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Barbara Brizdle holds her twin dogs, Moxi and Mazy
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 14, 2023
Temple Emanu-El offers its blessing to pets

The Sarasota temple hosted its annual Pet Shabbat/Blessing of the Animals event on May 13.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
MeteorEYES members George Bikos and Shannon Fortner, executive director and founder of the Fabulous Arts Foundation, at the Be Fabulous Music & Arts Fest on May 14, 2023.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 14, 2023
FabAF festival brings community together

The annual Pride: Be Fabulous Music & Arts Fest celebrates the local LGBTQ+ community and encourages activism and fostering change through the arts.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Unusually large flocks of black skimmers, imperiled due to habitat loss and degradation as result of coastal development, found refuge in Myakka River State Park this winter.
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • May 14, 2023
Native wildlife, plants thrive as result of seasonal low water levels at Myakka

Shorebirds, including imperiled species such as black skimmers, benefit from ongoing efforts to restore natural hydrology in the park.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Virgina Leon, Kakali Banerjee, Karen Pashkow
    By
  • Sidra Wali
  • May 13, 2023
Longboat Harbour hosts Kentucky Derby Party

Residents got together to watch the derby with barbecue and mint juleps.

  • Longboat Key
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Temple Emanu-El Mitzvah Day project captain Merryl Koven and Alexandra Marcus laugh together as they play with an adoptable dog at Nate's Honor Animal Rescue.
  • By Elaine Glickman
  • May 13, 2023
Temple Emanu-El celebrates Mitzvah Day at Nate's Honor Animal Rescue

Temple Emanu-El congregants volunteered at at the Lakewood Ranch animal rescue for Mitzvah Day.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Most attendees at the Paradise Center's end-of-season party wore festive hats in honor of the Kentucky Derby.
    By
  • James Peter
  • May 13, 2023
Paradise Center hosts members for season’s send-off party

The event was a special thank-you to members for their continued support.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mary Beth Rempp, a member of the Palm Aire Women's Club, says the grant the women's club gave to Valerie Green and Erline Constant with the Healthy Teens Coalition of Manatee County will go toward recruiting and training more health counselors.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • May 13, 2023
Palm Aire Women's Club donates to Sarasota, Manatee nonprofits

Grants from the women's club went to six nonprofits.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jennifer Currier, Jeff Kahn, and Laritha Burks
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 12, 2023
Consulting service seeks to empower at-home caregivers

Two certified nursing assistants have launched Senior Consulting & Staff Support, whose goal is to offer caregivers the resources they need to keep seniors at home.

  • Sarasota
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Lakewood Ranch residents Sophia Siegrist and Zoe Hackwelder enjoy ice pops and a laugh.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • May 11, 2023
Ranch Nite Wednesdays wrapping up in Waterside Place

May 31 is the last event of the season until Ranch Nite Wednesdays return in October.

  • East County
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Carrie and Ken Cox restored the Eagle House.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 11, 2023
Heritage Awards highlight where history lives in the community

Sarasota residents have been at work preserving historic structures and collections that embody the area's history.

  • Sarasota
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Daniel Hernandez and Mayor Kyle Battie
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 11, 2023
Second grader becomes mayor of Sarasota for a day

Mayor Kyle Battie showed second grade student Daniel Hernandez how local government works.

  • Sarasota
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Peter Moore, a Cypress Springs Gracious Retirement Living resident and Navy veteran, and Darryl Fisher, the founder and president of Dream Flights, are ready to take to the skies in a Boeing-Stearman biplane.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • May 10, 2023
Lakewood Ranch veterans take to the skies during Dream Flight

Nine Cypress Springs Gracious Retirement Living residents fly over Sarasota in a Boeing-Stearman biplane.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Club will hold Mother's Day brunch at the Harbourside Ballroom and Latitude on May 14.
    By
  • Sidra Wali
  • May 10, 2023
Mother's Day brunch at Longboat Key Club promises to delight

A variety of brunch options await members of the Longboat Key Club on May 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Al "Mifflin" Lowe, author, recently published "Forgotten Founders."
    By
  • Sidra Wali
  • May 10, 2023
Longboat author celebrates unsung historical figures in children's books

Al "Mifflin" Lowe's most recently published book, "Forgotten Founders," delves into the American Revolution.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The third annual Downtown Sarasota Spring Craft Fair was held May 6-7 at Central Avenue and First Street.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 10, 2023
Artists display their creativity at Downtown Sarasota Spring Craft Fair

Local vendors were present at the fair, which also brought artists from afar.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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