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Contractor Jon F. Swift of Sarasota is working on an Old Florida design for the Bobby Jones Golf Club clubhouse.
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The Gulf Coast Community Foundation Leadership Development Institute class of 2023.
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The Survivors in Sync dragon boat team finish second overall in New Zealand, beating every team from the northern hemisphere.
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Police officers help lead the 2022 Memorial Day Parade.
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A building on 10th Street near downtown Sarasota collapsed in September 2022.
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Students celebrated the future as they received their diplomas.

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