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The 8,000-square-foot facility includes a covered bay area.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 4, 2013
IDA prepares to open maintenance building

The Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority operations team will move into a new 8,000-square-foot maintenance building, located off 59th Avenue East, Bradenton, later this month.

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Lee Washington’s calm helps him deal with the stresses of dealing with veterans claims for financial help.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • December 4, 2013
East County veteran earns top honor

Lee Washington, a Marine veteran and coordinator of the county's Veterans Services Department, earned the Manatee County Government Employee of the Year award.

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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 4, 2013
Group organizes holiday boat parade

Old Braden River Historical Society plans to start a new tradition in East County.

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  • December 4, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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The Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team
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  • December 4, 2013
High Five

The top five moments of the week in sports.

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Lakewood Ranch High senior center Josh Rountree is averaging 10 points and five rebounds in 18 minutes of action this season.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 4, 2013
Focused on the future

Lakewood Ranch center Josh Rountree sat out most of his sophomore season for academic reasons. Two years later, the senior has brought his grade-point average up a full point.

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  • December 4, 2013
Community Golf Scores

Golf scores from East County golf courses.

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  • December 4, 2013
Sidelines

Manatee Admirals improve to 9-1; ODA girls basketball sinks St. Stephen's; Inspiration Academy names tennis director; IMG taps new director of baseball; Mooney cruises past Imagine School

  • East County
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  • December 4, 2013
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

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Courtesy photo. The Rev. Steve Price, co-pastor of Harvest United Methodist Church, made his television debut Nov. 26, as a contestant on "Wheel of Fortune."
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 4, 2013
The 'Price' is Right

'Wheel of Fortune' welcomes Steve Price, of United Harvest Methodist Church.

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This Riverdale Revised home, which has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,302 square feet of living area, sold for $620,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 4, 2013
Riverdale home tops sales at $620,000

Marie Pyne, trustee, of Bradenton, sold the home at 4625 Shark Drive to Paul and Susan Genello, of Bradenton, for $620,000.

  • East County
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"New Pass Fisherman" by William Hartman depicts Byrd's bait shop, a great spot to grab a burger in the 1950s and the New Pass Grill's predecessor.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • December 4, 2013
Inherited identity

Florida life impacted the work of Sarasota painters William Hartman, Larry Stults and Wilfrid Berg. The influence lives on in their descendants, who decided to feature their elders' work in an exhibit.

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University Park resident Mary Nell Moore submitted this sunset photo, taken near Cortez.
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  • December 4, 2013
Weather: East County

University Park resident Mary Nell Moore submitted this sunset photo, taken near Cortez.

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  • December 3, 2013
The Good News: Megan Wenger

As community engagement coordinator for Community Youth Development, Megan Wenger says she enjoys the opportunity to interact with some of the city's most involved and promising students.

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Sarasota-Bradenton will be the first region in the United States to host a pentathlon world cup final.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • December 3, 2013
Sarasota-Bradenton lands world pentathlon events

Today, the Pentathlon International Federation chose Sarasota-Bradenton to host four major pentathlon events.

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