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Neighbors

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  • Meghan Sasser
  • June 29, 2017
Sarasota weather page photo: June 29

Pepsi Freund photographed figures silhouetted against the sky at Siesta Key.

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    By
  • Meghan Sasser
  • June 29, 2017
East County weather page photo: June 29

Jeannie Sparks captured this photo of an osprey feeding its chick at Jiggs Landing.

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  • Meghan Sasser
  • June 29, 2017
Longboat Key weather page photo: June 29

Mary Tygh Parks captured this Lido Key Beach sunset.

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    By
  • Kat Wingert
  • June 29, 2017
Spirit of America: Remembering our past, how we got here

In our history, we as Americans have faced many challenges and hardships. It’s the spirit we share in common that always pulls us through.

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • June 28, 2017
Civil Rights: In 1950s Sarasota, Shiela Sanders found her voice.

In 1950s Sarasota, Shiela Sanders found her voice.

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • June 28, 2017
Kids say the darnedest things: introducing Uncle Sam

Children offer their initial perceptions of American's favorite star-spangled pal.

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  • Katie Johns
  • June 28, 2017
Campers skim and surf Lido Beach

The camp, run by Compound Boardshop, taught participants more than how to skim, surf and paddleboard.

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  • Katie Johns
  • June 28, 2017
The Space Race: Longboater's precise engineering helped John Glenn fly high, return safely

Frank Cona and his team worked to develop a thermometer that could measure the temperature of the fuel to help Glenn return to Earth.

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  • Katie Johns
  • June 28, 2017
Love without boundaries: How one Sarasota couple fought for family and acceptance

Brock Beason and Dave Edwards met in 1990. In 2002, they adopted a son, Matthew.

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  • Katie Johns
  • June 28, 2017
Party animals' fireworks can frighten the real ones

From dolpins and turtles to manatees and skimmers, all marine wildlife can be affected over Independence Day.

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Richard Satorius Courtesy photo
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  • Katie Johns
  • June 28, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: June 29, 2017

Rodger Rohde, Richard Satorius, Joanna Brown, Dana Kampmann and Leo "Fish" Pinkowski died.

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Rabbi Stephen Sniderman addressed the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club on Thursday.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 23, 2017
Rabbi Stephen Sniderman visits the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club

The group held a luncheon at The Lazy Lobster on Thursday, June 22.

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David Miller of Cannons Marina will serve as this year's grand marshal.
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  • Katie Johns
  • June 23, 2017
David Miller to lead Freedom Fest as grand marshal

The owner of Cannons Marina grew up on Longboat Key and loves seeing the community gather at Freedom Fest each year.

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Students perform the "Grasslands Chant" in one of the opening scenes.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 22, 2017
Crowd roars for Lakewood Ranch campers

Summer camp concludes with 'The Lion King Jr.'

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Makena Jenkins poses with her sand castle.
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  • Anna Brugmann
  • June 22, 2017
Kids sculpt summer fun on Siesta

Sarasota Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources hosted a sand sculpting camp as part of its summer camp programming.

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