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Suncoast Women of Action Hosts 11th Annual Luncheon featuring Keynote Speaker VAL DEMINGS
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Suncoast Women of Action Hosts 11th Annual Luncheon featuring Keynote Speaker VAL DEMINGS

October 1, 2025 admin
Legendary Booker High Coach Fred Gilmore Passes
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Legendary Booker High Coach Fred Gilmore Passes

September 21, 2025 admin
2025 Sarasota 80’s CLASS REUNION WEEKEND
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2025 Sarasota 80’s CLASS REUNION WEEKEND

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Legendary Booker High Coach Fred Gilmore Passes
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Legendary Booker High Coach Fred Gilmore Passes

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Brotherhood of Men: Boys to Men
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Brotherhood of Men: Boys to Men

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2025 Fred Gilmore Classic Football Game Image Collage
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2025 Fred Gilmore Classic Football Game Image Collage

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Suncoast Women of Action Hosts 11th Annual Luncheon featuring Keynote Speaker VAL DEMINGS
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Suncoast Women of Action Hosts 11th Annual Luncheon featuring Keynote Speaker VAL DEMINGS

October 1, 2025 admin

Theme: “Remembering the Past to Ensure the Future” Sarasota, FL — The Suncoast Women of Action held its 11th Annual

Legendary Booker High Coach Fred Gilmore Passes
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Legendary Booker High Coach Fred Gilmore Passes

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Brotherhood of Men: Boys to Men
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2025 Sarasota 80’s CLASS REUNION WEEKEND
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2025 Sarasota 80’s CLASS REUNION WEEKEND

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Rev. James Golden Recognized by Florida Bar for 50 Years of Practice
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Rev. James Golden Recognized by Florida Bar for 50 Years of Practice

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Rev. James T. Golden was recently recognized by the Florida Bar for achieving 50 years of the practice of law

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Rev. Frank Watson To Be Installed As Pastor At Mt. Tabor

May 12, 2025 admin
Rogers Community United Methodist Church celebrates its 121st Church Anniversary
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Rogers Community United Methodist Church celebrates its 121st Church Anniversary

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The Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative Presents: “Celebrations of Form and Grace”

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Legendary Booker High Coach Fred Gilmore Passes
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Legendary Booker High Coach Fred Gilmore Passes

September 21, 2025 admin

Legendary coach and friend of the community, Fred Gilmore, passed away on Friday, September 12th. Coach Gilmore was an iconic

2025 Fred Gilmore Classic Football Game Image Collage
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2025 Fred Gilmore Classic Football Game Image Collage

August 18, 2025 admin
BDI to Commemorate Bradenton Nine Devils with Historical Marker Installation at LECOM Park
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BDI to Commemorate Bradenton Nine Devils with Historical Marker Installation at LECOM Park

May 30, 2025 admin
Aaron Randall II to Receive Manatee High School Outstanding Alumni Award
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Aaron Randall II to Receive Manatee High School Outstanding Alumni Award

April 6, 2025 admin

MCR Health – We Are Here For You

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City of Sarasota Police Officer Rashad Jones: SERVING BY EXAMPLE
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City of Sarasota Police Officer Rashad Jones: SERVING BY EXAMPLE

May 12, 2025 admin

Officer Rashad Jones wants t o be part of change in his community. Growing up with role models such as

CHARLES SMITH’S QUALIFICATIONS TO BECOME MAYOR IS UNMATCHED
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CHARLES SMITH’S QUALIFICATIONS TO BECOME MAYOR IS UNMATCHED

October 31, 2024 admin
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LET’S TALK: “Immigration”

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Black Women Set to Break Barriers on Election Day: A Leadership Surge Decades in the Making
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Black Women Set to Break Barriers on Election Day: A Leadership Surge Decades in the Making

October 30, 2024 admin

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Rev. James Golden Recognized by Florida Bar for 50 Years of Practice
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Rev. James Golden Recognized by Florida Bar for 50 Years of Practice

July 20, 2025 admin

Rev. James T. Golden was recently recognized by the Florida Bar for achieving 50 years of the practice of law

Congrats SMH HEROES: Gwendalyn Fleetwood, RN, and Clashawn Johnson, MST
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Congrats SMH HEROES: Gwendalyn Fleetwood, RN, and Clashawn Johnson, MST

May 30, 2025 admin
Diane Troupe-Bryant Named SMH Employee of the Year
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Diane Troupe-Bryant Named SMH Employee of the Year

March 23, 2025 admin
Sarasota County Employee Spotlight: Marquis Bing, Transportation Planning Engineer
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Sarasota County Employee Spotlight: Marquis Bing, Transportation Planning Engineer

February 15, 2025 admin

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LET’S TALK: “Chamber of Commerce Opportunity For All Program”

November 27, 2024 admin

Melanie Lavender, Opportunity For All (OFA) program manager is making a significant impact on the small business world in Manatee

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Gulf Coast Community Foundation Announce Applications Now Open For 2024 Gulf Coast Leadership Institute

February 23, 2024 admin
WM. KEN FREEMAN NAMED CHAIR OF BGCSDC
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Spring 2025 SCF Dental Hygiene Graduates Awarded at White Coat & Pinning Ceremony

May 12, 2025 admin

Bradenton, FL Sixteen dental hygiene program students from State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota were honored with their white coats and

Aaron Randall II to Receive Manatee High School Outstanding Alumni Award
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Aaron Randall II to Receive Manatee High School Outstanding Alumni Award

April 6, 2025 admin
Mother of Slain Palmetto Man Commemorates Son & Others Whom Died in Police Custody
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March 15, 2025 admin
Grambling State University Hosts Black History Event
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Grambling State University Hosts Black History Event

February 18, 2025 admin

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2025 Sarasota 80’s CLASS REUNION WEEKEND

August 21, 2025 admin

Photos by Lyndon F. Jones Newtown Classes from the 1980s held their reunion this past weekend bringing together classmates and friends

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Reid House Breaks Ground on Community Legacy Garden

July 10, 2025 admin
The Scenery – Sarasota’s Newtown Annual Easter Parade 2025
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The Scenery – Sarasota’s Newtown Annual Easter Parade 2025

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Legendary Booker High Coach Fred Gilmore Passes
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Legendary coach and friend of the community, Fred Gilmore, passed away on Friday, September 12th. Coach Gilmore was an iconic

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Suncoast Technical College Newtown Holds Graduation

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2025 Sarasota 80’s CLASS REUNION WEEKEND
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2025 Sarasota 80’s CLASS REUNION WEEKEND

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