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The cutter head dredge sitting just north of Jewfish Key in Sarasota Bay will pump 100,000 cubic yards of underwater sand onto Longboat Key's shore this summer. Photo by Kurt Schultheis
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 25, 2014
VIDEO: The Dredge Report

The Longboat Observer accepted an invitation to see how sand is funneled from Sarasota Bay to the shores of Longboat Key as part of an $850,000 emergency sand project being performed this summer.

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Courtesy photo The Big Pass shoal has grown by more than 3 million cubic yards of sand in the last decade, bringing its total volume to 23.3 million cubic yards, according to U.S. Army Corps data and models released last week.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 25, 2014
Army Corps releases Big Pass dredge study

Conclusions in the draft version of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' study on the potential dredging of Big Pass support the project.

  • Longboat Key
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We stopped by the Anna Maria Oyster Bar's landside "halfway" location, at 6906 14th St.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Anna Maria Oyster Bar

This week we went in the kitchen with owner John Horne, and chef Tim Swafford, of Anna Maria Oyster Bar, for mussels Provencal. Get the full recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's In the Kitchen.

  • Siesta Key
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 25, 2014
Governor signs bill that protects town charter

A referendum approved by the town's registered voters in November 2012 was null and void, but a signature from the governor last week corrected the issue.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2014
Creditor downgrades district

Fitch Ratings says 'outlook negative' for the Manatee County School District's credit rating.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 25, 2014
County requests 44th Ave. funding

The MPO approved Monday its five-year road plan and its 2014 road project priorities list.

  • East County
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Executive Assistant Kay DePaolo, not pictured, films Ryan Heise's "Ryan’s Ranch Roundup" introduction to the summer storms video, before they travel to visit Meteorologist Mark Collins, in Tampa. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 25, 2014
Town Hall produces videos for residents

'Ryan's Ranch Roundup' videos will educate residents about irrigation, plants and other community issues.

  • East County
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The purchased plazas are located at 5770 Ranch Lake Blvd., Bradenton. Photo by Pam Eubanks
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 25, 2014
River Club Plaza piece sells

Unicorp National Development purchased the 4.8-acre property for $7.35 million.

  • East County
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LECOM boosted the Bradenton economy by $91 million. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2014
Study shows job creation, tax revenues at LECOM

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine boosts Bradenton's economy.

  • East County
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The Bedford model is 2,592 square feet and includes a ground-floor master bedroom and two upstairs bedrooms. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 25, 2014
D.R. Horton opens new community

The country's largest new homebuilder has opened its newest community, Stoneledge.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
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County government launches service app; Public comments on health care available; More stores commit to new mall

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USF Sarasota-Manatee student Broc Fernandez and his team partnered with Nate's Honor Animal Rescue President Rob Oglesby to complete a comprehensive consultation of the shelter. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2014
Students study Nate's to help nonprofit grow

As a result of a USF Sarasota-Manatee study, Nate's Honor Animal Rescue plans to offer internships to the college's students.

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Courtesy photo Anna Zimmerman works on her project for the upcoming conference.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2014
Braden River TSA team aims to make history

When she moved to the United States from Russia seven years ago, Valeriya Mikhaylova was 11 years old and barely spoke English.

  • East County
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Pam Eubanks Contractor Better Roads Inc. completed the widening of State Road 64 from Carlton Arms Boulevard to Interstate 75 nearly a year behind schedule.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 25, 2014
FDOT completes S.R. 64 expansion

Although drivers have used State Road 64 for more than a month without the interference of construction barricades, the Florida Department of Transportation officially completed its widening of the roadway June 18.

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 25, 2014
Low Country boil makes mouths water

The Polo Grill and Bar will host its seventh annual Cajun-themed shrimp boil this weekend.

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