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Tammy Taylor has taken the job as business development manager for the Neuro Challenge Foundation.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 9, 2019
Neuro Challenge Foundation hires business development manager

Neuro Challenge Foundation hires Tammy Taylor to be its business development manager

  • East County
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Casey Wingate is crowned as the Florida Cattlemen's Association State Sweetheart. Photo by Ron O'Connor
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 9, 2019
Myakka City 'Sweetheart' primed for beefy role

Casey Wingate begins her term as the Florida Cattlemen's Association State Sweetheart.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 9, 2019
Cheers-style fun helps charity in Lakewood Ranch

Giving Circle, brewery partner for fundraising event.

  • East County
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Zickafoose says she'd like a student body comprised evenly of 50% Spanish-dominant students and 50% English-dominant students
    By
  • Samantha Chaney
  • July 9, 2019
Lack of facility delays opening of county’s first dual-language charter school

Academy leaders have already notified the families of the more than 200 students who had pre-enrolled and registered for the fall

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New home construction in Lakewood Ranch is outpacing most other master-planned communities nationwide. File image.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 9, 2019
Lakewood Ranch maintains high sales ranking

Lakewood Ranch No. 2 in sales according to mid-year ranking by RCLCO.

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Department heads and other city officials discussed the proposed 2019-20 budget at a pair of workshops Monday and Tuesday.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 9, 2019
City budget prioritizes parks, police

Staff’s proposed $248.8 million budget for 2019-20 includes a flat operating millage rate, though a portion of property tax revenue could go to a new parks and recreation district.

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Sarasota County has approximately 900 to 1,000 food service establishments in its utilities system.
    By
  • Samantha Chaney
  • July 9, 2019
County to implement new FOG ordinance in effort to stem sanitary sewage spills

The new ordinance is scheduled for implementation in January 2020.

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Mike Moran has a background in finance as well as licenses in both insurance and real estate.
    By
  • Samantha Chaney
  • July 9, 2019
Sarasota County commissioner named executive director of FPFA

Moran was formally voted into his new position at a June FPFA board meeting.

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    By
  • Sten Spinella
  • July 8, 2019
Speed hump project beginning July 15 in St. Armands

FDOT plans to monitor effects of the temporary humps, then decide if raised crosswalks make sense. The installation was pushed back a week due to inclement weather.

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Though beautiful, lionfish present a danger to native Atlantic and Gulf reef populations.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 8, 2019
Lionfish derby's goal is to rid Sarasota water of the species

Let's go out and hunt some fish.

  • Longboat Key
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This is the car that was burglarized last weekend. Photo courtesy of Sheila Loccisano.
    By
  • Sten Spinella
  • July 8, 2019
'Smash and grab' car burglary reported on Longboat

Break-in reported at Broadway Street beach access on July 6.

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Inmates met with various employers during a job fair. Photo Courtesy Sarasota Sheriff's Office.
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • July 8, 2019
Sarasota County Jail offers job fair, speciality housing to inmates

The programs are meant to help better the lives of inmates and reduce recidivism rates.

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Usher says the county’s recycling collection agency, Waste Management, will be equipping their trucks with large automated arms to pick up the new carts. Photo by Brynn Mechem
    By
  • Samantha Chaney
  • July 7, 2019
Sarasota County aims for single-stream recycling by January

The switch signals a utility rate increase for residents of the unincorporated county areas.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 5, 2019
Driver critically injured in I-75 crash near Fruitville Road

Palmetto man taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital after 6:10 a.m. wreck.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • July 5, 2019
Fireworks dazzle Siesta Key beachgoers

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce hosted its 29th annual Fourth of July fireworks show Thursday.

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