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Shane Donglasan
April 9, 2018

Comey, Shaq, Wikipedia founder among 2019 RCLA series speakers

Tickets go on sale May 1.

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Shane Donglasan
April 7, 2018

A roaring good time at Big Cat Habitat’s Jungle Jam

Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary hosted its Jungle Jam fundraiser on April 7.

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Katie Johns
April 7, 2018

Run for the Turtles races into 32nd year

The annual event had more than 1,000 participants on April 7.

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Shane Donglasan
April 6, 2018

Child Protection Centers thanks community partners at Blue Ribbon Breakfast

Child Protection Center’s 14th Annual Blue Ribbon Breakfast honors those who serve through all facets of child abuse prevention and awareness.

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Shane Donglasan
April 5, 2018

Food for thought at USF Sarasota-Manatee's Soul Food Symposium

Students and community members come together to learn about the soul behind soul food.

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Observer Staff
April 5, 2018

Sarasota weather page photo: April 5

Mary Tygh Parks captured this landscape at Myakka River State Park.

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Katie Johns
April 3, 2018

Music Heals Us hits the right notes

Andrew Lakey was diagnosed with Astrocytoma when he was 9. Now, cancer-free, he is giving back through the program he founded in 2016.

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Shane Donglasan
April 3, 2018

All Faiths Food Bank launches fifth annual campaign against summer hunger

All Faiths Food Bank and its community partners campaign to feed 40,000 children during summer break.

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Shane Donglasan
April 1, 2018

Temple Emanu–El welcomes everyone for Passover Seder

Jewish community members gather together to observe Passover at Temple Emanu–El.

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Shane Donglasan
March 29, 2018

A service-filled spring break with the Boys and Girls Club

Instead of taking the week off, local students volunteered in the community.

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Shane Donglasan
March 29, 2018

Honoring the heroes of the Vietnam War

Veterans of the Vietnam War come together at Welcome Home, Southwest Florida, a celebration of forgotten heroes.

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Observer Staff
March 29, 2018

Sarasota weather page photo: March 29

Michael Cohen photographed this osprey on Lido Key.

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Shane Donglasan
March 29, 2018

APRIL FOOLS: Group pushes to clothe David on city logo

Citizens for Public Decency demand sparks city contest to suggest ways to cover up classic image.

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Katie Johns
March 27, 2018

Booker High School and Mote team up in red tide efforts

Two Booker seniors created a housing unit for Mote's red tide detector.

Longboat Key
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Shane Donglasan
March 26, 2018

Veteran brothers meet for a reunion decades in the making

The Schuert brothers, who all served in the U.S. Army, reunited in Sarasota at the beginning of March.

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Shane Donglasan
March 25, 2018

A bonanza of animals take over the Humane Society of Sarasota County

Young campers meet a variety of animals during the Spring Bonanza Day Camp at the Humane Society of Sarasota County.

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Shane Donglasan
March 25, 2018

Renovations mark new beginning for Pines of Sarasota

Mertz Foundation helps back renovation plans for 30-year-old assisted-living facility.

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Katie Johns
March 24, 2018

Adults crack Children's Garden egg hunt

The Children's Garden & Art Center hosted its 5th annul adult easter egg hunt on March 24.

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Shane Donglasan
March 24, 2018

Temple Sinai thanks volunteers

Temple Sinai members tipped their hats off to volunteers at the Polo Grill's Fete Ballroom on March 24.

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Shane Donglasan
March 22, 2018

Greater Sarasota Chamber parties in the park

Members of the Greater Sarasota Chamber mix and mingle at Phillippi Estate Park.

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Observer Staff
March 22, 2018

Sarasota weather page photo: March 22

Neil Oldham photographed this American bittern at Celery Fields in Sarasota.

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Shane Donglasan
March 21, 2018

An unexpected opportunity of giving

JFCS Suncoast still finds a way to give back after annual Celebrity Chefs event is canceled due to bad weather.

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Cassidy Alexander
March 21, 2018

Students make history at Sarasota Military Academy

For the first time ever, three students were accepted to West Point in one year, and one was recruited with a four-year scholarship for a college's rifle team.

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Shane Donglasan
March 21, 2018

Sarasota photographer's work dazzles on Forever stamp

Wildlife photographer Gail Melville Shumway's photo is part of USPS's Bioluminescent Life Forever stamps

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Shane Donglasan
March 19, 2018

Temple Emanu-El Sunday school students get ready for Passover

Students from Temple Emanu-El's religious school learn about the holiday of Passover.

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Shane Donglasan
March 19, 2018

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and physician Siddhartha Mukherjee on the future of cancer

The author of “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer” Siddhartha Mukherjee spoke at The Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Lecture Series on March 19.