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Amanda Sebastiano B.D. Gullett Elementary's Jackie Holloway attended Braden River Elementary School as a child.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 22, 2014
Local teacher recognized as finalist

B.D. Gullett's Jackie Holloway vies for the EdVantage Education Award for outstanding educator.

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Drs. Brad and Ashley Masuga plan to open an optometry practice on Main Street. Photo courtesy of Amanda Vercheski
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 22, 2014
Lakewood Ranch Main Street reaches 100% occupancy

Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty expects the final lease to be signed this week.

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  • January 22, 2014
News Briefs

School district preps for School Choice enrollment; New section of Pope Road receives new name; Planning Commission vets 2050 changes; Mediation for Waterline Road project brings no verdict

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  • Josh Siegel
  • January 22, 2014
Lakewood Ranch supervisors approve new revenue source

Down to Earth, the landscape contractor for Lakewood Ranch CDDs, will rent space at Town Hall's new maintenance facility.

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Amanda Sebastiano Mike Moschella, Henry Fishkind, Sharon Hillstrom and John Rice chat before the Economic Forecast presentation hosted Jan. 16 by the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 22, 2014
Economist predicts 'breakout year' for area

Henry Fishkind sees steady population and job growth in Manatee County's 2014 forecast.

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Photos by Josh Siegel Before work began an eroded bank of the Braden River allowed water to overlow into a nearby walking path and pond.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • January 22, 2014
Braden River erosion repairs near completion

Spectrum Underground installed 3,000 square feet of articulating concrete.

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Amanda Sebastiano Supervisors Lee Bettes and Michelle Patterson hope to discuss ways to make Heritage Harbour South CDD meetings more efficient in the future.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 22, 2014
CDD meetings miss mark

After adopting new procedures that include a time limit for meetings, supervisors of the Heritage Harbour South CDD struggle with efficiency.

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  • January 22, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Josh Siegel Jim Nichols, of CORE Construction, and Sheila Boyd, property manager for Ranch Lake Apartments, stand by a wooded area of the property. More than half of the 48-acre property has been left untouched.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • January 22, 2014
Ranch Lake Apartments near completion

The East County apartment project has begun leasing and will begin moving in residents in March.

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Josh Siegel John Colon of the Florida State Board of Education told a vocal crowd that innovation requires standards to change.
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  • January 22, 2014
State officials discuss Common Core changes

Officials traveled to Mixon's Fruit Farms to defend the importance of new learning standards.

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Pam Eubanks Poll worker training supervisor Laura Panico validates a petition by comparing the signature, among other items, to voter-registration cards.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 22, 2014
Elections office verifies statewide petitions

The 2014 elections are months away, but employees of the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections office are already buzzing with activity.

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Amanda Sebastiano Nine-year-old Zoey Lipton cares for fruits and vegetables located inside EarthBoxes at B.D. Gullett Elementary School.
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  • January 22, 2014
Students use green thumbs

Gullett students learn to care for plants using EarthBoxes.

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Josh Siegel Andy Ameres, with his mother, Popi, will run the family's Lakewood Ranch location, which has a unique, rustic feel but the same family-oriented atmosphere.
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  • January 22, 2014
Doing Business: Popi's Place on the Ranch

The Amerese family's latest project and eighth family-run restaurant, Popi's Place on the Ranch, opens the week of Jan. 27, next to the Walmart in Ranch Lake Plaza.

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RIVER RENDEZVOUS. East County residents Chic and Robin Hansen read their East County Observer in front of the Melk Abbey along the Danube River in Austria. The couple enjoyed a riverboat cruise from Nuremberg, Germany, to Vienna.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

RIVER RENDEZVOUS. East County residents Chic and Robin Hansen read their East County Observer in front of the Melk Abbey along the Danube River in Austria. The couple enjoyed a riverboat cruise from Nuremberg, Germany, to Vienna.

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Photos by Jen Blanco Sarah Weiss's father, Ben, introduced her to weightlifting.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2014
District Champ

Braden River High junior Sarah Weiss will compete in the District 8 State Qualifier Jan. 22 at Charlotte High.

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