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Bob and Judy Vigder
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  • Katie Johns
  • May 6, 2019
Friends of Allison Concert honors children gone too soon

On May 5, the annual Friends of Allison Concert was hosted at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
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Gullett's Angelina Cerullo enjoys the hard work being done by her dad, Corey Cerullo, during the race.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 5, 2019
Race sails forward in Lakewood Ranch

Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta draws almost 50 elementary school entries to the Lakewood Ranch YMCA.

  • East County
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  • Katie Johns
  • May 5, 2019
Rotary thanks Longboat first responders

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key hosted its third annual first responder recognition event on May 5.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 5, 2019
Longboat Harbour tracks Kentucky Derby party

On May 4, residents gathered to watch the race.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 5, 2019
Bird Key heads to the races

On May 4, club members gathered for a Kentucky Derby party.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • May 4, 2019
An a-maize-ing time at Sarasota Veg Fest

Vendors selling everything from gluten-free cookies to environmentally friendly soap filled the Sarasota fairgrounds.

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While some volunteers walked the islands, others stuck to the mangroves along the shore.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 4, 2019
Volunteers keep Sister Keys clean

On May 4, more than 70 volunteers worked with the Sarasota Bay Watch to clean up the Sister Keys.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Katie Johns
  • May 4, 2019
Corvettes rev up St. Armands Circle

On May 4, more than 150 corvettes were on display.

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Holly and Patrick Wright
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 3, 2019
Payton Wright Foundation golf tournament swings into 11th year

On May 3, more than 180 golfers took to the Harbourside Golf Course for the foundation.

  • Longboat Key
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Cindy Hayworth, Melissa Herron and Terri Driver
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 2, 2019
Turtle Watch celebrates tortuga season

On May 2, the Longboat Key Turtle Watch hosted its annual fundraising event, Fiesta de las Tortugas.

  • Longboat Key
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Rabbis Howard Tevlowitz, Jennifer Singer and Benjamin Shull were part of the evening's events.
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • May 2, 2019
Temple Beth Sholom hosts Yom HaShoah

The event is a memorial service for those who died during the Holocaust.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 2, 2019
Sarasota weather page photo: April 11

Jeannie Sparks captures a wood duck in Red Bug Slough in Sarasota.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 2, 2019
East County weather page photo: May 2

Gordon Silver captured these 3-day-old baby goats at the Market at Lakewood Ranch off Lorraine Road and University Parkway.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 2, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 2

Michael Cohen captured this colorful soft fungus on a dead log in South Lido Park.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • May 2, 2019
Disposed of properly

The department partnered with the DEA for its National Drug Take-Back Initiative.

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