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Sierra Schappacher, Jackie Schoff and Talli Sharp celebrate following Lakewood Ranch’s 8-3 victory over River Ridge in the Class 6A-Region 3 finals May 3.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 3, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch vs. River Ridge

The Lakewood Ranch High softball team defeated River Ridge 8-3 in the Class 6A-Region 3 finals May 3. With the win, the Lady Mustangs will advance to the Final Four May 10 in Vero Beach.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 3, 2013
Area teams fall in quarterfinals

Three local baseball teams saw their seasons come to an end in the regional quarterfinals May 2.

  • East County
  • Sports
City Commissioners discuss sound enforcement.
  • By Amanda Heisey
  • May 3, 2013
May 3: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: City Commissioners to discuss sound enforcement Monday; GMD lights modified for turtle season; Tennis Resorts Online names Key club No. 12 resort; Weekend Best Bets

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Meghan Pellatt and Chastanna Niemann
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 3, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce Luncheon

Members of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce gathered Friday, May 3, for their regular luncheon at the Old Salty Dog. Members and guests socialized before enjoying a meal during the meeting.

  • Siesta Key
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Fifth grade teacher Donna McGarry’s class wins the 2007 World Series against the Atlanta Braves.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • May 3, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Ashton Elementary World Series

Ashton Elementary 5th graders played the 1992 and 2007 World Series games Friday, May 3 at Twin Lakes to have fun and use the baseball bucks they had been earning throughout the semester. Fifth grade teachers Donna McGarry and Stacy Sanders teamed up to organize the World Series day for the seventh year in a row. The idea started when one of McGarry's classes read 'In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson,' 12 years ago before she came to Ashton Elementary. This year teachers were granted the Edge of Excellence Grant for $500 that they used to purchase t-shirts for approximately 130 fifth graders.

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  • Neighbors
Pam Lutz of Austin Outdoor and Annette Gueli of Promotion Notions
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 3, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance Corporate Sponsor Showcase

Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance members mingled with the organization's sponsors and learned more about their products and services at the alliance's Annual Corporate Sponsor Showcase May 1. The event, held at the Polo Grill's Fete Catering Ballroom, featured expo displays, food and drinks.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 3, 2013
Weekend Best Bet: Braden River Music Festival and Gumbo Cook-off

Linger Lodge will host the Braden River Music Festival and Gumbo Cook-off Saturday, May 4, at the restaurant and campground, 7205 85th St. Court E., Bradenton.'¨'¨

  • East County
  • Neighbors
A group of Waterline Road homeowners and nearby residents started a group called Preserve Our Waterline Road, Inc. and sent a petition to commissioners voicing their displeasure of a proposed development project.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 3, 2013
Development on Waterline Road delayed after public outcry

The Manatee County Board of County Commissioner's decision to continue a public hearing on the East Manatee housing proposal, called the Martin-Hillwood project, came after more than 20 Waterline Road homeowners, organized into a group called Preserve Our Waterline Road, Inc. (POWeR), voiced their displeasure with the plan at a meeting yesterday.

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  • News
Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino and Sgt. Demetrios Konstantopoulos will present to City Commissioners in the afternoon session.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • May 3, 2013
City Commissioners to discuss sound enforcement Monday

Commissioners will also consider a city-fee waiver for the Chalk Festival; discuss a possible CRA extension.

  • Sarasota
  • News
An on-set photo of Riggs' Lucayan Indian tribe costume design. Courtesy Donna Riggs.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 3, 2013
Bradenton resident Donna Riggs works on national film

Donna Riggs designs costumes for Dinesh D'Souza's political documentary called "America."

  • Arts + Culture
Street light modifications on Gulf of Mexico Drive are being made for sea turtle nesting season.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 3, 2013
GMD lights modified for turtle season

Gulf of Mexico Drive lights are being modified by Florida Power & Light Co. to ensure safety of sea turtles during nesting season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A committee has chosen Stamford, Conn.-based JHM Financial Group LLC to redevelop the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 3, 2013
May 3: Morning Headlines

Morning Headlines: Colony subcommittee picks developer

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Out-of-Door Academy’s Bradford Jones, No. 6, throws the ball from the outfield.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 3, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: ODA v. Christian Calvary

The Out-of-Door Academy lost to Clearwater's Calvary Christian Academy 1-0 in the Thursday, May 2, Class 3A-Region 3 quarterfinal.

  • East County
  • Schools
The $4.5 million Tennis Gardens facility features 20 Har-Tru clay courts.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 3, 2013
Tennis Resorts Online names Key Club No. 12 resort

The Longboat Key Club & Resort was named a 2013 Gold Medal Tennis Resort by Tennis Resorts Online.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Officials OK 10th and 14th street roundabouts
  • By Amanda Heisey
  • May 2, 2013
May 2: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: City receives settlement offer on State-Street Sunshine complaint; Officials OK 10th and 14th street roundabouts; Bearadise Ranch preserves bears' history; Amateur sculptors carve their niches

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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