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  • August 13, 2014
Obituary: Emanuel Tanay

Dr. Emanuel Tanay, 86, of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Longboat Key, died Aug. 5.

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  • August 13, 2014
Obituary: Kenneth Christopher Doehring

Kenneth Christopher Doehring, 72, of Longboat Key and formerly of St. Louis, died Aug. 5.

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  • August 13, 2014
Obituary: Kenneth Bean

Kenneth Bean, 92, of Longboat Key and South Orange, N.J., died Aug. 4.

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  • August 13, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • August 13, 2014
Spotlight On: Koko FitClub

Lakewood Ranch family physician Josette Grice was tired of giving her usual diet and exercise recommendations to patients who battled weight problems.

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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 13, 2014
Doing Business: Unleashed for Pets

Growing up on her father's ranch in Salem, Mo., Michelle Wise had no choice but to love animals.

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Salvatore Fiorelli has been working in the fields of his family's property since he was about 10 years old. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
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  • August 13, 2014
Festival celebrates family's heritage, grape harvest

The annual Harvest Festival will host a grape stomp to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

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Neal Signature Homes' River Wind community will feature six models, such as the pictured conceptual rendering of its Carmel model. File
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  • August 13, 2014
Neal Signature Homes offers coastal-themed community

The River Wind community offers standard three-car garages and home prices that start at $350,000.

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Manatee County Extension Agent Lisa Hickey, Henley resident Emily Vosnos, Ross Peterson and Polly Curran complete visits to homesites. Courtesy photo
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 13, 2014
Henley neighborhood goes Florida-friendly

A project that qualified 30 of 32 homes in University Park's Henley neighborhood as Florida-friendly may earn a Keep Manatee Beautiful award.

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  • August 13, 2014
News Briefs

Driver loses license after bicyclist's death; Mills paints a bright future for Manatee School District; Lakewood Ranch adds Murray Homes to lineup

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Publix Manager Andy Lappin and Selah Freedom President Elizabeth Fisher with Publix employees Michele Toussaint, Denise Rowland, Gina Fabrizio and Trevor Moore. Courtesy photo
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  • August 13, 2014
Business Briefs

Longboat Key Publix donates $500 in support of Selah Freedom run; Oceanview Publishing attends International Thriller Writers meeting

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Unit 904 at The Beach Residences has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,550 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.7 million. File photo
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  • Adam Hughes
  • August 13, 2014
The Beach Residences condo sells for $2.7 million

A condominium in The Beach Residences tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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Carol LoRicco submitted this sunset photo, taken on Lido Key.
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  • August 13, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Carol LoRicco submitted this sunset photo, taken on Lido Key.

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This Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch home, which has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,008 square feet of living area, sold for $1,325,000. Photo by Pam Eubanks
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  • August 13, 2014
Country Club Village home sells for $1,325,000

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Peter and Rosalinda Ross, of Dover

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LIFE'S A BEACH. Lakewood Ranch resident Darlene Stewart catches up on her East County news while catching some rays in Brazil.
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  • August 13, 2014
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