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Julie McGue
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 7, 2021
Longboat author finds her family closer than she could have imagined

Julie McGue searched for her birth family and discovered a brother within sight of their Michigan home.

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Crows are omnivores, which will eat most anything. (Miri Hardy)
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Bird of the week: American and fish crows

Species holds remarkable memories for dangerous or neutral faces.

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It took Wigelsworth some time to put the castle together. Courtesy photo.
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  • Harry Sayer
  • May 6, 2021
Celebratory sand castle

Siesta Key Sand Sculptor makes sand castle for Sarasota Centennial.

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  • May 6, 2021
East County weather page photo: May 6

Karen Kern captured this tree frog on a bird of paradise in Greyhawk Landing in East County.

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  • May 6, 2021
Sarasota weather page photo: May 6

Michael Cohen captured this pair of pelicans roosting near City Island boat ramp in Sarasota.

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  • May 6, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 6

Patricia Muller captured the early moon rise over Longboat Key.

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  • May 5, 2021
Trade show forges alliances

Trade show becomes largest Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance event during pandemic

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Brody Winch. Courtesy photo.
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  • Liz Ramos
  • May 5, 2021
Students enjoy box of quackers in east Bradenton

Tara Elementary School class cares for and learns about ducklings.

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Max Yan balances at the front of class.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 5, 2021
Paradise Center tai chi students learn from a master

Chen tai chi master Max G. Yan taught one class at the Paradise Center to a crowd of 25 students.

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Volunteer coaches and athletes.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 5, 2021
Aptly named Tennis for Fun program starts at Longboat Key Public Tennis Center

Tennis for Fun program is part of the Special Olympics, and the Longboat site already has three athletes.

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Donna Sharp-Blaney and her daughters Chelsea and Chloe. Courtesy photo.
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 5, 2021
Longboat Key moms on moms

Mothers have a keen sense of what parenthood is all about.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 5, 2021
St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church hosts clam bake

The men's club put on the event, a sign they're ramping up activities.

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Myles Summerlin, Dillon Smith and Zionna Williams graduating from Booker High School.
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  • Harry Sayer
  • May 4, 2021
Laptops on the way

The organization is providing 175 laptops to students in need.

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Amy McKinlay and Luca Giunta
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  • Harry Sayer
  • May 4, 2021
Moms on motherhood

New mothers and empty nesters alike say there is nothing pre-packaged about life as a parent.

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Bridgette Clark, Heather Sellers and Tim Thurman. Courtesy photo.
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  • May 4, 2021
Longboat's first turtle nest of the season is found

The first sea turtle nest has showed up on Longboat beaches.

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