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Sarasota weather page photo: March 4

Yvonne Harper captured this photo of a perfect bloom on John Ringling Blvd. in Sarasota.

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  • March 4, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: March 4

Gordon Silver captured a photo of this white ibis and white wader in Sarasota Bay.

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  • March 4, 2021
East County weather page photo: March 4

Don DiNunzio captured this photo of a sunset from his backyard in Greenfield Plantation.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 4, 2021
Longboat Key resident helps sister with COVID-19 ribbon memorial

Judy Tobias helped sister Cathy Tobias tie nearly 30,000 ribbons to represent every Floridian life lost to the pandemic.

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The limpkin's unique, piercing cry was used as the call of the magical creature Hippogriff in Harry Potter movies. (Miri Hardy)
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  • Miri Hardy
  • March 4, 2021
Bird of the week: Limpkin

Aquatic bird enjoys apple snails as its preferred food.

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Joelle Prado and Howie. Photo by Liz Ramos.
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  • Liz Ramos
  • March 3, 2021
MTC surgical addition a real dummy

Manatee Technical College's Surgical Technology program receives new educational mannequin.

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Opening night event chairs Meredith Ernst and Adrea Sukin
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  • Harry Sayer
  • March 2, 2021
Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee hosts opening night drive-in movie for film festival

Federation sponsors and supporters watched a drive-in movie at the Sarasota Art Museum March 1.

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The chamber’s east wall displays John and Charles Ringling, cultural advocates Bertha Palmer and A.B. Edwards, influential builder Owen Burns, and Newtown founder Lewis Colson.
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  • Harry Sayer
  • March 2, 2021
Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce celebrates 100 years of history with murals

Figures from Sarasota's past are on display on the walls of the commerce building.

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Barb Torrence
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 1, 2021
Longboat Key readers dive into historical fiction

Across the board, these Longboat Library volunteers recommend fictional takes on various periods in history.

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Father Dave Marshall
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 1, 2021
Another man's treasure

All Angels used art sale was a success in February.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 25, 2021
East County weather page photo: February 25

Karen Cesarski captured these palms at dusk in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • February 25, 2021
Sarasota weather page photo: February 25

Jan Hamel Solomon captured these manatees near the docks at Marina Jack.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • February 25, 2021
Longboat Key beach art begins again in 2021

One resident devotes his days to his art in the sand.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • February 25, 2021
New way to cross

New Pass bridge work prompts new path for pedestrians, cyclists.

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  • February 25, 2021
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Show Your A/C Some Love

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