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Bob Silverman captured this shot of a great blue heron nesting at Myakka River State Park.
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  • September 8, 2016
Sarasota weather page photo: Sept. 8

Bob Silverman captured this shot of a great blue heron nesting at Myakka River State Park.

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Bruce Silverman captured this shot of a baby turtle in Lakewood Ranch.
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  • September 8, 2016
East County weather page photo: Sept. 8

Bruce Silverman captured this shot of a baby turtle in Lakewood Ranch.

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Billie Dawson captured this shot of an osprey that landed in the Sarasota Bay mangroves off Longboat Key during Hurricane Hermine.
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  • September 8, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Sept. 8

Billie Dawson captured this shot of an osprey that landed in the Sarasota Bay mangroves off Longboat Key during Hurricane Hermine.

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File photo
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  • Katie Johns
  • September 8, 2016
American Flag tradition to continue in honor of 9/11

GMD will be lined with American flags for each individual who lost his or her life during the 9/11 attacks.

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CYD Executive Director Karen Bogues thanks community leaders for their contributions to the organization during the 2015 Leadership Breakfast.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 8, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 9.8.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Sept. 8.

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Photo by Robin Hartill.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • September 8, 2016
Chef sniffs out the competition

Southeastern Guide Dog pup in-training visits Superheroes on Parade.

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Courtesy photo. Camille Cline
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  • Amanda Morales
  • September 8, 2016
Community Briefs 9.8.16

Updates from around your community.

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File photo. President George W. Bush gives a statement just minutes after learning of the attacks during a visit to Emma E. Booker Elementary School.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • September 8, 2016
Sarasota remembers 9/11

How the community of Sarasota will always remember the attacks of Sept. 11.

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • September 8, 2016
Why beaches erode

Mother Nature, of course, constantly erodes the sand on the region’s beaches. But the government agencies certainly make matters worse when it comes to renourishing.

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  • September 7, 2016
East Meets West Expo brings businesses together

The 8th Annual East Meets West Business Expo sold out of vendor space four weeks ago.

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  • Katie Johns
  • September 7, 2016
Labor Day Regatta celebrates 70th Birthday

Hurricane Hermine didn't scare these sailors away from their favorite hobby.

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File photo. By Pam Eubanks.
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  • Katie Johns
  • September 7, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events in Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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Doris Kaplan was the first woman to graduate with a mechanical engineering degree from Washington University in St. Louis.
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  • Katie Johns
  • September 7, 2016
Longboat Key resident pioneers way for female engineers

Longboat Key resident Doris Kaplan is the first female mechanical engineering graduate of Washington University in St. Louis.

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Karen Coltun took this photo from Longboat Key, capturing a shot of a rainbow over the gulf after a storm.
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  • September 1, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Sept. 1

Karen Coltun took this photo from Longboat Key, capturing a shot of a rainbow over the gulf after a storm.

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Jeannie Sparks captured this shot of a curious lizard at Jiggs Landing.
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  • September 1, 2016
East County weather page photo: Sept. 1

Jeannie Sparks captured this shot of a curious lizard at Jiggs Landing.

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