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17-year-old male dies in an east Bradenton shooting Friday
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  • Jay Heater
  • March 9, 2024
17-year-old male dies in an east Bradenton shooting Friday

A 17-year-old Parrish male is arrested on probable cause of manslaughter with a firearm.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2024
CareerEdge offers free CNA training program

The fast-track program for certified nursing assistants will begin April 30.

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Proposed lane configurations for Longboat Pass Bridge design alternatives.
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  • Carter Weinhofer
  • March 9, 2024
Future of Longboat Pass Bridge up for discussion

Keeping the current bridge would mean "increasingly costly maintenance and repair projects causing continued disruption to traffic," FDOT says.

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The Heritage Golf Group has purchased Lakewood Ranch Country Club, the tennis center, the Lodge, and all three 18-hole golf courses.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 8, 2024
Heritage Golf Group buys Lakewood Ranch Country Club and its amenities

The new owner plans improvements to all three courses and will retain many of the club's staff members.

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The building previously won the "Design Award of Excellence" from the Florida chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
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  • Louis Llovio, Mark Gordon
  • March 8, 2024
Sarasota County buys energy-efficient office building on Fruitville

Sarasota County has purchased the former CAN Community Health headquarters, a sleek glass office building on Fruitville Road.

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Sarasota-Bradenton airport positioned for major growth
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • March 7, 2024
Sarasota-Bradenton airport positioned for major growth

SRQ keeps growing to meet current and expected demand. Here’s the math on what makes it go.

  • Sarasota
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Before and after conceptuals of commercial vs. mixed-use developments.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • March 7, 2024
Suburban affordable housing incentives net first-round approval

The city ordinance would encourage affordable housing in mixed-use developments along commercial corridors and in commercial centers.

  • Sarasota
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The core library space is estimated to be around 8,000 square feet.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • March 7, 2024
Second public workshop on the way for Longboat public library

The meeting on March 18 will give residents another opportunity to weigh in on the project.

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For-profit charter school approved amid public opposition in Sarasota
    By
  • James Peter
  • March 6, 2024
For-profit charter school approved amid public opposition in Sarasota

Sarasota Classical Preparatory Academy’s application says it will contract with Charter Schools USA, a for-profit education management company.

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Christian Ziegler
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • March 6, 2024
Prosecutors decline video voyeurism charge against Christian Ziegler

Christian Ziegler was previously cleared of sexual assault allegations. The State Attorney's Office also dismisses charge that the encounter was recorded without accuser's knowledge.

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Commissioner Ray Turner gives a sign to Alice Hunter Bender and Elizabeth Hunter Skidmore to commemorate the transfer of ownership.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • March 6, 2024
Manatee County commemorates Crooked River Ranch preservation

Crooked River Ranch is the first purchase through the Environmental Lands Management and Acquisitions Committee and will serve as a public preserve.

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A total renovation of the space at Whitney Plaza would be needed for the county's community center project.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • March 6, 2024
Whitney Plaza team works on deadline to bring vision into reality

Manatee County works with Longboat Key residents to solidify the north-end community center plan.

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The Miss Anna Maria and Downtown Duchess ferries docked at the City of Bradenton Dry Dock. The ferries will be back in service to the public in about a month.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • March 6, 2024
Gulf Islands Ferry expands service

The ferry between Bradenton and Anna Maria Island has added Thursdays to its regular schedule.

  • Longboat Key
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Detective James Parrish and Detective Tim Collins help Deputy Carlos Dasilva get into a bomb suit.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • March 6, 2024
Bomb squad to purchase new suits with Manatee County grant

With a $170,000 grant, Manatee County buys extra protection for those bomb squad members who put their lives on the line in Manatee, Highlands and Hardee counties.

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Allowed freeboard height would increase under Longboat ordinance
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • March 6, 2024
Allowed freeboard height would increase under Longboat ordinance

Freeboard, a safety factor for floodplain management, is the distance between the base flood elevation and the lowest inhabitable floor of a structure.

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