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Hannah Segraves, Sarahina Borgia, Maddy Hodgetts and Kaylyn Camacho represent the Ringling College of Art & Design.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 12, 2016
Adfed Suncoast applauds advertisers

The American Advertising Awards recognized creativity in advertising.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 12, 2016
Town of Longboat Key opens house

The Town of Longboat Key hosted a Community Open House Saturday, March 12, at the Public Safety Complex.

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Student Government Association members Emily McNulty, Kennedy Hunter, Meagan Gigliotti and Sarah Crawford show off their shirts for the event.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 11, 2016
BRHS bans together to raise money for the Carrier family

The school hosted a Lip Sync Battle, which benefited Band Director Kendall Carrier and his family.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 10, 2016
Save Our Seabirds soars with Sunset Soiree

Save Our Seabirds hosted its fifth annual Sunset Soiree Thursday, March 10.

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Heather, Carli and Sara Kasten and Lora Miller with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 10, 2016
Cystic Fibrosis luncheon celebrates hope

The fundraiser event was held at University Park Country Club.

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Fred Bethke submitted this photo of a Longboat Key sunset.
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: March 10

Fred Bethke submitted this photo of a Longboat Key sunset.

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Monica Mingote submitted this photo of a pelican swallowing a big fish in a lake at Tara Golf & Country Club.
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  • March 10, 2016
East County weather page photo: March 10

Monica Mingote submitted this photo of a pelican swallowing a big fish in a lake at Tara Golf & Country Club.

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  • March 10, 2016
Sarasota weather page photo: March 10

Kathy Schwartz, of Osprey, submitted this photo of a paddleboarder and dog during a Siesta Key sunset.

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Allison Hoult runs during the 2015 First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon and Relay.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 10, 2016
Sarasota calendar 3.10.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of March 10.

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Courtesy photo. The Rev. Richard Marsden with members of the confirmation classes he's led in the last 20 years at Church of the Redeemer.
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  • March 10, 2016
One score and six days ago...

The Rev. Richard Marsden celebrates 20 years at Church of the Redeemer.

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File photo. Sarasota Honey Company owners Glen and Alma Johnson at the grand opening of Sweetgrass farms in January 2015 to celebrate the partnership that helped lead to the upcoming Honey Bee Festival.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • March 10, 2016
Honey Bee Festival sets beekeeping community abuzz

Sarasota Honey Company and Sweetgrass Farms partner to bring awareness to the decline of bees with the inaugural Honey Bee Festival, March 12.

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Bunny Skirboll
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 9, 2016
Bunny Skirboll brings lifelong work to Sarasota

Bunny Skirboll founded Compeer in 1975, in Rochester, N.Y. Its Sarasota branch is celebrating its fifth anniversary this month.

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Bud Collins was known for his colorful trousers.
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 9, 2016
Journalist Bud Collins colored the tennis world

Arthur Worth “Bud” Collins, 86, of Brookline, Mass., and former owner at the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort, died March 4.

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  • March 9, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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Sydney Hetterich is trading her junior year at Lakewood Ranch High for a year in Germany, where she will attend school through Bradenton Rotary Club's youth exchange program.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 9, 2016
Lakewood Ranch student says hallo new world

Fifteen-year-old earns year-long trip to Germany through exchange program.

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