who gave all

The parade brought together numerous participants from across Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
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Rich Greenberg, president of the Association of Veterans and Military Supporters at Del Webb, salutes during the Star Spangled Banner.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 29, 2023
Tribute to Heroes Parade draws thousands to Main Street at Lakewood Ranch

The annual event honors veterans but also provided plenty of entertainment for families.

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A child in the migrant camp in Matamoros, Mexico, in May of 2023.
    By
  • James Peter
  • May 29, 2023
Local photographer documents migrant crisis at the border

Allan Mestel captured thousands of images of migrants and their living conditions coinciding with the expiration of Title 42.

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Victoria B. Cooley of Sarasota paints with acrylic and oils to create beach scenes.
    By
  • James Peter
  • May 28, 2023
Fine arts fest draws crowd to St. Armands Circle

Local and regional artists showed and sold their work, including coastal scenes, shark-tooth art and paintings that prompted disbelief.

  • Longboat Key
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Erin Masciulli and 15-year-old Aly Miller place a flag in the ground.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 27, 2023
Memorial Day tribute at Sarasota National Cemetery honors the fallen

Held at the Sarasota National Cemetery following the Flags for Fallen Vets flag placement, the event honored service members who died in the line of duty and their families.

  • Sarasota
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Coach Bailey Brauch teaches a group of students.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 25, 2023
Lessons at Aqua-Tots Swim Schools promote water safety

Aqua-Tots' "Swim with Your Clothes On" lessons teach young children how to survive falling fully clothed into a pool.

  • Sarasota
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Black skimmers gather on South Lido Key.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 25, 2023
A colony of shorebirds nests on South Lido Beach

Nesting shorebirds need room to thrive, so give them space, Audubon Florida reminds.

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