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Park East at Azario's Lily Wojtkowski loves creating comics. (Courtesy of Lily Wojtkowski)
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  • Liz Ramos
  • October 21, 2022
Lakewood Ranch 12-year-old delivers comic strip plot twists with pet rat 'Pretzel'

Lily Wojtkowski turns her love of doodling into a comic book featuring her pet rat, Pretzel.

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  • October 20, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: October 20

Sergio Albuquerque captured this photo of a railroad vine in bloom along Longboat Key.

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  • October 20, 2022
East County weather page photo: October 20

Gordon Silver captured this Sandhill crane colt calling out for mom along Lorraine Road in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • October 20, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: October 20

Becky Edwards captured this honey bee on a flower in Sarasota.

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This year's co-chairs of the annual Christmas Bazaar: JoAnn Sifuentes, Diane Monaghan and Chris Gooderham. (Lesley Dwyer)
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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 20, 2022
St. Mary's annual Christmas Bazaar is Nov. 5

Church members start making sale items in May for their annual Christmas Bazaar.

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  • Neighbors
Willis Smith Construction CEO David Sessions says his company has had a more than 40-year relationship with Bill North's HBK CPAs firm.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • October 19, 2022
Willis Smith Construction celebrates 50 years of excellence

Clients, partners join with Willis Smith to celebrate the milestone at Waterside Place.

  • East County
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    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • October 18, 2022
Lots of love shown at Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch's Putts Fore Mutts tourney

Putts Fore Mutts and Racquets for Rescues fundraisers are crucial for the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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JFCS of the Suncoast recently held its own food truck fundraiser event for groups on Oct. 13. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • October 18, 2022
Sarasota nonprofits raise funds for hurricane victims

The nonprofit community has been active in collecting funds and passing along supplies to people in need.

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Dr. Michael O'Neil in front of the POD in the Publix parking lot on Bay Isles Road. (courtesy photo)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 18, 2022
Longboat Key trio launch a community-wide hurricane relief effort

The PODS storage unit put in the Publix parking lot on Bay Isles Road was filled with supplies in under two days.

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The CEO's dad Dennis Virgin helps clean up the facility following Hurricane Ian. (Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 18, 2022
Save Our Seabirds rebuilds aviaries, raises money after Hurricane Ian

Without insurance to cover the damaged aviaries, Save Our Seabirds is raising $125,000 themselves.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • October 17, 2022
"A little off the top''

Spooky scene plays out at a Sarasota hair salon.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • October 17, 2022
The Bay Park opens with 10 days of celebration

Locals flocked to the new park for a We The Kings concert, a food festival and more.

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Discuss "Surviving in a Ruthless World: Bob Dylan's Voyage to Infidels" with Terry Gans on Oct. 22 at Bookstore1. (courtesy photo)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 16, 2022
Former Longboat mayor dives deep into Dylan's iconic album

Terry Gans will be appearing at a local author book fair on Oct. 22.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • October 16, 2022
Newtown hosts Big Mama's Collard Greens Festival

The annual festival made its return on Oct. 15.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • October 13, 2022
Sisterhood for Good of Lakewood Ranch hosts Designer Bag Bingo

The fundraising event at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing brings together 199 people to play Bingo.

  • East County
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