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Neighbors

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • September 21, 2017
Sarasota woman welcomes naked neighbor

There were many heart warming stories in the days that followed Hurricane Irma, but none quite like this.

  • Sarasota
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Bill Wise
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  • Anna Brugmann
  • September 21, 2017
Sarasota's Bill Wise dies at 92

'That love at first sight thing — that’s what it was,' his wife says.

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The two ficus trees bordering the Friendship Garden of the Longboat Island Chapel spared the gazebo inside the garden.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 20, 2017
Toppled trees reset island ambiance

After Hurricane Irma, The Lazy Lobster and the Longboat Island Chapel are working to restore their environments.

  • Longboat Key
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Michael Ballantyne, Ellen O’Day and Roger Pettingell
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 20, 2017
Real estate agents send hurricane relief

The Longboat office sent monetary and food donations to offices in Naples and Marco Island.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 20, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: Sept. 21, 2017

Anna Kapstad and Alice Taich died.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • September 19, 2017
YPG hosts second annual spelling bee

Can you spell tenaciously? How about myriad? Cantankerous? Sarasota's young professionals can.

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Betty Schoenbaum may be 100, but it doesn't stop her from going to events like Circus Arts Gala, pictured here. File photo
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • September 19, 2017
100 Years of Heart: Betty Schoenbaum joins the centenarian club

Renowned philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum reflects on her love of giving and shares her perspective after 100 years of life.

  • Sarasota
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Girls Inc. members made thank-you cards for first responders and local restaurants that assisted those without power in the wake of Hurricane Irma.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • September 19, 2017
Girls Inc. children craft letters of gratitude to Irma responders

Girls Inc. members wrote, drew and bedazzled thank-you cards for some of Sarasota’s hurricane helpers.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • September 18, 2017
Temple Emanu-El celebrates new year of religious school

Although Hurricane Irma delayed the service by one week, congregants gathered on Sept. 17 at Temple Emanu-El to celebrate the beginning of the religious school year.

  • Sarasota
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Larissa Green reads the Wall Street Journal while her daughter, Ann Green West, talks on the phone Saturday at Booker High School. The pair arrived with Howard Green on Friday night.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • September 15, 2017
Thousands seek shelter during Hurricane Irma

Booker High School had never had to open its doors as a shelter before. As Hurricane Irma approached Florida, the school became a home to more than 1,300 evacuees.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • September 15, 2017
SunCoast Blood Bank encourages blood donations

In the wake of Hurricane Irma, Suncoast Blood Bank and Sarasota Memorial Health Care teamed up to address the “urgent” need for blood products.

  • Sarasota
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Adrian Lotherington and Natalie Franchini pack emergency boxes at All Faiths Food Bank.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • September 14, 2017
All Faiths provides emergency services

The sun may be shining, but All Faith’s Food Bank CEO Sandra Frank says the need is still great.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 14, 2017
Luffing Lassies clean Sarasota Sailing Squadron

In the wake of Hurricane Irma, the sailing group helped remove tree debris from the property.

  • Longboat Key
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Brenda Cook and Darya Fedotova pack disaster boxes at All Faiths Food Bank.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • September 14, 2017
Sarasota nonprofits relieved, but recovering

Philanthropies are gearing up to travel the road to recovery after Hurricane Irma.

  • Sarasota
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Pat and Tony Crincoli walk their suitcases back to their Bay Isles home.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 14, 2017
Snowbirds worried, watched Irma from afar

As Hurricane Irma neared Florida, Longboat Key snowbirds had no choice but to watch from miles away.

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