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  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 20, 2017
Sarasota Farmers Market gets groovy

Things took a turn for the psychedelic on Aug. 19 during the Sarasota Farmer's Market tribute to Woodstock.

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  • August 17, 2017
Sarasota weather page photo: August 17

Judith Bell photographed this wood stork outside her front door one morning in Sarasota.

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  • August 17, 2017
East County weather page photo: August 17

Jeanette Foster photographed these deer in the early morning mist in Greenbrook in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • August 17, 2017
Longboat Key weather page photo: August 17

Sergio Albuquerque captured this photograph of birds taking off from the beach on Longboat Key.

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Daniele Daddario, Katie Marques and Lynette Claude
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  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 17, 2017
ODA celebrates new facilities

Out-of-Door Academy’s lower school celebrated the renovation of its marine science laboratory and the addition of 730 solar panels to the campus.

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Two properties at 1102 N. Casey Key Road recently sold for $3 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 17, 2017
Casey Road properties sell for $3 million

Residential real estate transactions for July 31-Aug. 4.

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 16, 2017
FPRA hosts awards luncheon

The Central West Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association honored its current and incoming board members.

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Phil Cady has been a member of the Pee Team for the last 20 years at the Iditarod. He spends the whole month of March in Alaska. Courtesy photo
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  • Katie Johns
  • August 16, 2017
Longboater tracks memories at Iditarod

Every March, Phil Cady heads to Alaska to volunteer on the "Pee" Team at the Iditarod.

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Michael Garey File photo
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  • Katie Johns
  • August 16, 2017
Gareys expand expertise

Michael and Catherine Garey were brought in to style Giorgio's on Hillview.

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This Little Free Library box is located at Bicentennial Park. Another one is located at Bayfront Park.
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  • Katie Johns
  • August 16, 2017
Little Library spotting

Longboat Key is home to at least two Little Free Library boxes.

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  • August 16, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: Aug. 17, 2017

Katheryn Marie Himmelspach, Kevin Dean Carter, Timothy John Hurley, Shirley B. Klein, Dr. Earl M. Mumford and Betty Oxford died.

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 14, 2017
Overlook Park gets cleaned SUP

The paddle board and kayak company Engulfed Adventures pitched in to clean up Overlook Park on Aug. 13.

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 14, 2017
Sarasota students head back to school

Sarasota Public Schools opened its doors on Aug. 14.

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Jennifer Schafer holds a scallop shell she found at last year's search.
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  • Katie Johns
  • August 14, 2017
Sarasota Bay Watch prepares for the Great Scallop Search of 2017

The 10th annual scallop search will begin at 8 a.m. on Aug. 26.

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 13, 2017
Christ Church fries up fellowship

Christ Church congregants gathered for a fish fry on Aug. 12.

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