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Ciao Gelato proprietor Giovanni Rindi scoops up the sorriso gelato.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 28, 2016
Siesta Key Village: Here's the scoop

Did we hear you scream something about ice cream?

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 27, 2016
Campers have a ball at Longboat Key Club camps

The tennis and sports camps run Monday through Friday for members and guests.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 27, 2016
Chamber members network at Bridge Street Bistro

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce hosted its monthly Businesses After Hours July 26 at Bridge Street Bistro.

  • Longboat Key
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Terry Griffin
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 27, 2016
Longboat Key authors share summer reading list

Local authors weigh in on their favorite books, genres and what you should be reading right now.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 26, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Longboat Key: Your Calendar

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Madelaine Ruhl gets close to photograph the corpse flower Seymour.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 25, 2016
Crowds line up to smell corpse flower in bloom

Seymour the corpse flower is in bloom at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens and Audrey is due to bloom soon.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a found body in Lakewood Ranch. Detectives quickly realized the case had ties to Lee County.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 25, 2016
Third suspect charged with murder

Authorities in Lee County arrested Lavaya May, 16.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 23, 2016
Campers take swing at baseball camp

Bible Baptist Church hosts annual baseball camp.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 23, 2016
Chabad camp offers fun, culture

Chabad of Bradenton hosted its annual Camp Gan Israel summer camp last week.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 22, 2016
Campers sail through summer days

Sarasota Youth Sailing hosts the camp for 10 weeks during the summer

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 22, 2016
Sea Sleuths snorkel through the bay

Mote Campers searched for marine wildlife during a recent day at camp.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 21, 2016
Mote campers make a splash in the bay

The Coast Counts Camp finished its session with hands-on exploration.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Audrey and Seymour the two corpse flowers at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 21, 2016
What’s the stink at Selby Gardens?

Corpse flowers “Seymour” and “Audrey” are set to bloom releasing a putrid scent.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Shantal Norman of Jah Movement will be performing with the group during the July 29 Friday Fest.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 21, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 7.21.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of July 21.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Neptune
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 21, 2016
Neptune statue feels the love

The statue at St. Armands Circle has a kiss mark on the marble.

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