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Finding the right sunscreen often means checking labels and researching ingredients.
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  • July 22, 2024
How to have a sun-safe summer

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Jonathan Mitchell and Jason Starkman look forward to offering The Original Wolfie's New York-style deli items at its new location in Lakewood Ranch on Paylor Lane.
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  • Liz Ramos
  • July 22, 2024
The Original Wolfie's to open location in Lakewood Ranch

The new location will be a commissary and production facility that offers grab 'n' go items as well as delivery of its New York-style deli food.

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Plants such as paspalum repens, a medium-protein aquatic grass native to Florida, provide manatees with ample, toxin-free food at Myakka.
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  • July 22, 2024
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A rendering of the proposed Sarasota Youth Sailing building in Ken Thompson Park by PSDW Architecture shows outdoor boat storage, which may not be permitted there by code.
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  • July 22, 2024
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Plans for a new Sarasota Youth Sailing facility could be subject to a restriction on outdoor storage of boats.

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Cliff Kaplan is proposing this bridge in Greenbrook Adventure Park be transformed into a "rainbow bridge," a place where pet owners can pay tribute to their dogs, cats and birds after they die.
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  • July 22, 2024
Rainbow bridge for pets proposed in Greenbrook Adventure Park

The footbridge would be a place of comfort for grieving pet owners.

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Sarah Rubin of Save Our Seabirds showcases a hawk foot to Finn Seth-Ward, 4.
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  • July 22, 2024
Save Our Seabirds' education programs take flight

Director of Outreach and Avian Care Sarah Rubin said the educational ramp-up will start at the end of summer.

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Alexia Swayka, 4, gets into the center of the action.
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  • July 21, 2024
Giant bubbles entertain kids and adults at Selby Gardens

Bubbles Under the Banyans welcomed former "America's Got Talent" contestant Blaise Ryndes.

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Matthew Burns, a Farmhouse Animal and Nature Sanctuary volunteer, shows off the new shuttle bus that will expand the nonprofit's educational opportunities.
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  • July 20, 2024
Farmhouse Animal and Nature Sanctuary upgrades its facilities

An anonymous endowment funds a new retrofitted shuttle and classroom area.

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Sarasota County School Board District 3: Thomas Babicz
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  • July 19, 2024
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Sarasota County School Board District 3: Tom Edwards
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  • July 19, 2024
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Sarasota County School Board District 3: Gregory Wood
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  • July 19, 2024
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Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, at-large Seat 1: Sharon Wetzler DePeters
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  • July 19, 2024
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Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, at-large Seat 1: Tamzin A. Rosenwasser
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  • July 19, 2024
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Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, at-large Seat 2: Kevin Cooper
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  • July 19, 2024
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Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, at-large Seat 2: Stephen Guffanti
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  • July 19, 2024
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Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, at-large Seat 3: Pam Beitlich
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  • July 19, 2024
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Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, Central District, Seat 1: Sarah Lodge
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Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, Central District, Seat 1: Tanya Parus
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  • July 19, 2024
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Adriana Gretch, Rich DeStasio, Barbara Bishop-Reid and Greg LeBlanc fist bump after the game.
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  • July 19, 2024
Lakewood Ranch residents make fast friends at cornhole

The weekly game is held in The Yard at Waterside Place on Thursday mornings.

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A home in an exclusive neighborhood on Lighthouse Point Drive has sold for $10.8 million.
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  • July 19, 2024
Longboat Key Club home sells for $10.8 million

The home faces New Pass and includes an office and theater room.

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A still image of bodycam footage of the Feb. 26, 2024 shooting off University Parkway.
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  • July 19, 2024
State clears Sarasota Police officers in Feb. 26 fatal shooting

The pursuit of a suspected bank robber ended in the killing of a suspect who brandished a gun in a partially submerged car.

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Sarasota County School Board District 2: Liz Barker
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  • July 19, 2024
Sarasota County School Board District 2: Liz Barker

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Sarasota County School Board District 2: Karen Rose
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  • July 19, 2024
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Police respond to Thursday night bomb threat at Selby Library
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  • July 19, 2024
Police respond to Thursday night bomb threat at Selby Library

No explosives were found in the backpack of a 57-year-old Sarasota man.

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Author honors late husband's fights for justice and safer air travel
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  • July 19, 2024
Author honors late husband's fights for justice and safer air travel

Plymouth Harbor resident Ruth Kreindler's new book details attorney Lee Kreindler's legal advocacy for victims and their families in major aviation disasters.

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Candidates for seats on the Sarasota County Public Hospital Board participate in a League of Women Voters forum in Venice recently. The race has garnered increased interest in the wake of the COVID pandemic.
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  • July 19, 2024
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Board race generates renewed interest

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Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler, between Chair Karen Rose and member Tom Edwards, speaks at the July 18 meeting.
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  • Ian Swaby
  • July 19, 2024
School board OKs changes to public comment rules

The board also discussed raising school meal prices and approved new staff positions.

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Sarasota County Tax Collector: Charles A. Bear
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  • July 18, 2024
Sarasota County Tax Collector: Charles A. Bear

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Mike Moran
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  • July 18, 2024
Sarasota County Tax Collector: Mike Moran

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Sarasota County Commission District 1: Alexandra Coe
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  • July 18, 2024
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Sarasota County Commission District 1: Teresa Mast
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  • July 18, 2024
Sarasota County Commission District 1: Teresa Mast

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Sarasota County Commission District 3: Neil Rainford
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  • July 18, 2024
Sarasota County Commission District 3: Neil Rainford

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Seagrasses under Sarasota Bay.
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  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 18, 2024
Longboat plans to mitigate infrastructure impacts on seagrass

Two projects require seagrass mitigation. If done properly, the planting will help boost Sarasota Bay's fish habitat.

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The Lakewood Ranch Deli will be open in the San Marco Plaza on July 29 at 10 a.m.
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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 18, 2024
New deli and lunch spot coming to Lakewood Ranch

The Lakewood Ranch Deli will open in the San Marco Plaza on July 29.

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Gene Tischer, Gary Scott, Sandra Johnson and the Rev. Jeffrey Nunes
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • July 18, 2024
Longboat Island Chapel hosts Stillpoint Mission’s new president

The chapel collected toilet paper to donate to the nonprofit.

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