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Doug Hay, a 62-year-old retired maintenance mechanic, is a Lakewood Ranch snake charmer.
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Vince Cera reads to second-graders at Palmetto’s James Tillman Elementary School.
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A 65-year-old East County man died Saturday evening after his scooter crashed on Town Center Parkway.
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Six hundred homes are under consideration to be built off this section of Honore Avenue near the Evers Reservoir.
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Manatee County Commission votes in favor of a 600-home community near Evers Reservoir.

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Stefanie Guido and Ali Pereira asked for 50 bags for donations and are happy to say they ended up with 150.
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SUGAR volunteers donate 150 purses to crisis centers for moms.

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GreyHawk's Dinah Mahan, 3, and her mom, Angela Mahan. "Seeing the little pieces of yourself in them," Angela said of her favorite thing of being a mom.
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The failure of the county to extend Natalie Way may have been the final straw that caused Planning Commissioner Al Horrigan to resign.
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Manatee County planning commissioner resigns

Al Horrigan resigns over what he perceives to be out-of-control growth.

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Tony Squitieri, the vice president of land resources for Taylor Morrison's southwest Florida division, said the new Culinary Center will give Esplanade residents more options.
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Culinary Center will provide Esplanade residents with dining options

Residents won't have to leave their Lakewood Ranch neighborhood to experience multiple culinary choices.

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