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Total Wine & More is one of the anchor tenants at Benderson Development's Pelican Plaza
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 13, 2016
Benderson continues Pelican Plaza redevelopment

The development firm has purchased the former Denny’s on South Tamiami Trail and is planning a new building to house a Starbuck’s on the other side of the plaza.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Britney Guertin, Marketing Coodinator of Shore, said that nearly half of the guests dining at Shore last night were there for the Designing Daughters.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • January 13, 2016
Designing Daughters takes over Sarasota

Dining for a Difference draws more than 1,500 out to dinner on Tuesday, Jan. 12

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 13, 2016
Guns make you safer

Few people would agree with that idea, or with two bills that would allow guns to be carried in the open. But there’s a legitimate case for how open carry can improve safety.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch's Sydney Wicks and Sarasota's Elizabeth Giuffre battle for the ball during the second half of their Class 5A-District 8 semifinal match Jan. 12.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 13, 2016
Mustangs blank Sailors in district semis

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team beat Sarasota 5-0 Jan. 12.

  • East County
  • Sports
ODA's Madisyn Opstal attempts to maneuver the ball past Sarasota Christian's Emma Kral.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 13, 2016
Top-ranked Thunder blank Blazers

The Out-of-Door Academy girls soccer team beat Sarasota Christian 5-0 Jan. 12.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
To help boost the local economy, Manatee County schools must develop career-ready students, EDC officials said.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 13, 2016
Manatee County School Board agrees to keep school start times, plans for economic growth

The majority of teachers, students, teachers and community members who took a survey said middle and high school start and end times should not be changed.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch leading scorer Sam Hester and his Mustang teammates are hoping to lock up the No. 1 seed in the Class 7A-District 11 tournament with a win Jan. 19.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 13, 2016
THAT'S THE TICKET ...

The top matchups this week in East County sports

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch seniors Tim Dwyer, Luis Tremblay-Vidal and Dylan Cameron and junior Hunter Reed have all posted winning records this season.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 13, 2016
Mustangs pin hopes on depth

Lakewood Ranch has four wrestlers ranked in the state's top 15.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 13, 2016
Cops Corner 1.14.2016

Crime reports from around the area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Lexi Parks rides her horse, Chance, in barrel racing.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 13, 2016
Fair to say, they love horses

Local teens among many 4-H club members to showcase their talent at the Manatee County Fair.

  • East County
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 13, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 1.15.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The most iconic symbol of the samurai, this sword was used for ceremonial purposes and is made of steel, iron, gold, silver, horn, wood, lacquer and genuine stingray skin.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • January 13, 2016
Way of the Warrior: The artistry of samurai warriors

The Ringling's new exhibit explores the beautiful, brutal lives of samurai warriors

  • Arts + Culture
The area along Bayside Drive in the Longbeach Village has been a popular place to store boats since before the town incorporated 60 years ago.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 13, 2016
Boat discussion resurfaces in Village

A debate over the storage of boats along Bayside Drive floats to the surface for a discussion this season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Construction on a $3.11 million Bayfront Park renovation originally scheduled for construction in December has been pushed back to May.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 13, 2016
Bayfront Park construction bumped to May

Construction on a $3.11 million Bayfront Park renovation originally slated for construction in December has been pushed back while construction plans are finalized.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Town Manager Dave Bullock inspects two groins Dec. 17 that were installed last year to hold sand at the north end of the Island.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 13, 2016
Two beach projects permits down, one to go

Permits pave the way for New Pass and mid-Key beach projects in 2016. The town is still waiting on one last permit for a Longboat Pass project.

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