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Neighbors

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 19, 2017
Selby celebrates garden volunteers

Selby celebrates garden volunteers

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 19, 2017
SPARCC gathers for auxiliary luncheon

SPARCC gathers for auxiliary luncheon

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Donna Dunio said everyone is born with a different nature, and hers has been to be on duty. But now, she' s entering retirement looking forward to learning more about herself and her family.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 19, 2017
Dunio leaves legacy with Aging in Paradise as she retires

Dunio's final day as the executive director of Aging in Paradise was April 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Al and Dottye Van Iten and Nancy Martin are just three of the many residents who volunteer their time to work on gardening and landscaping.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 19, 2017
Longboat neighbors team up on Twin Shores garden work

A volunteer committee spends time organizing, planting and watering various flowers and greenery each year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kay Tschannen, Patricia Hollis, Sandi Randlett
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 19, 2017
Christ Church helps Turning Points

Church volunteers helped Turning Points put on their annual Walk a Mile in their shoes event.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 18, 2017
Longboat Key Garden Club grows local grants and scholarship

The Longboat Key Garden Club awarded more than $48,000 in grants and scholarship at its annual meeting on April 18.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • April 16, 2017
Casa Del Mar guests enjoy a hoppy Easter

The resort hosted its annual Easter egg hunt on April 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Charlotte Gurwin, 2 ½, searches for eggs in the hay at the Longboat Key Club’s Easter egg hunt.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 16, 2017
Longboat Key Club hosts Easter eggstravaganza

The Resort at Longboat Key Club hosted its annual Easter celebration on April 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 16, 2017
Selby hosts Easter brunch

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens sprang into Easter on April 16 for its Easter brunch.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 15, 2017
Laurel Park lays back for some Tunes in the Park

The Laurel Park neighborhood gathered for a potluck dinner and concert.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 15, 2017
Southside celebrates Easter

Families gathered at Southside Elementary School for the Southside Village Life Easter egg hunt.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 15, 2017
Siesta Key hatches annual Easter egg hunt

The Easter egg hunt moved from Beach Access 5 to Turtle Beach this year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mila and Mora Muise hug the Easter Bunny at Mar Vista on April 15. They were just two of many kids who searched for 2,300 eggs.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 15, 2017
Mar Vista lays sweet Easter surprise

The dockside restaurant hosted its 29th annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 15.

  • Longboat Key
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Mote high school interns Quinn Nilon, Rachel Galindo, Sofia Cartaya and Olivia Schmelts
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 15, 2017
Mote interns and volunteers clean up City Island

High school interns and volunteers spent Saturday morning picking up trash around City Island.

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Stone Flood, 5, takes a turn slipping down the inflatable water slide at Sand Cay’s Easter Egg Hunt.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 14, 2017
Sand Cay hops into Easter weekend

Sand Cay Beach Resort guests participated in an egg hunt and met the Easter Bunny on April 14.

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