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Pam Jefferies serenades the crowd.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 7, 2015
Music on Main

Music for the masses

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  • March 7, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Witt Winter Carnival

Witt Elementary held its winter carnival fundraiser today.

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Bariela Orozco and her father, Tito, enjoy donuts and juice.
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  • March 6, 2015
Donuts with Dad

School celebrates dads

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Karen Stewart helped create 3,424 jobs in a five-year period.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 6, 2015
Manatee County Economic Development Manager receives national kudos

Karen Stewart earned the designation of Certified Economic Developer

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  • March 6, 2015
FDOT to work on Fruitville Road

FDOT to work on Fruitville Road

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Photo courtesy: MaryAnn Connelly
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  • March 5, 2015
Photo contest winners: February

Photo contest winners

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Future Marlene's House residents, Community Haven representatives and others throw dirt to celebrate the start of construction.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 5, 2015
CHAC expands facilities

Community Haven today broke ground on Marlene's House, a new 9-bed group home

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  • March 4, 2015
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Rye Road development.
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  • March 4, 2015
Jam on Rye?

Mill Creek residents worry the addition of more than 1,000 homes will exacerbate a traffic situation that’s already sticky.

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Lakewood Ranch Country Club resident Ted Lindenberg hopes to inspire a new generation of bookworms. Lindenberg hopes his nonprofit group, Books for Kids Promoting Literacy, will help boost county students’ interest in reading and test scores.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 4, 2015
For the love of books

Lakewood Ranch Country Club resident Ted Lindenberg hopes story time will not only boost test scores but also help Manatee County students develop a lifelong love of reading.

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Tara Preserve has 53 ponds, some of which contain Chara, a type of algae that can take over a pond if left untreated.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 4, 2015
Tara seeks fish for troubled waters

Tara Community Development District supervisors hope carp will take a bite out of invasive algae and vegetation in area ponds.

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The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance organized the Jan. 21 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new PDQ restaurant on State Road 70. The eatery opened to the public Sept. 21, 2014.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 4, 2015
Alliance helps businesses make cut

Don’t forget to smile before making the celebratory snip of the scissors in Lakewood Ranch.

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Frank Gamsky and Denise Kleiner are eager to get started.
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  • March 4, 2015
Society sheds status

The Old Braden River Historical Society may no longer be a nonprofit, but it will still protect the Braden River.

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East County resident Bob Rosinsky sees his role as president and CEO of Goodwill Manasota an extension of his passion for educating people.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 4, 2015
Q&A: with Bob Rosinsky

Learn more about Goodwill Manasota's CEO and president.

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On March 2, friends Beth Woods and Paulina Manning opened Barre 3 — Lakewood Ranch Main Street’s newest fitness facility.
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  • March 4, 2015
Business Spotlight: Barre3

The shopping strip’s newest fitness facility is a franchise of a nationwide company that intertwines the practices of ballet, Pilates and yoga, in one-hour classes.

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