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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 13, 2016
Creativity uncorked at Payton Wright Foundation event

Guests enjoyed wine and beer, food and art.

  • East County
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Mill Creek's Valerie Cooper-Miller listens as Jeff Mednick, a FDOT project manager for design, shows her what the roundabout would look like.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • October 13, 2016
FDOT gets high-speed feedback about State Road 64/Rye Road project

More than 150 concerned citizens discussed possible options, such as a traffic signal or roundabout.

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Braden Woods resident Gary Herbert speaks agains the project on behalf of the group, Friends of Keep the Woods Inc. It was formed to protect the land on which Myara is proposed.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 13, 2016
Planning board recommends denial of Myara infill project

Manatee County commissioners will decide the project’s fate in December.

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Seventh-grader Cemia Gough wins the hula hoop competition.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • October 13, 2016
A kiss hogs spotlight at Haile Middle School

Middle school students rewarded for excellent behavior.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • October 13, 2016
Benderson pitches Osprey redevelopment project

Benderson Development Company is working to finish redeveloping the Shoppes at Casey Key.

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Sarasota High School Assistant Principal Merlin Schenk completed his outfit with binoculars.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • October 13, 2016
SHS students, faculty get tacky for spirit week

Students at Sarasota High School dress as tacky tourists for Homecoming Spirit Week.

  • Sarasota
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A proposed Longboat Key ordinance would impose a 12-month moratorium on marijuana dispensing organizations and treatment centers in town.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • October 13, 2016
Longboat considers moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries

The Longboat ordinance would impose a 12-month moratorium on marijuana dispensing organizations and treatment centers in town.

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Mary Tygh Parks captured this shot of a sandhill crane outside her home in Sarasota.
  • By Meghan Sasser
  • October 13, 2016
Sarasota weather page photo: Oct. 13

Mary Tygh Parks captured this shot of a sandhill crane outside her home in Sarasota.

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • October 13, 2016
The amendments …

Once again, Florida voters will find their ballot full of proposed constitutional amendments. Don’t let the wording fool you. Here is what they really mean.

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  • Opinion
Jeannie Sparks captured this shot of an osprey at Jiggs Landing.
  • By Meghan Sasser
  • October 13, 2016
East County weather page photo: Oct. 13

Jeannie Sparks captured this shot of an osprey at Jiggs Landing.

  • East County
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Niki Muller captured this sunset shot on Longboat Key’s north end.
  • By Meghan Sasser
  • October 13, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Oct. 13

Niki Muller captured this sunset shot on Longboat Key’s north end.

  • Longboat Key
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Manatee County required the closure of four public schools Oct. 7 so they could be used as shelters for Hurricane Matthew.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 13, 2016
Manatee County School Board reschedules classes

Instructional days have been added to make up time lost from hurricanes.

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SANCA has lots of programming coming to Nathan Benderson Park in the fall, including Learn to Row 101.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 13, 2016
SANCA gives rundown of fall programming at Benderson Park

Rowing, dragon boating and rollerblading are among the activities.

  • East County
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File photo. Keith Lazarcheck and Mark Lucas represent Station 11 during the 16th annual Morton's Chili Cook Off.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • October 13, 2016
Your Calendar: Morton's Chili Cook-Off

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Oct. 13.

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Sarasota Military Academy junior Ethan Marks guides Plymouth Harbor resident Charles Gehrie through programing a contact in his iPhone as a member of the eTEAM.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • October 13, 2016
Bridging generations at Plymouth Harbor through technology

A Plymouth Harbor program allows teens and senior citizens to learn from one another.

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