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  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 29, 2011
Salons raise money for breast cancer research

Two East County salons are celebrating October as Breast Cancer Awareness month with a bit of style.

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Nick and Nicole Clark own Fitness Together in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 29, 2011
COMMUNITY SPORTS TIPS: Reducing belly fat

This week, Fitness Together-Lakewood Ranch owner and personal trainer Nicole Clark shares tips for losing that extra bit of belly fat.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 29, 2011
Manatee County accepting board applications

Manatee County Government is seeking applicants for vacancies on the Special Magistrate and Code Enforcement Board.

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Eighteen-month-old Brayden Ridenour enjoyed tossing shells onto the grill while playing at Adventure Park in Greenbrook this morning.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 29, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Playtime

Eighteen-month-old Brayden Ridenour enjoyed tossing shells onto the grill while playing at Adventure Park in Greenbrook this morning.

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  • September 29, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the East County Observer archives.

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Enjoy our quarterly edition of Health Matters.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
SPECIAL ISSUE: Health Matters

Cover Story: Coastal Orthopedics surgeon Dr. William Tontz is on a mission to change the way doctors do medicine, and he's starting it in the East County.

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Enjoy this week's edition of Castaway
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • September 28, 2011
Castaway

Enjoy this week's edition of Castaway

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Darryl Strawberry, courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
MLB legend to visit East County

Baseball legend Darryl Strawberry and his wife, Tracy, will share their stories in the East County next month.

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  • September 28, 2011
Temples prep for High Holy Days

Jewish congregations will celebrate the High Holy Days beginning this week.

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Brian Jones, Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club resident, Jones managed to reserve his new Nissan Leaf before it officially became available in Florida in August.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 28, 2011
Lakewood Ranch leads the charge

Lakewood Ranch installs charging stations for hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Officials announced the project, which featured a Design & Economic Acceleration Lab, or DEAL, in January.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 28, 2011
Ranch DEAL stalls

State College of Florida Officials are not actively working on the Design & Economic Acceleration Lab the college announced, with partners, in January.

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Under the settlement, the county is paying about $1.7 million for the land, attorneys’ fees and other expenses.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 28, 2011
MPO panel recommits to bridge

The Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to put the two-lane Tara Boulevard extension back on its 25-year transportation plan.

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Steve and Kristin Coad held their first service as Oasis last weekend. Courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Couple opens Oasis Church in East County

Led by Steve Coad and his wife, Kristin, Oasis Church launched Sept. 25. The church meets Sundays at Braden River Elementary School.

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Plan A Under Plan A, District 5’s boundaries would remain much the same but would expand farther west, particularly in areas north of Saunders Road.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 28, 2011
Back to the (re)drawing board

Manatee County officials are seeking public input as they reconfigure district lines to accommodate changes in Manatee County's population.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
News Briefs

Keep Manatee Beautiful organizes site cleanups; Ranch Medical Center to host open house; FEMA recognition aids Manatee County residents; Rescue hosts adoption event; Bank merger deal called off

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