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Kaden Daft, 10, last week started helping physical education teacher Melissa Dowling set up for her classes.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 2, 2015
Bashaw Elementary practices community service

The school urges fifth-grade students to become role models.

  • East County
  • News
Margie Hernandez started developing her property into a fruit and produce grove about six years ago.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 2, 2015
A red-hot, green thumb: East County resident perfects hot sauce recipe

Think you know your hot sauces? You haven’t met Margie Hernandez — or her homegrown jalapeños.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Town Hall's new purchasing manager, Ana Owen, likes to go sailing in her free time. She's been learning the skills for the water sport for the last four years.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 2, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority board questions purchasing power

The IDA wants to structure the new purchasing manager’s spending.

  • East County
  • News
Secretary of State John Kerry outlines the process of vetting refugees.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • December 2, 2015
Kerry outlines refugee vetting process

Kerry outlines refugee vetting process

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 1, 2015
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office investigates vehicle burglaries

Four unlocked cars in Greenbrook Village East were targeted last night.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Harbour placed in the top five of last year's "Light Up the Key" contest.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 1, 2015
Deck the Key with our annual holiday lights contest.

Judging for "Light Up the Key" will take place from Dec. 9 to 11, and the top five properties will receive a prize.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ben Quartermaine, stormwater engineer for Sarasota County, addresses members of the Siesta Key Village Association.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • December 1, 2015
Siesta Village merchants fret about project timing

Businesses would rather a three-week stormwater project that may cause traffic delays and divert people around the Village wait until after Labor Day.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
District 5 Commissioner Vanessa Baugh is the new chairwoman of the Manatee County Commission.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 1, 2015
Vanessa Baugh elected as Manatee County Commission chairwoman

The District 5 commissioner will lead the commission after just three years on the board.

  • East County
  • News
Susana and Timmy Abell perform for the kindergarten, first-grade and second-grade classes.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 1, 2015
Willis Elementary School students sing along with Timmy Abell

The North Carolina musician is traveling to several Manatee County schools this week.

  • East County
  • Schools
The Main Street Visitor Information Center will open Dec. 3.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 1, 2015
Visit Sarasota County center coming to Main Street

The tourism group’s downtown Visitor Information Center will move from Lemon Avenue into the former Firestone building in the 1700 block of Main Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Celia Garcia Nogales, Irene Garibay, Nancy Markle and Jeff Schwartz stand next to a one-eighth model for Nogales and Garibay's winning statue design, which will be erected southwest of the college's new library in the summer of 2016.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 1, 2015
Ringling College unveils new public statue for new library

Conceived by students Irene Garibay and Celia Garcia Nogales, the proposed 11-feet tall public statue will be erected in the summer of 2016.

  • Arts + Culture
How long will it take to cull the peacocks to 12 male birds? Town Manager Dave Bullock doesn’t have an answer but he promises 2016 will be the year of the peacock removal.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 1, 2015
Peacock removal begins in 2016

How long will it take to cull the peacocks to 12 male birds? Town Manager Dave Bullock doesn’t have an answer but he promises 2016 will be the year of the peacock removal.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cari Walz, Household Hazardous Waste employee, explains to East County students what happens to electronics that are thrown away.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 1, 2015
Braden River and McNeal elementary students load up on knowledge

East County students visited Manatee County's Landfill.

  • East County
  • News
Brittany Bouldin gets some tips about riding P.J. from SMART barn manager and instructor Samantha Toomey.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 1, 2015
No SMART choice yet

Organization that provides riding therapy hopes to find an ace fundraiser and grant writer.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 1, 2015
$1.1 million home in Concession tops local sales

Neal Signature Homes LLC sold the home at 8361 Lindrick Lane to Jeannette Floersheimer, of Bradenton.

  • East County
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