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Freshman Toni Gulbrandsen and senior Emma Grooms put together a chalkboard promotion for the upcoming show. Those attending are encouraged to add comments.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • February 15, 2017
Lakewood Ranch high theater students Off-Broadway bound

Mustangs will perform their ‘Exhibit of the Mind’ at Tada! theater in New York City.

  • East County
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • February 15, 2017
Beth Sholom Sisterhood hosts annual fashion show

The Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood channeled influences from across the pond for their annual fashion show.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Steve John, the citrus production manager for SMR, works with calves in Lakewood Ranch in preparation for the Ranch Rodeo.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • February 15, 2017
Ranch Rodeo provides arena for Manatee County cowboys to showcase talent

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

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She might be a part-time coach at the Imagine School, but the students love Marina Mercier.
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  • Jay Heater
  • February 15, 2017
Former Braden River High dance coach fights back after brain surgery

Special dance showcase in Venice will raise money to defray dancer's medical expenses.

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Legacy Trail extension supporters packed the Sarasota County Commission chambers this morning.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 15, 2017
Legacy Trail extension plans coast forward

Sarasota County staff will continue negotiations for the purchase of 7.5 miles of rail corridor to stretch the trail into downtown.

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Solomon Shenker is teaming up with Il Panificio owner Nick Malone on his new Gulf Gate restaurant.
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  • David Conway
  • February 15, 2017
Sol's NYC Deli announces Gulf Gate opening

The popular downtown delicatessen will reopen next to Il Panificio in Gulf Gate next week, the restaurant’s third location in the past three years.

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  • News
One of eight existing gauges is located on River Club Boulevard, where the road crosses the Braden River.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 15, 2017
Manatee gauges water levels

A new rain gauge on Mill Creek will be the county's ninth gauge on waterways.

  • East County
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The retrofitting of water filtration systems at Manatee County' s Water Treatment Plant will take more than three years to complete. The original filtration systems, pictured here, were built in the late 1960s.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 15, 2017
Drop in the bucket?

Manatee County re-invests into aging water, wastewater systems.

  • East County
  • News
Members of Nik Wallenda' s highwire act continue to amaze the audience with their display of strength and balance Feb. 10.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 15, 2017
Circus performers go on after the fall

Working through tragedy is a process, but worth the outcome, performers say.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota sports roundup: 02.15.17
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 15, 2017
Sarasota sports roundup: 02.15.17

Sarasota sports roundup: 02.15.17

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  • Sports
In a stunner, the Lakewood Ranch girls team lost 72-66 in overtime to Gulf Coast in a Class 8A Region 3 semifinal.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 15, 2017
East County sports roundup: 02.15.17

East County sports roundup: 02.15.17

  • East County
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 15, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Feb. 16

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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The city of Sarasota is planning a $10 million streetscape project that may affect Longboat Key traffic.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 15, 2017
Longboat, Sarasota at odds over Fruitville Road

The city’s lane-reduction proposal conflicts with barrier island’s ideas on smooth evacuations.

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(Alex Mahadevan) Paradise Boat Tours captain Sherman Baldwin will go before the Sarasota City Commission Tuesday to pitch plans for a ferry across Sarasota Bay to Bradenton Beach.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 15, 2017
Water transit options float forward

Can water taxis and ferries help untangle the barrier island traffic problem?

  • Longboat Key
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Jay McWilliams and Michael Long are previous scholarship recipients and were models in this year' s Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show. File photo.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 15, 2017
Longboat Key Garden Club shapes students futures

The club awards scholarships to local students each year with money raised throughout various fundraising events.

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