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Susan Phillips, center, with Longboat Key Garden Club scholarship recipients, Abigail Oakes, Erika Smith, Isabella Soutullo and Nicolas Scheffer at the group's annual meeting and picnic April 8, at Joan M. Durante Park. 4
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Sam Von Duhn, Ryan Roberts, and Tony Musca of Bay View, Ohio, show off the 692-pound mako shark they caught during a Double Nickel Charters fishing trip with their families, off Longboat Pass.
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Lori Fountain, Peter Tuffo, Alcides Santiesteban, Eric Mauger, developer Jay Tallman, Mayor Jim Brown, Amy Drake and Angie Kimmich sport hardhats as they celebrate the groundbreaking of Aria condominium June 25.
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Cyndi Seamon and Lindsey Conrad count unhatched sea turtle eggs to determine how many hatchlings possibly made it to the water during a July nest excavation.
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Ciarra Buff and Joseph Peery board the bus bound for Martha B. King Middle School on the first day of school Aug. 18.
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Longboat Key Public Works Department crew leader Mark Kerr places one of 2,977 flags along Gulf of Mexico Drive in September — one in honor of each victim of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack.
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Travis Goulet and Brian Helgemo hug after crossing the finish line at the Oct. 19 Longboat Key Triathlon.
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Sunny McGrath, Barbara Anne Manning, Craig Dropkin, Richard McGrath and Vietnam veteran Bob Hamel march in the inaugural Rotary Club of Longboat Key Veteran’s Day Parade Nov. 11, on Bay Isles Road.
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Holly Baran hugs Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party Chairman Michael Garey after winning the second prize of "A Year of Delicious Dining" in the event's raffle Dec. 6, at the Longboat Key Club's Islandside driving range.
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Freedom Elementary School's Isabella Pasquale says she loves to read, but she doesn’t have a favorite book or author. In her spare time, she also enjoys playing softball. Photo by Pam Eubanks
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Child starts youth library

When 9-year-old Isabella Pasquale moved to Heritage Harbour last summer, she heard it had a community library.

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Ed and Geraldine Berbaum team up to play guitar and the fiddle for guests at the Manatee County Fair. 2
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Volunteers helped care for animals rescued from Napier's Log Cabin Horse and Animal Sanctuary.
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Runners make a colorful statement during the Run or Dye 5K at Nathan Benderson Park. Chloe and Christopher Camacho, Keira Jackson and Selah and Abby Swanson show off their new post-race colors.
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Rev. Brian Bagley-Bonner blesses Piper, a beagle/pug mix owned by Marge Hooie at Faith United Methodist Church.
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Members of Tara Elementary School’s dance team perform a routine to "Ghostbusters" during a recital at Braden River High School. Dancers from Braden River middle and high schools also performed.
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As one last hurrah for Tara Elementary fifth-grade students, the children competed against the school's faculty members and alumni in a kickball game, on a field tucked behind the East County school.
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Children gather around Justin Matthews, of Matthews Wildlife Rescue, for a better look at Woody, the screech owl, during an All God’s Children preschool summer camp.
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Zoey Long, Annie Jaco, Michal McClusky, Madison Hayes and Melody Fetterman at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA's summer camp.
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Drew Wojcik, Charlene Faust and Dylan Wojcik with Kevin, Reese and Ryann Gurski, Trevor Young and Rebecca and Charlie Gurski splash around during the Hang Ten for Autism surfing event.
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Charlie Coury, Virginie Breuer and Doreen Karras, of Tropicana's team, create a video of themselves and the rest of their team to share with Sandi "Samandi" Miller, for whom they are walking during the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk.
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Phill Phelan proposes to Kailee Burgess on Lakewood Ranch Main Street at Music On Main after a flash mob dance routine to Brad Paisley's "Wrapped Around."
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Mary and Newt McCollough enjoy the Old Braden River Historical Society’s boat parade.
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Braden River's Ahmad Dunbar, Cardinal Mooney’s Demardre Patterson and ODA's Josh Lerner race to the finish line in the 100-meter dash at The Out-of-Door Academy Invite March 22.
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  • December 29, 2014
2014: Year in sports

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The Braden River football team outscored its opponents 392-149 en route to a 10-1 record in 2014.
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Braden River senior running back Carlos Crawford scored a touchdown in the Pirates’ 21-6 victory over rival Lakewood Ranch Sept. 19.
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Natural beauty

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2014: The best of Cops Corner

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2014: Top 10 real estate transactions

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Blue Rooster co-owner Bill Cornelius worries about how businesses in the Rosemary District are being affected by problems associated with an influx of homeless individuals in the area.
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  • December 29, 2014
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Fed up with problems caused by a growing shift in the homeless population, Rosemary District businesses ask the city for help in their neighborhood.

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Patrons will have the options to dine in, carry out or use the drive-thru. PDQ also offers catering services.
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  • December 29, 2014
Top Stories - East County: September

The PDQ (People Dedicated to Quality) restaurant chain is known for its fresh chicken tenders, sandwiches and salads and homemade sauces and dressings.

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“We will have an affordable menu, fresh seafood, steak and fine Italian cuisine,” said W. Howard Rooks.
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Top Stories - Longboat Key: September

W. Howard Rooks and Andrea Bozzolo plan to open a new Italian eatery in the vacant former Mattison's Steakhouse at the Plaza building.

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Sarasota County deputies are looking for a white male in his 30s with tattoos on both arms in connection with a Sept. 6 vehicle burglary on Siesta Key.
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  • December 29, 2014
Top Stories - Siesta Key: September

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has released surveillance footage of a man suspected of burglarizing a car at the Siesta Gulf View condominiums this month.

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"Sarasota blew away the competition with the first place ranking in hotels and nightlife."
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  • December 28, 2014
Top Stories - Sarasota: August

Real estate blog Movoto ranked Sarasota No. 1 on its list of the 10 'sexiest small cities in America,' which also includes Bradenton two spots below.

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  • December 28, 2014
Top Stories - East County: August

The last Lakewood Ranch Main Street farmers market was held in November 2011.

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Daiquiri Deck Vice President of Operations Matt Grover, President Troy Syprett and Vice President of Marketing Russell Matthes.
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  • December 28, 2014
Top Stories - Longboat Key: August

Daiquiri Deck's owners plan to expand the restaurant's St. Armands location to the first floor, but that's just the first course of their plans for growth

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A small plane crashed on Siesta Key today.
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  • December 28, 2014
Top Stories - Siesta Key: August

The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport received a mayday call this morning.

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