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Merchants hope streetscape improvements, less panhandling and the strengthening economy bode well for the downtown's future.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 31, 2013
May 31: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Downtown merchants welcome changes; License cameras will start snapping soon on Longboat Key; Creative Healing: Paula Kozak;Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

  • Longboat Key
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  • Jen Blanco
  • May 31, 2013
Nolan Middle wins championship

The Nolan Middle School girls basketball team defeated Haile Middle 35-25 to win the Manatee County Championship May 9, at Lakewood Ranch High.

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Ernicca Vaughn, of Braden River High, gets help with her cap from friend Kenyata Waiters.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Braden River High Graduation

Braden River High School bid farewell to its senior class during a graduation ceremony Wednesday, May 29, at the Bradenton Area Convention Center.

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Rising pensions costs make up large part of the Sarasota City deficit
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 30, 2013
May 30: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Rising pensions costs contribute to Sarasota City deficit; Willowbrook residents sued for defamation; Colony Beach & Tennis Resort featured in 'The Lucky 6'; Iwo Jima veteran envisions a new monument; Pine View students unofficially break Guinness World Record

  • Siesta Key
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  • Jen Blanco
  • May 30, 2013
Lady Mustangs best in Class 6A

The Lakewood Ranch High girls finished first in Class 6A in the 2012-13 FHSAA Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Awards point standings.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • May 30, 2013
Pirates to hold baseball and softball summer camp

Braden River High will hold its first Pirate Baseball and Softball Summer Camp from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. July 8-12 and 15-19.

  • East County
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  • Josh Siegel
  • May 30, 2013
Manatee County administrator to unveil 2014 budget today

Ed Hunzeker's $517 million budget, set to be presented to the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners at a workshop this afternoon, features lower property tax rates.

  • East County
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Nicole Batistas
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 29, 2013
Girl Scouts give dogs a bone

Girls in Girl Scout Troop 764 made more than 500 homemade dog bones and 300 hand-sewn catnip toys for Lakewood Ranch-based Honor Animal Rescue last month.

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  • May 29, 2013
Palm-Aire women welcome officers

Ladies in the Palm-Aire Women's Club held their last meeting of the season May 10, and made sure to install the club's new officers before they left.

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The panel: Kevin DiLallo, CEO of Manatee Memorial Hospital; Sharon Hillstrom, president and CEO of the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation; and Ed Hunzeker, Manatee County administrator
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 29, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance Hot Topics Luncheon

Manatee County leaders took questions about two referendums coming up for public vote June 18 at the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance Hot Topics Panel Luncheon. Ed Hunzeker, Manatee County administrator; Kevin DiLallo, CEO of Manatee Memorial Hospital; and Sharon Hillstrom, president and CEO of the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation, informed the audience at the Fete Ballroom at Polo Grill, May 29, about how the half-cent sales tax referendum and Economic Development Ad valorem Tax Exemption (EDATE) referendum will affect them.

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Town staff will continue to meet with Hilton officials and project engineers throughout the summer to help speed up the project.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 29, 2013
May 29: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Hilton eyes October as project start date; Family Trade: Kibler Ranch; Manatee Schools' parents petition teacher cuts; New P.F. Chang's construction wrapping up

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  • Josh Siegel
  • May 29, 2013
Willowbrook residents sued for defamation

DueAll Construction, a contractor that is repairing damaged homes in Willowbrook, an East County condominium community, alleges two homeowners published defamatory statements about the company.

  • East County
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  • Josh Siegel
  • May 29, 2013
Manatee Schools' parents petition teacher cuts

More than 1,300 parents of Manatee County Schools' children have signed a petition against the district's decision to eliminate 182 teaching positions for next year.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 29, 2013
Family Trade: Kibler Ranch

The 1,009-acre Kibler Ranch site will be sold June 6, for the first time in about 100 years.

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Jim Wilson, who has served as the hospital’s CEO since 2008, resigned May 6
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 29, 2013
Hospital seeks new CEO

Jim Wilson no longer is serving as Lakewood Ranch Medical's CEO.

  • East County
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Official renderings for the multiplex will be completed after the site boundaries are finalized, but this rendering offers a glimpse of what the facility at Premier Sports Campus North could look like.
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During a drop-in practice, 11-year-old Cara Johnston swims at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA. Head swim coach Jack Belshe said the Hurricanes have around 35 members, as of June 18, following their May 4 launch.
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Kiki Bullas will be busy over the next few weeks competing in the USATF and AAU regional track and field junior olympics, hoping to reach the national competition in both.
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