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Neighbors

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  • Katie Johns
  • January 26, 2017
Longboat Chamber celebrates its members

The chamber held it annual meeting and awards breakfast on Jan. 26 at the Holiday Inn Sarasota-Lido Beach.

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  • Neighbors
The first synagogue located on the corner of Sixth Street and Washington Boulevard.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • January 26, 2017
Temple Beth Sholom celebrates 90 years

To know Temple Beth Sholom's history is to know Sarasota’s history.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • January 26, 2017
YourTown 01.26.17

Blase Cafe celebrates 20 years and St. Boniface welcomes its new choir director.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • January 25, 2017
New waterfront development hosts launch party

The Strand is an upcoming community that will feature 156 units.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Judy Arndt, Louise Williams and Janet Shepherd
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 25, 2017
Christ Church hosts potluck dinner

Attendees gathered in the church's fellowship hall for their first Wednesday night dinner of the season.

  • Longboat Key
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The Gregorius brothers hope their app brings families and friends back together.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 25, 2017
StoryTime brings the family back together

The app's READwithME features allows users to video chat while reading the same book.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 25, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries

Norman Reiter, Doris Blair and Betty Swift died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
John Tendall donated 10 Strider bikes to Children First over the holidays.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 25, 2017
Longboater gives kids ride of a lifetime

John Tendall donated 10 Strider balance bikes to Children First.

  • Longboat Key
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Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 25, 2017
St. Mary hosts baby shower

The women's guild of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church brought gifts for the women of SOLVE.

  • Longboat Key
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Even the snacks matched the magical theme. Instead of carrots, guests were offered Olaf' s noses and Sven' s antlers instead of pretzels.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • January 24, 2017
Temple Emanu-El puts on a show

Temple Emanu-El invited attendees to celebrate the end of Shabbat with a showing of Disney's Frozen.

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Minton and Sandra Tinsley
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • January 24, 2017
Kiwanis Club receives record donation

Sarasota resident leaves record setting gift to the Sarasota Kiwanis Club.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 24, 2017
Garden Club sips through history of wine

George Mueller of Riedel spoke to the club about the history of wine.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 24, 2017
Key Niners welcome new members

The club grew by 18 members and greeted some of them with lunch and a round of golf on Jan. 24.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • January 23, 2017
Dick Cheney speaks at Van Wezel Performing Arts Center

The former vice president kicked off this year’s Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Lecture Series.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • January 23, 2017
Ringling College Library Association presents Dick Cheney

Vice President Dick Cheney weighs in on the Trump transition and the future of the Republican Party.

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