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  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 13, 2015
Boomers to Boomlets

How Manatee County is working to attract and keep a younger generation of employees.

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The Out-of-Door Academy’s Joie Eckhard will swim for Pepperdine University in the fall after signing a national letter of intent in front of family and friends April 27. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 13, 2015
Signing day

Eleven East County student/athletes signed national letters of intent to play at the next level. They share their goals of what they want to accomplish now.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jennifer Rominiecki is taking decades of experience she acquired at some of New York City’s most prestigious cultural institutions to lead the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens into into its fifth decade.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • May 13, 2015
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' Jennifer Rominiecki is planting roots

Manhattan native Jennifer Rominiecki had a good job at an iconic New York City institution. Then she traded it all to come to Sarasota for a chance to make her mark.

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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • May 13, 2015
Community harbors dollars for next year’s fiscal budget

Heritage Harbour South CDD earmarks more money for rainy day fund.

  • East County
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Central Park is home to 826 residences. Courtesy photo
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • May 13, 2015
Central Park residents take on community leadership

Residents of Central Park at Lakewood Ranch start another chapter in the community’s history, as they assume leadership of their homeowners association.

  • East County
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Ranch Jam organizers said they expected a crowd of 20,000 for the three-day festival. Instead, vendors say attendance was somewhere between 500 and 1,000. File photo
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 13, 2015
Ranch Jam: Face the music

Ranch Jam LLC collectively owes vendors more than $100,000 after an unsuccessful event in March. No payments are expected to be sent anytime soon.

  • East County
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GLC Athletics founder and CEO and ODA athletic trainer Rodrick Miller drops back for a pass during last year’s game. File photo
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 13, 2015
Local greats return to the East County gridiron

The 6th annual Pros vs. Semi-Pros Charity Flag Football Game will be held May 16.

  • East County
  • Sports
File photoNicholas Masiello, Ricardo Calzadilla, Chris Heron and Chris Vanderze participate in last year’s Sarasota Sailing Squadron camp.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 13, 2015
Summer camps to offer kids sun and fun

The sun is out, and soon the children will be out as well — from school, that is.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 13, 2015
OBITUARY | Thomas Shepard Jr.

Thomas Rockwall Shepard Jr., 96, of Longboat Key, died April 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 13, 2015
OBITUARY | Charlotte Zwick

Charlotte Zwick, 106, of Longboat Key, died May 3.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 13, 2015
Dining for Women

East County resident Kay Yoder says the Dining for Women organization is the area’s best-kept secret.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Twenty sea grape trees were illegally cut down at the Sleepy Lagoon beach access located at 6399 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Photo by Kurt Schultheis
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 13, 2015
Town seeks sea grape suspect

Twenty sea grape trees were chopped down illegally on town property with a hand saw in March to create better Gulf views, causing Sleepy Lagoon residents to root for closer beach access monitoring.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Danny and Debra Palmer want to purchase Harbor Square, but they need the island’s voters to allow them to live on the third floor of the building that used to be grandfathered as a residential penthouse. Photo by Kurt Schultheis
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 13, 2015
High hopes for Harbor Square

Danny and Debbie Palmer believe they can inject some new life into the underutilized Harbor Square office building with a new restaurant offering and other businesses.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Stella Kelly crowns the statue of Mary. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 13, 2015
St. Mary crowns its namesake

St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church held its annual May crowning ceremony following its services May 10.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 13, 2015
Sixth-graders raise $500 for Mote

A sixth-grade class at Bradenton Christian School raised more than $500 to benefit Mote Marine Laboratory’s Turtle Hospital.

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