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Lost Lagoon water park was to have a lazy river and other features. File rendering.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 28, 2017
Splash time over for Bradenton water park proposal

Water park developer halts efforts for facility at Tom Bennett Park.

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Futurer operational funding will be tight for the school district.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 27, 2017
School Board sticks to millage rate

The fight to fund operational budget with millage increase is put on hold.

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Kinsey Goelz.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 27, 2017
East County sports roundup: 07.27.17

East County sports roundup: 07.27.17

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  • July 27, 2017
East County weather page photo: July 27

Gordon Silver photographed these eagles atop a tree along White Eagle Boulevard near Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church.

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  • Berkley Mason
  • July 27, 2017
Lakewood Ranch's Cheers for Charity raises the bar

3 Keys hosts an event which features Giving Circle bartenders.

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Rick Hardison. Courtesy photo.
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  • Berkley Mason
  • July 27, 2017
High school teacher advances career

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Cops Corner
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  • July 27, 2017
Cops Corner

Interesting police reports from the Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton and East Manatee County areas.

  • East County
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This home at 12510 Highfield Circle recently sold for $1.7 million.Â
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  • Adam Hughes
  • July 26, 2017
Country Club Village home leads sales at $1.7 million

Residential real estate transactions for July 10-14

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Former NSA employee Joseph Harb. Jr., has written his first book, a "challenging spy hunt."
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 26, 2017
Former NSA executive becomes author in Lakewood Ranch

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

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University Place's Ric Romanoff and 16-year-old Malcolum Moniz gear up for their flight to Oshkosh, Wisc. in a two-seat plane made by youths in the Teen Aircraft Factory of Sarasota program.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 26, 2017
Homebuilt plane takes off in Sarasota with high ambition

Experienced pilots help teens take flight in aviation.

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Jaymie Klauber's Fête Catering will feed the athletes at the 2017 World Rowing Championships.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 26, 2017
Fête Catering in Lakewood Ranch has recipe for success

Lakewood Ranch caterer is one of four selected to feed the athletes at the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

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Children and families gather to peruse books after a science program July 20 at the Braden River Library. A upcoming library expansion will create more space for children and youth.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 26, 2017
Library project not yet an open book

Long-desired Lakewood Ranch library heads toward fruition.

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Nancy Janus received her tricycle with help from the Kelly Brush Foundation.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 26, 2017
River Club woman gets chance to reclaim cycling passion

She was hit by a car while riding her bike in 2012, leaving her with an incomplete spinal cord injury.

  • East County
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Lakewood Ranch Chargers Zitaly Salinas, Bond Barone, Annalise Miller and Taylor Schwenk stand with the U.S. Paralympic team.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 26, 2017
U.S. Paralympic Soccer Team inspires at Premier Sports Campus

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

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Ava Krug. Courtesy photo.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 26, 2017
East County High 5 moments: 07.26.17

East County High 5 moments: 07.26.17

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