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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams Ambassador Gaby Tovar holds a waffle cone filled with brambleberry crisp ice cream, one of Jeni's signature flavors. Others include gooey butter cake and brown butter almond brittle.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • April 21, 2021
EYE ON BUSINESS: Splendid opportunity

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams comes to East County area

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Longboat Key’s contractor has started removing driftwood and vegetation from Greer Island.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 21, 2021
Disappearing driftwood prompts photographer to branch out

The driftwood removal is part of the town's multi-million dollar plan to prevent beach erosion.

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Braden River Middle School eighth grader Stephen Althoff pours water to be filtered as Griffin Hart holds the flask. Middle school students have an opportunity for credit recovery in core classes like science. File photo.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • April 21, 2021
In-person summer school returns

School District of Manatee County will offer summer programs June 7-July 15.

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The portion of Manatee County's Future Development Area Boundary that is south of State Road 64 is located on Bourneside Boulevard. The land east of the line (pictured across the street) is protected from urban sprawl. File photo.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • April 21, 2021
Will Manatee County development cross the line?

Manatee County Commissioners will hold workshop about Future Development Area Boundary

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Registered Nurse Debbie Bottiger prepares a vaccine for a School District of Manatee County employee. Although people ages 16 and older are eligible, some high schoolers have mixed feelings about getting vaccinated. File photo.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • April 21, 2021
Some east Bradenton students not in rush to be vaccinated

Lakewood Ranch-area students have mixed feelings about being vaccinated.

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Students from Cypress Ridge Elementary School talk with Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School students at the regional competition. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • April 21, 2021
Robotics on rise in Lakewood Ranch

Five Lakewood Ranch elementary school teams compete at regional VEX robotics competition.

  • East County
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    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • April 21, 2021
New Lakewood Ranch fire station opens

Lakewood Ranch fire station dedicated to former fire commissioner O'Leary

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Myakka City's "triangle" is located at State Road 70 and County Road 675. Manatee County commissioners denied a request to rezone the property from general agriculture to neighborhood commercial small.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • April 21, 2021
Myakka 'Triangle' rezone denied

Manatee County Commissioners deny Myakka City "triangle" rezone over safety concerns

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Law enforcement agencies are looking for two men suspected of burglarizing a Longboat Key home. Photo courtesy of Manatee County Crime Stoppers.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 20, 2021
Longboat Key police looking for two burglary suspects

The men are accused of burglarizing a home on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • April 20, 2021
County to disperse $13 million in rental assistance

Those eligible will be able to receive up to 12 months of rental assistance.

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Ashley McIntyre and Monaca Onstad with the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund enjoy Polo with a Purpose with Lake Club's Marybeth Traverso and her husband, Jay Traverso.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • April 20, 2021
Polo for a cause in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch Community Fund shares its mission during Polo with a Purpose at Sarasota Polo Club.

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  • Liz Ramos
  • April 20, 2021
Playground party in Lakewood Ranch

Mommy and Me Play Dates provides opportunities for children and their mothers to socialize in Lakewood Ranch

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The town is in discussions with the Florida Department of Transportation about improving its crosswalks.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 19, 2021
Commissioners hear from the town on future projects

Topics that came up included maintaining the beach, improving roadways and mitigating flooding.

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A baby turtle from Longboat Key was rehabbing in summer 2020 after it disoriented and ended up in a pool. Photo Credit: Nat Kaemmerer
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • April 19, 2021
Town Commission to consider ordinance for sea turtle protections

Longboat Key has higher sea turtle disorientation rates than many surrounding areas, according to FWC data.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 19, 2021
Turtle walks begin ahead of Longboat Key turtle season

Sometimes, turtles arrive before May 1, but that may not happen this year with chillier Gulf waters.

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