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  • October 1, 2020
Turning Empty Plates into ThankFULL Tummies and Hearts

Turning Empty Plates into ThankFULL Tummies and Hearts

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  • By Key Chorale Staff
  • October 1, 2020
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If approved, 20,000 Almaco jack would be placed in an anchored pen. Courtesy photo
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  • Brynn Mechem
  • September 30, 2020
Sarasota residents again express opposition for fish farm

A proposed fish farm would place 20,000 fish in a pen 45 miles off the coast of Sarasota.

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County staff hopes new stormwater projects can improve the quality of water in the county's watersheds and Sarasota Bay. File photo
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • September 30, 2020
Commissioners hope to improve water quality

County staff hopes to implement a new stormwater rate system by fiscal year 2022.

  • Sarasota
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Sloane Ziegler, 4, works with blocks that help her learn additives of 10. Brynn Mechem
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • September 30, 2020
Montessori school opens on Main Street

Kathy Lindaman started the school in First Baptist Church to help families have another option during COVID-19.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Property overlooking Beach Road could be home to a 170-unit hotel.
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • September 30, 2020
Siesta hotel developers seeks density changes

One proposal seeks to eliminate the counting of hotel rooms in residential density calculations while the other would halve the count.

  • Siesta Key
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • September 30, 2020
Longboat Key Chamber meets once more for Networking @ Noon

The group met in person for the first time since February.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Manatee County is purchasing two new Braun Super Chief ambulances in October. Each will cost $328,277.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • September 30, 2020
Manatee County to add ambulances in east Bradenton and Myakka City

The additions, which were recently approved for the 2020-21 fiscal year, will increase Manatee's fleet to 21 units and provide Myakka City with its first ambulance.

  • East County
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Bradenton-based ET MacKenzie completed repair work after the town of Longboat Key's June's sewage break. Photo courtesy of the town of Longboat Key.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • September 30, 2020
State seeks $242,000 over Longboat sewage spill

The Longboat Key Town Commission voted to schedule a second private meeting with lawyers to determine what to do next.

  • Longboat Key
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The scam website was located at www.manatee-sheriff.org. The actual Manatee County Sheriff's Office website can be found at https://manateesheriff.com.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • September 30, 2020
Fake Manatee County Sheriff's Office website raises red flag on scams

The website was pulled down within a week, but Manatee County Sheriff's Office is still raising awareness about this scam and others.

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    In Memoriam |
  • September 30, 2020
John M. Blume

John M. Blume, died peacefully on September 20, 2020 at Tidewell Hospice House in Sarasota, Florida, with his wife, Myrna, by his side.

  • Longboat Key
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Cathy Laird, branch manager of the Braden River Library, shows off the main portion of the current young adult section. The revamped young adult section will be centered around a makerspace.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • September 30, 2020
Bradenton's Braden River Library expansion construction to begin before 2021

Manatee County expects the project, which centers around a revamped young adult section, to finish by Sept. 2021.

  • East County
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    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • September 30, 2020
Peace prevails at McNeal Elementary in Lakewood Ranch

McNeal Elementary School celebrates Peace Day by making projects for essential workers in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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Jazz stands still while Terri Arnold, a volunteer for Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy, scrubs Jazz's head.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • September 30, 2020
SMART adopts a plan in east Bradenton

People can donate to nonprofit to adopt a horse as their own.

  • East County
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The Out-of-Door volleyball team isn't playing many matches in 2020, but they're still working hard.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • September 30, 2020
Prose and Kohn: Thunder volleyball makes most of unique 2020 season

ODA isn't playing many matches, but they're working as hard as ever.

  • East County
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