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McKitrick has won 240 golf tournaments, including 41 at the Longboat Key Club.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 28, 2018
Longboater swings through obstacles

Golfer Arlene McKitrick has persisted in her career, despite her acute type 1 diabetes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tim Thurman, Alison Albee, Mike Seamon, and Patty and Chris Sileo at the 2016 event.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 28, 2018
Garden Club brings back Dinner and a Movie

The event will take place April 7 at Bayfront Park.

  • Longboat Key
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Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 28, 2018
Plymouth Harbor residents march

A group of eleven residents took the Plymouth Harbor to participate in Sarasota's March for Our Lives on Mach 24.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 27, 2018
Longboat Key Town Hall displays local art

On March 27, the new Town Hall Art Exhibit opened with an artists' reception.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Judy Boice, Judy Tobias and Chris Johnson
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 27, 2018
Tennis Center says farewell to season

The Friends of Tennis hosted the annual potluck to mark the end of season and say thank you to team captains March 27,

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Evan Lefils Victor Arismendi stand with Mote and Booker staff to show off their creation for Mote's red tide detector.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 27, 2018
Booker High School and Mote team up in red tide efforts

Two Booker seniors created a housing unit for Mote's red tide detector.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Schuert brothers visit the Sarasota National Cemetery. Photo courtesy Randy Shuert.
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 26, 2018
Veteran brothers meet for a reunion decades in the making

The Schuert brothers, who all served in the U.S. Army, reunited in Sarasota at the beginning of March.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 25, 2018
A bonanza of animals take over the Humane Society of Sarasota County

Young campers meet a variety of animals during the Spring Bonanza Day Camp at the Humane Society of Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Pines of Sarasota Foundation President Janet K. Ginn in the first-floor common space, one of the areas that will be renovated.
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 25, 2018
Renovations mark new beginning for Pines of Sarasota

Mertz Foundation helps back renovation plans for 30-year-old assisted-living facility.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 24, 2018
Danny's Dream inspires cancer research

The first-time event raised money for The Danny Fund at the UF Health Cancer Center.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 24, 2018
Adults crack Children's Garden egg hunt

The Children's Garden & Art Center hosted its 5th annul adult easter egg hunt on March 24.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 24, 2018
Temple Sinai thanks volunteers

Temple Sinai members tipped their hats off to volunteers at the Polo Grill's Fete Ballroom on March 24.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 24, 2018
Longboat Library thanks volunteers

Volunteers gathered in the clubhouse of Bayport Beach and Tennis Club on March 24.

  • Longboat Key
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Lakewood Ranch 5-year-old Landon Finch leads the charge on to the egg hunt field.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 24, 2018
Lakewood Ranch welcomes annual egg hunt

An estimated 1,400 people turned out for the event.

  • East County
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Jelly bean winner Brooke Decillis is all smiles.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • March 24, 2018
Bean there, won that

Library group seeks leadership

  • East County
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