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Joanna Graczyk got an airplane ride from her dad, Frank, before the show during Lakewood Ranch’s Moonlight Movie April 27. Published May 10, 2012.
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  • December 26, 2012
May Year in Pictures: East County

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Channing Weir was crowned the 2013 Miss Lakewood Ranch. Published April 12, 2012.
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  • December 25, 2012
April Year in Pictures: East County

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Nathan Benderson, founder of Benderson Development, an East County-based developer, died April 7. He was 94. File photos.
  • By Pam Eubanks and Mark Gordon
  • December 25, 2012
Year in review: April 2012, 'Nathan Benderson: 'One of a Kind''

Nathan Benderson, who grew up in the Great Depression, turned a hardscrabble childhood into a lifetime of business success and unbridled philanthropy. He died April 7.

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On March 3, members and officials of the YMCA celebrated the opening of the facility’s new $2.1 million, 13,000-square-foot addition, which has been under construction since September.
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  • December 24, 2012
Year in review: March 2012, 'Ranch YMCA unveils expansion'

The Lakewood Ranch YMCA opened its new fitness center to the public March 3.

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SMART Volunteer Executive Director Gail Clifton and SMART rider Jessica Stort were eager to show off one of the new barns. SMART moved to its new 23-acre home March 1. Published March 1, 2012.
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  • December 24, 2012
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Members of the Rotary Club of East Manatee partnered with a Rotary Club in Bangalore, India, for a project to install a water well. Published Feb. 7, 2012.
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  • December 23, 2012
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Employees also will see an increase in employee health-insurance premiums of about 29%, among other measures.
  • By Pam Eubanks and Michael Eng
  • December 23, 2012
Year in review: February 2012, 'Board approves teacher pay cuts'

After months of failed negotiations with the teacher's union, the school district Feb. 15 imposed 1.75% salary cut for its 2012 budget.

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Business owners and residents left a restaurant in a silent march to City Hall for a bag the meter rally Monday.
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  • December 23, 2012
Year in review: February 2012, 'Bag-wearer to say, 'Bag meters''

To demonstrate the gravity of their demand that the Sarasota City Commission bag all downtown parking meters, business owners and residents - with all types of bags over their heads - are planning a rally at 5 p.m. Monday at Mattison's City Grille in downtown Sarasota.

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The Observer photographed Ina Gross at the Perlman and Pearls Gala Jan. 7, at Michael’s On East. Photo by Loren Mayo.
  • By Pam Eubanks and Michael Eng
  • December 22, 2012
Year in review: January 2012, 'Ranch death ruled a homicide'

The murder of 78-year-old Ina Gross is the first in Lakewood Ranch history.

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The 26 students riding Manatee County School District Bus 560 all escaped a Jan. 5 crash with only minor injuries. Counselors were available at Braden River Middle Jan. 9 to meet with students. Published Jan. 12, 2012.
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  • December 22, 2012
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Join Alex Mahadevan for the Daily Headlines
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  • December 21, 2012
Dec. 21: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Area schools on high alert after threats; $1 million project to filter polluted runoff; MTO reveals new mural; Error delays impact fee update

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  • December 21, 2012
East County schools earn top marks

Three Manatee County District high schools earned A grades for the 2011-2012 school year, including Braden River High School and Lakewood Ranch High School, according to High School Accountability Grades released today by the Department of Education.

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  • December 20, 2012
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Today's Stories: Plane crash leaves pilot unscathed; Main Street building under contract; Marina Towers residents want event moved; Hunters kill 39 hogs in pilot hunt

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  • December 20, 2012
BRSC to hold Holiday Camp

The Braden River Soccer Club will host the Kai O. Haaskivi Soccer Academy 2012 Holiday Camp from 9-11 a.m. and 3-5 p.m. Dec. 27 and 9-11 a.m. Dec. 28-30.

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  • December 20, 2012
Sailors outlast Mustangs

The Sarasota High wrestling team defeated Lakewood Ranch 43-36 in a dual match Dec. 12.

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