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  • April 15, 2021
Sarasota weather page photo: April 15

Jessica Ross captured this seagull at sunset over Sarasota bay.

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  • April 15, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 15

Patricia Muller captured this popular fishing spot for multiple sea birds on Longboat Key.

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Alana Sherman. Courtesy photo.
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  • Liz Ramos
  • April 14, 2021
"American Idol" quest ends for Lakewood Ranch resident

Lakewood Ranch's Alana Sherman says "American Idol" is "not the end."

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Tyndale McCoy
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  • Harry Sayer
  • April 14, 2021
Sarasota Chorus of the Keys awards scholarship to Pine View student

Trumpet student Tyndale McCoy was awarded a $2,000 scholarship.

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Emelia and Teddie Emerick visited the mural with their parents.
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  • Harry Sayer
  • April 13, 2021
Downtown crosswalks get the rainbow treatment

Project PRIDE SRQ has finished a rainbow street mural in downtown Sarasota after a year of preparation.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 12, 2021
Shells stand up to storms

Longboat Key resident's beach art withstands storms with a little patience on his part.

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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 11, 2021
Paragon Festivals premieres new spring craft show

The latest spring arts festival was held April 10 and 11.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 11, 2021
St. Armands Annual Art Festival returns

The art show spanned the weekend and showcased artists both close to home and far away.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 11, 2021
Coco Bertucci, the unofficial canine mascot of St. Armands Circle, dies at 13

The tiny Yorkie-Poodle was well-known throughout the Circle and had plenty of regular stops.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 9, 2021
Longboat Island Chapel hosts blood drive, food drive

The chapel has hosted multiple versions of each event, but never at the same time.

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George Muller, Richard Solorzano and Julian Hansen
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 9, 2021
So long, Solorzano

Longtime maintenance man retires.

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There are approximately 50 species of gulls found throughout the world. (Photo by Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • April 9, 2021
Bird of the Week: Laughing gull

Laughing gulls, common in our area, are aggressive feeders — which is precisely why they should not be fed by humans.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 8, 2021
Michael Saunders & Co. presents annual awards to agents

The party was back in person after being held virtually in 2020.

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  • April 8, 2021
East County weather page photo: April 8

Richard Bottorff captured this bald eagle in front of a full moon rising in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • April 8, 2021
Sarasota weather page photo: April 8

Kevin French captured this bald eagle on Lido Key near the beach.

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