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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 25, 2022
Save Our Seabirds hosts Sunset Soiree

The City Island nonprofit hosted its fundraising event at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 25, 2022
Longboat Key Town Hall hosts art reception

About a dozen local artists have displayed their work in town hall.

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Rabbi Howard Simon and Barbara Pressman welcomed attendees into the concert.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 25, 2022
Temple Beth Israel hosts memorial concert

The theme of the night was TBI Rocks and featured music by Jewish musicians.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 25, 2022
Longboat Harbour blessing of the fleet has extra guests in manatees

As boats made their way through the harbor to be blessed, manatees tried to make their own way through.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 24, 2022
Sarasota, Weather Page, Nature, Photo Contest

Bruce EntSilverman captured these two monarch butterflies in the gardens at Spanish Point.

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  • March 24, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: March 24

Michael Cohen captured this pelican landing after catching a fish on Lido Beach.

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  • March 24, 2022
East County weather page photo: March 24

Gordon Silver captured this colorful sunrise from a drone over Country Club East.

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Sydney McCullough entertains the crowd aboard Achilles.
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  • Jay Heater
  • March 24, 2022
Myakka horse show raises money for historic schoolhouse

Entertainers and riders from Herrmann's Royal Lipizzan Stallions perform and share regional history in a fundraiser for renovations of the Myakka City Historic School House.

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Participants stretch before the 2019 walk.
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  • Ian Swaby
  • March 24, 2022
Walk to End Summer Hunger returns to Sarasota after two-year hiatus

A major All Faiths Food Bank fundraiser returns to Nathan Benderson Park.

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Vinicius Sena Barney, Avi Snyder and Liam Snyder work on building a remote-controlled monster truck for the 2022 rally at the Fab Lab.
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  • Harry Sayer
  • March 24, 2022
Faulhaber Fab Lab racers prepare for RC Car open

Kids, teens and adults all do their part ahead of the 2022 RC Custom Car Open.

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  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Education

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: General

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Sports

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Arts

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Science

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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Cindy Ritchell, Ann Quackenbush, Brenda Korthauer, Beverly Sutton and Kit Torchia all lend a helping hand in packing seeds to send internationally to farmers who need them. Quackenbush is a driving force behind Hope Seeds, a charitable ministry through Christ Church of Longboat Key.
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Andrew Carrillo poses for a photo on Dec. 16 at Out-of-Door Academy. He's been the go-to guy on attack for the Thunder throughout their 2025-26 season.
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Manatee County commissioners approve reducing speed limits throughout the county.
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The library will be constructed on the light green area depicted on this map within Longboat Key's Town Center Green. The entire library would be around 11,230 square feet with the possible enhancements.
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Buchanan's $1 million donation formally accepted for library
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