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  • July 5, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 5

Betsy Morgan photographed this great blue heron at sunset.

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  • July 5, 2018
East County weather page photo: July 5

Gordon Silver captured this sunset by a fountain while taking a bike ride through Country Club East in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • July 5, 2018
Sarasota weather page photo: July 5

Nancy Dobias photographed this deer and fawn at Myakka River State Park.

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  • Katie Johns
  • July 4, 2018
Bird Key celebrates Independence Day

Club members and guests gathered for games, dinner and fireworks on July 4.

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  • Katie Johns
  • July 4, 2018
Longboat Key celebrates the stars and stripes

The annual Freedom Fest featured a parade, dog costume contest, butterfly release, games and more.

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Geri Schwab tries on a new, healthy lipstick from the Lip Loft booth during Wine, Women and Wellness.
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  • Amelia Hanks
  • July 3, 2018
A healthy mix during event at Palm Aire Country Club

Wine, Women and Wellness offers health tips at Palm Aire Country Club event.

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Jasmine Bragg. Photo by Amelia Hanks.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 3, 2018
Summer safari

Painting for the birds

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Photo courtesy of Rebecca Goldthwaite
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  • Katie Johns
  • July 3, 2018
Turtle time

Beachgoers watched a mother loggerhead turtle lay her nest over the weekend, from a safe distance of course.

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Incoming Rotary Club of Longboat Key President Susan McGuire with ahul Wadhwa from the Rotary Club of Agra Tajmahal. Courtesy photo
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  • Katie Johns
  • July 3, 2018
Rotarians travel to Canada

Members of the Rotary Club of Longboat Key attended the Rotary International Convention in Toronto last week.

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Jean Blackburn's pieces were inspired by 2018 being the year of the bird.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 3, 2018
Jean Blackburn paints with a bird's eye view

Blackburn currently has 15 pieces on display at Selby Public Library until July 21.

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Holly Rolls and Shane Catts own Happy Paddler Kayak Tours & EcoVentures
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  • Katie Johns
  • July 3, 2018
Happy Paddler kicks off race series

The first in a four-race series to bring the kayak community together will take place at 8:30 a.m. on July 7 at The Happy Paddler at Bayfront Park on Longboat Key.

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  • Shane Donglasan
  • July 1, 2018
Young designers make it work at Fashion Bootcamp

Art Center Sarasota's Fashion Bootcamp designers show off their vision and creativity during runway show.

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  • Shane Donglasan
  • July 1, 2018
Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix gets the party started with “Boats by the Bay”

Race fans got the chance to meet teams competing in the the 34th Annual HotelPlanner Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix during “Boats by the Bay” Party in the Pits on June 29.

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  • Shane Donglasan
  • July 1, 2018
La La La Havdalah celebrates end of Sabbath with song

Temple Emanu-El hosted a special song-filled Havdalah event on June 30.

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Six-year-old Kinsie Reith picks out a prize from the Cairo Marketplace.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 28, 2018
Bayside Community Church holds 'Big Dig' camp

Children at Bayside dig up fun, Bible stories.

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