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Step one: Draw your design.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 24, 2012
Area artist helps people become two-faced

Joannie Atkins has been doing special-effects makeup since 2003; she graduated from the Tom Savini School of Special Effects Makeup. She works with area photographers and production companies to produce some authentically scary-looking makeup.

  • Siesta Key
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Ken Hughes
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 24, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Demand for homes continues to rise; Realty company puts focus on health-care industry; Lennar Homes rings in $5M-plus in two months; Candice McElyea joins SNN Local News station

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Stephen Brown took this photo during the sixth inning of a Lakewood Ranch Little League game.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 24, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Stephen Brown took this photo during the sixth inning of a Lakewood Ranch Little League game.

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This River Club North home, which has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,818 square feet of living area, sold for $515,000. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 24, 2012
Home in River Club North sells for $515,000

A home in River Club North tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Carol Carr sold her home at 6107 Glen Abbey Lane to Mahendra and Geeta Ellana, of Bradenton, for $515,000.

  • East County
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Join Emily Walsh and Alex Mahadevan as they report the daily headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • October 23, 2012
Oct. 23: Daily Headlines Video

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  • October 23, 2012
Ranch trail temporarily closed

The Heron's Next Trail is closed for maintenance.

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Dr. Wayne Blanton helped the School Board approve a tentative March 29 start date for the future Superintendent while settling on a $160,000-$195,000 salary for the hire.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • October 23, 2012
School Board sets timeline for superintendent hire

Dr. Wayne Blanton, executive director of the Florida School Boards Association, recommended a firm timeline for Manatee County School's Superintendent search at a Oct. 22 workshop.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 23, 2012
Lakewood girls swing to fifth-place finish

The Lakewood Ranch High girls golf team shot a combined 377 to finish fifth at the Class 2A-Region 5 tournament Oct. 22.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 23, 2012
Mustangs defend regional title

The Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team captured its third-consecutive Class 2A-Region 5 championship Oct. 22.

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  • October 22, 2012
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  • October 22, 2012
Ranch YMCA to offer golf lessons

The Lakewood Ranch YMCA will begin offering golf programs Oct. 29.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 22, 2012
EMB Mitey Mite squad remains undefeated

The East Manatee Bulldogs Mitey Mite team improved to 9-0 with a 14-0 victory over the Hardee Wildcats Oct. 20.

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  • October 22, 2012
Lady Thunder victorious on Senior Night

The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team defeated the Tampa Bay HEAT 25-17, 23-25, 25-11, 25-21 Oct. 18 on Senior Night.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 22, 2012
Cullen wins Blue Streak Invite

Braden River High senior Alexis Cullen won the Blue Streak Invitational Oct. 20 in Avon Park, crossing the finish line in 20:19.00.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 22, 2012
ODA rolls past Southwest Florida Christian

The Out-of-Door Academy football team rolled to a 52-16 victory over Southwest Florida Christian in its Homecoming game Oct. 19.

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Forward Chase Koski (86) and defenseman Jackson Ellis (4) celebrate a goal Feb. 6 for Lakewood Ranch boys hockey in the Lightning High School Hockey League's title game. The Mustangs have become the premier high school-level team for skaters in the region.
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Brian Taylor, who works as executive vice president for Perform[cb], has been working from CoworkLWR since 2021 in order to have a separation between work and home life. He enjoys the opportunities to network with fellow remote workers at the new location.
  • March 3, 2026
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Bradenton's Stillpoint Mission has outgrown its current building and hopes to bring in enough funds to purchase a new building to better serve clients.
  • March 3, 2026
15th annual Stillpoint Mission Appeal has a new goal
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This Country Club Village home at 7216 Pasadena Glen sold for $3 million. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, five-and-two-half baths, a pool and 5,038 square feet of living area.
  • March 3, 2026
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With scissors in one hand and a whip in the other, Commissioner Carol Felts cuts the ribbon on a historical marker for The Florida Cracker Trail Feb. 13 at Manatee Village Historical Park.
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