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Courtesy photos Nolan TSA students Naomi Burg and Amanda Boccarossa paint a little library to be installed at Greenbrook Park.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • January 29, 2014
Students build libraries at county parks

Tom Bennett and Greenbrook parks contain fodder for reading, thanks to Nolan Middle School students.

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  • January 29, 2014
News Briefs

Report recommends changes to fiscal neutrality; Governor visits the Ranch

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Three sections of concrete from Interstate 75 fell as a result of the accident.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 29, 2014
FDOT repairs I-75 overpass

Construction crews poured new deck in damaged bypass areas on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Photos by Amanda Sebastiano George Carino, 11, spent 85 cents on his tree house-themed water tower, which later won him $200 at the Model Water Tower Competition Jan. 25.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 29, 2014
Students construct miniature water towers for competition

The local chapter of the American Water Works Association educates students on the importance of water through competition.

  • East County
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File photo A variety of performers, including those from local schools, will be featured during the seventh annual event.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 29, 2014
Arts take spotlight

Lakewood Ranch's Grand Ovation also will showcase local nonprofits.

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Josh Siegel Early this month, Ripa & Associates, a Tampa-based utility-construction company, began clearing 18 acres of land for underground work to begin.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • January 29, 2014
Construction begins on Raven Crest community

Presales for the new subdivision of single-family homes, priced at $300,000 and more, will begin in March.

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Josh Siegel Rebecca O'Brien, a Southeast High School senior, assists Logan Heath, a Haile Middle School sixth-grader, with his math homework as part of a before-and-after school program offered by the Manatee County YMCA.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • January 29, 2014
YMCA's program thrives with new focus: middle schoolers

Enrollment for the Manatee County YMCA's refocused and renamed Y DASH after-school program has jumped to 650 students per quarter.

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Joe and Jean Abrams
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 28, 2014
'An Evening on the Riviera'

'An Evening on the Riviera'

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Vera Furtick
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  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 28, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Garden Club Fashion Show

The Sarasota Garden Club held its annual Fashion Show and Luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 28. The show was held at Michaels on East and included fashions by Daisy Cotton.

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Beverly Shaprio and Dee Binney
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • January 28, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: The Art of the Flower

The Longboat Key Garden Club flexed its green thumb on Tuesday, Jan. 28, during its event, 'The Art of the Flower,' at Windward Bay Clubhouse. Sherry Linhart demonstrated how to create striking flower arrangements for any occasion and what tools were necessary to do so.

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Anna Buchmeier, 6, and Julia attend their first storybook night.
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  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 28, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Phillippi Shores Storybook Night

Phillippi Shores Elementary invited students to spend the evening listening to stories Tuesday, Jan. 28. Storyteller Bill Codell told a range of stories from ancient pourquoi tales to poems by Shel Silverstein.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 28, 2014
Pirates to hold athletic fundraiser

Braden River High School will hold its inaugural For the Love of the Game Dinner & Auction Feb. 15, at the South Florida Museum Spanish Courtyard.

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The property at 5005 Gulf of Mexico Drive is located between Positano and Club Longboat. (Robin Hartill)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 28, 2014
Developer plans nine-home Longboat community

Holmes Beach developer Shawn Kaleta plans to build the new subdivision Bonaire on the vacant 3.48-acre parcel at 5005 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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The Princeton Review has recognized New College as a "Best Value" for each of the past six years.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 28, 2014
Princeton Review calls New College a best value

The group ranked New College of Florida as the second-best value for a public university in the country for 2014.

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The SMA rifle team is a co-ed team made up of Sporter and Precision shooting.(Courtesy Photo)
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 28, 2014
SMA Rifle Team to compete in nationals

The co-ed team of SMA students will compete in the Army ROTC Service Championship and the Army Marksmanship Unit in February.

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