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  • April 13, 2017
East County weather page photo: April 13

Jeannie Sparks photographed this bird in a marsh along Braden Run Road in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • April 13, 2017
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 13

Diane Engleman captured this shot of driftwood along Longboat Key.

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 12, 2017
Your Towns 04.13.17

Children's First honors longtime board member Jo Rutstein and the Goldsteins commit financial gift to Selby Gardens.

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Ed Miracle, 78, spends time everyday, sometimes more than 12 hours in his studio.
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  • Katie Johns
  • April 12, 2017
Longboater aims art at making a difference

Ed Miracle used to paint ships and seascapes, but then he decided he wanted to do more meaningful work.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 12, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: April 13, 2017

Joan Maus, Jerry Friesch, Susie Glasser, Anna Howell, Elizabeth Ross and Margaret "Woodie" Seehafer died.

  • Longboat Key
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Susie and Sully are currently nesting on the Harbourside Golf Course. Photo courtesy of David Novak.
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  • Katie Johns
  • April 12, 2017
Cygnets on the way!

After a barren 2016, Longboat swans Susie and Sully are expecting cygnets at the beginning of May.

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Jo and Stan Rutstein
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  • Katie Johns
  • April 12, 2017
Children First creates 'Jo's Place'

The playground was dedicated in Jo Rutstein's name after Children First reached out the Rotary Club of Sarasota.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 11, 2017
Temple Sinai celebrates Passover

Congregants gathered at Temple Sinai to mark the beginning of Passover.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 10, 2017
Temple Beth Israel hosts Passover seder

Temple members and guests gathered for the first night of Passover on April 10.

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    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • April 10, 2017
Straffs bring neighbors together for Passover

Friends of Roberta and Larry Straff gathered April 10 to celebrate the first night of Passover.

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Lakewood Ranch' s Lauren Otterness, 4, checks out her face painting before searching for eggs.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 9, 2017
Scramble for eggs in Lakewood Ranch

Eggstravaganza brings more than 1,000 children to Greenbrook Adventure Park for annual egg hunt.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 9, 2017
Church of the Redeemer celebrates Palm Sunday

Parishioners gathered outside the chapel for Church of the Redeemers traditional palm procession.

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Louise Abbatt, Flossie Berger and Judy and Pat Mellett
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 8, 2017
Fairway Bay says farewell to snowbirds

Residents gathered at the Bay Isles Beach Club on April 8.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 8, 2017
St. Martha Catholic School gets cookin'

St. Martha Catholic School hosted its sixth annual Cajun Crawfish and Seafood Festival on April 9.

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 8, 2017
Newtown Alive gives residents a Taste of Newtown

The Newtown Alive project put on a block party to dedicate Newtown's newly installed historic markers.

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