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New owners closed on the former Center for Building Hope property Sept. 15. File photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 21, 2016
Couple buys Center for Building Hope building

Manatee County Commission approves budget

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Pauline Nichols stands with some her paintings in the Wellness Center Art Corridor of Plymouth Harbor.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 21, 2016
Travel colors Plymouth Harbor resident's paintings

Pauline Nichols never needed more than a pencil and sketchbook to remember her adventures.

  • Longboat Key
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Apricot Lane opened on June 3. The store offers a variety of women's clothing for all ages.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 21, 2016
Business Boom: Meet the seven new businesses located on St. Armands Circle

Since 2016 began, seven new doors have opened bringing more variety to the Circle.

  • Longboat Key
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Serge and Roxanne Jorgensen at last year's Scallopalooza
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 21, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
John Redgrave with his daughter-in-law, Joyce, and son Tim at an All Angels by the Sea brunch in 2011.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 21, 2016
Former Mayor John Redgrave dies at 90

When he wasn't working for the town, he was helping at church or enjoying a round of tennis.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chef and owner of Maison Blanche, Jose Martinez. File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 21, 2016
Maison Blanche named one of top 100 restaurants for foodies

The list was compiled by the reservation app OpenTable and includes restaurants from 30 states.

  • Longboat Key
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A JP Morgan Chase bank branch planned for Longboat Key has been downsized.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • September 19, 2016
JP Morgan Chase exercises Longboat Key bank option after three-year delay

The new bank site is expected to open in the third quarter of 2017.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Charli Chi of Bul Go Gi Sarasota
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 18, 2016
JDub's heats up barbecue competition

Craft beer lovers turn out for JDub’s Brewing Company Competition Food Truck Rally Saturday, Sept. 17.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 17, 2016
Tucker B. heads off to sea

The subadult loggerhead turtle was found on May 22 and has spent the last four months at Mote Marine's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 16, 2016
Christ Church cooks up fish dinner

50 members gathered for the church's annual fish fry on Sept. 16.

  • Longboat Key
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Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 16, 2016
National PTSD Service Association hosts benefit

Guests can experience what it's like to fly in a L39 fighter jet on Saturday, Sept. 17.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 16, 2016
CYD celebrates leaders, partnership with 11th annual Leadership Breakfast

Community Youth Development honors Sarasota County Schools Superintendent Lori White, Sandy and Rep. Vern Buchanan.

  • Sarasota
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The east side of the home faces the bay and shows off the original Twitchell design. The strong lines of the Sarasota School capture the elegance of the master’s midcentury motifs. Note the two-story doors of steel and glass.
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • September 15, 2016
Home of the Month: Masterpiece redefined

Ralph Twitchell’s last design gets a new life.

  • Longboat Key
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File photo. Community Foundation of Sarasota President and CEO Roxie Jerde announces the total for the 2015 Giving Challenge.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 15, 2016
Community prepares for the Giving Challenge

Will donors top last year's record $7 million in contributions during the 24-hour event?

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Ted Mallires
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 15, 2016
Republican Women's Club piano man

Ted Mallires uses Republican Women's Club of Sarasota meetings as a time to practice piano.

  • Sarasota
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