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  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 14, 2013
Manatee commissioners discuss growth options

Manatee County commissioners and Planning Commission members today met jointly to discuss growth plans for the county.

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"It’s not just enough to communicate what we expect, we have to measure if we’re meeting it," Lakewood Ranch Town Hall Executive Director Eva Rey said.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 14, 2013
Lakewood Ranch IDA to adopt core values

The Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority Board supports core values concept.

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Pension ordinances that freeze current pension plans are on the commission's agenda next week.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 14, 2013
Pension plans top Longboat Key town workshop agenda

The Town Commission will review ordinances next week that freeze both the firefighter and general employees' pension plans.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 14, 2013
Manatee Cal Ripken names All-Stars

Manatee Cal Ripken Baseball recently announced its 8U All-Star team.

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Angel Algeri, Sandy Cowing and Rosalie Peirce
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • May 13, 2013
'Season of Dreams'

'Season of Dreams'

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Sarasota was highlighted in the May/June issue of Where to Retire magazine as a walkable city
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  • Roger Drouin
  • May 13, 2013
Sarasota ranks high for walkability

The city was one of eight cities ranked by Where to Retire magazine.

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Town prepares for beach bids again
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 13, 2013
May 13: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce announces it's 2013 Small Business Awards; Town prepares for beach bids again; Longboat police seek bracelet's owner

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Audrey Lipton, Marina Wright, Emma Devine, Michael Bajjaly, Emily Arthur and Sharon Albert star in "Fiddler on the Roof." Photo by Denny Miller.
  • By Paula Atwell
  • May 13, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Fiddler on the Roof'

The Manatee Players is currently running an enjoyable production of the endearingly entertaining "Fiddler on the Roof."

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    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • May 13, 2013
Chris Brown purchases building at 1400 Main Street

The property, bordering the southeast corner of the Five Points roundabout, fronts one of the most walked sidewalks of downtown.

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The beach project will place sand at the Broadway beach access to Gulfside Road, and from The Islander condominiums to the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 13, 2013
Town prepares for beach bids again

The town of Longboat Key received no bids for its summer beach project April 16. One month later, the town is putting the project out to bid again in the hopes of landing a bid from a sand-dredging company.

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    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • May 13, 2013
Chamber Announces 2013 Small Business Awards Winners

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce awards seven honors to small businesses.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 13, 2013
Longboat police seek bracelet's owner

Longboat Key police are seeking the owner of a 7.75-inch diamond-and-sapphire tennis bracelet found in late March in the Publix parking lot.

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The recipients of the scholarships given out by Longboat Key Chapel stand together for a photo prior to the scholarship presentation Sunday, May 12, at Longboat Island Chapel.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Scholarship Presentation at Longboat Island Chapel

Longboat Island Chapel gave out 18 scholarships during its worship service Sunday, May 12.

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Dirk Meyer. File photo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • May 13, 2013
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Orchestra 'Revolutions'

We've seen this before. What looks good, interesting, possibly even revolutionary on paper, goes very wrong in real life. This is, unfortunately, what happened at the Sarasota Orchestra's most recent foray into its Innovations Series.

  • Arts + Culture
Joyce Huber was taken to brunch by her husband, Jim, and son, Mark, at The Blue Dolphin Café.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Mother's Day Festival

Families gathered at the Centre Shops Sunday, May 12, Mother's Day, to celebrate the mothers in their lives.

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