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“Sarasota has a longstanding history in advocating and supporting runners,” says Sarasota Athletic Association President Felicia Cox.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • April 14, 2014
Road Runners Club of America honors Sarasota County

Sarasota County has been honored for its running-friendly community. The Sarasota Athletic Association bestowed the county with the award April 9.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Bonita Mertes arranges her “perpetual” flower creations at her Bloomin’ Elegant booth.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • April 13, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Centre Shops Spring Festival

The Centre Shops Spring Festival featured art, antiques, jewelry and many more unique wares on Sunday, April 13, at the Centre Shops of Longboat Key. Proceeds benefitted the Longboat Key Historical Society.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Steven Bishop, Mary Beth Schrowang and Phillip Mateer
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • April 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Laurel Park Tunes in the Park

Residents of downtown Sarasota's Laurel Park neighborhood spent the night at Tunes in the Park Saturday, April 12, in Laurel Park. Neighbors got to know one another over live music and a potluck dinner. The Laurel Park Neighborhood Association held the biannual event, which marks the beginning of spring.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Marcella Byzewski and Keria Smith
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • April 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Martha Catholic School Cajun Crawfish Festival

St. Martha Catholic School held its annyal Cajun Crawfish Festival Saturday, April 12. Families enjoyed lived music, played games and ate fresh crawfish.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mike the Mime welcomed guest to the April in Paris party.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • April 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club's "April in Paris"

Members of Bird Key Yacht Club showed off berets and Parisian-inspired fashion for their 'April in Paris' party on Saturday, April 12. Flower carts, a caricature artist and a mime named Mike added to the club's transformation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Axel, Brandon and Valeria Espinosa play with rainbow sand.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • April 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Family Living's Kids Day

Sarasota families spent the day at Family Living's Kids Day Saturday, April 12, at Payne Park. Children of all ages played vollyball, learned karate and met with firefighters and police officers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Juile Flaherty, Harvey Levine, Bill and Maggie Urban, and John Flaherty
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • April 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Winding Oaks End of Season Party

Residents of Winding Oaks gathered for an end of season party on Saturday, April 12, at the Bay Isles Beach Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Robert and Eva Moyad
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • April 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Islander Club Farewell Barbecue

Islander Club residents celebrated the end of the season with a farewell barbecue on Saturday, April 12, at their outdoor pool area.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Girl Scout Kinga Aletto works on a craft project.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Big Girls Day at Camp

Current members of the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, along with alumni, donors, volunteers and anyone interesting in learning about the organization and its activities, came together for a girls-only day in the sun April 12 at Camp Honi Hanta, in Bradenton. Teenagers to elderly women joined in activities together, such as kayaking, archery, canoeing, arts and crafts, for the annual Big Girls Day at Camp event. Proceeds from the $50 admission fee benefited the Girl Scouts' Gulfcoast chaper.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Aaniya and Akhlesh Mittal wait for the Easter Bunny.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: EGGstravaganza

Children and their families, dressed in pastel-colored Easter outfits, gathered April 12, for pictures with the Easter Bunny, to snack on donuts and other breakfast foods, and to collect some of the more than 12,000 plastic eggs scattered throughout Greenbrook Adventure Park. Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp.'s EGGstravaganza event benefited The Florida Center for Early Childhood.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Barbara and Courtney Bradley enjoy playing dress up.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 11, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Tara Elementary Spring Luau

For $2, Tara Elementary students and their families enjoyed face painting, pizza, performances by the school's dance team and other activities at the annual Spring Luau. The proceeds from the seventh fundraiser of its type, which transformed the field behind the East County school into a Hawaiian destination, will go toward supplies for the teachers' classrooms.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Alana Biller and Alex Kaplon as wild animals.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • April 11, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: The Gan at Temple Sinai's Passover Sensory Experience

Students of The Gan at Temple Sinai learned about Passover at the school's Passover Sensory Experience Friday, April 11. Director of Early Childhood Education Laura Freedman told the story of Passover. After the lesson students walked through the parted sea, built pyramids and experienced the ten plagues.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Maria Lane Sulimirski, left, performs on the Hammond organ, while sitting in ankle-deep water with Sarah Fulton, assistant director.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • April 11, 2014
Siesta group releases "Big Pass Piano" video

Save Our Siesta Sands 2, a nonprofit formed to oppose dredging Big Pass, released a music video on YouTube Friday, featuring the Beatles song 'Let it Be' performed on a Hammond organ in the middle of Big Pass.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
CONTRIBUTED  Braden River High senior Sam Woolf moved on in the "American Idol" competition April 10, and will compete among the show's top seven contestants.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 11, 2014
UPDATE: Sam Woolf sails into top seven on "American Idol"

Sam Woolf wins a spot in the top seven on "American Idol" April 10.

  • East County
  • News
There will be interactive activities, games and prizes, ACH ambulance tours and a Kids4Kids Dash.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • April 11, 2014
WEEKEND BEST BET: Kids Day

Kids Day invites families of all ages to have fun while learning about health and safety, educational programs and summer fun Saturday, April 12.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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