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Students sing a long with “Style” by Taylor Swift.
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City skylines and hints of gold transported students to the top of a skyscraper for an “urban lux” theme for the Pine View annual Cobalt dance Saturday, May 9 at The Devyn.

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Former Kiwanis International President Bob Moore addresses guests.
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Kiwanis clubs celebrate 100th anniversay together

On Friday, members of the Kiwanis Clubs of Longboat Key, Siesta Key and Sarasota joined members around the world in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Kiwanis International.

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Laird Wreford, Sarasota County Coastal Initiatives Manager, briefed the Siesta Key Association about the status of the independent review of the U.S. Army Corps Big Pass dredge.
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Siesta Key Association members received an update from the county about the efforts to independently review the U.S. Army Corps plan to dredge Big Pass.

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More than 10% of registered voters have cast early or absentee ballots for the May 12 election in the city of Sarasota.

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Longboat residents raise money for St. Martha

Longboat residents hold $5 million fundraiser for St. Martha Catholic School.

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The Sarasota Police Department and Sarasota County Sheriff's Office are both conducting reviews regarding the incident.
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Man, arrested for drug possession, dies in custody

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident after a man, arrested by the Sarasota Police Department, required hospitalization upon arriving at the jail.

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Students at Phillippi Shores Elementary School and B.D. Gullett Elementary School wish their mothers' a happy Mother's Day.

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County approves Siesta Key parking restrictions

Sarasota County commissioners approved a ban on commercial vehicles in the Siesta Key Village municipal parking lot Wednesday.

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The Jack Dowd-designed sculpture, called “Royal St. Andrews — Father of Golf (The Duffer),” overlooks the fountain at Links Plaza. Photo by David Conway
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Two weekends ago city staff discovered a missing element at Links Plaza: a 600-pound bronze statue. Where did it go?

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Traci Kegerreis submitted this sunset photo, taken after a storm on Casey Key.
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Traci Kegerreis submitted this sunset photo, taken after a storm on Casey Key.

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Unit 803 at 505 S. Orange Ave. sold for $1,225,000. The condominium has three bedrooms, three and a half baths and 3,003 square feet of living area. File photo
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Danny Finn and David Piszczek, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 803 condominium at 505 S. Orange Ave. to Susan Moss, of Sarasota, for $1,225,000.

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Sarasota County and city commissioners have come together to honor Nora Patterson, former a commissioner on both boards, by renaming Bay Island Park on Siesta Key. Photo by Alex Mahadevan
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Patterson receives praise with Siesta park name

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