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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 24, 2019
Campers enjoy stable environment at Myakka farm

Mini horses offer summer learning, fun for campers in Myakka.

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Land planner Bob Schmitt, consultant for the hotel site, said the State Road 64/Interstate 75 interchange is a perfect spot for new hotels.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 24, 2019
Developer awaits approval for hotels on S.R. 64 corridor

Two hotels planned for State Road 64, west of I-75.

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Guard attendant Curt Deerman lets a contractor through the gatehouse on Legacy Boulevard. The gate is manned 24/7.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 24, 2019
Gate debate swings open in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch CDDs focus on technology enhancements to help resolve gate access issues at Country Club, dispute about manned hours.

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One-year-old Venus Gonzalez gets some help from her mom, Cenya Moreno, at Tom Bennett Park. The pair have fun, despite the heat. Manatee County plans to add shade to the playground area next year.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 24, 2019
Manatee County plans priorities

Manatee County's 2020 capital plans include library, park improvements in Lakewood Ranch area.

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Bo Mortensen said it was an amazing feeling to detail an airplane that carried presidents of the United States. Courtesy photo.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 24, 2019
Air Force One detail is plane perfection for Bradenton man

Bradenton's Bo Mortensen polishes presidential aircraft as part of the Air Force One Detailing Team.

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A patron walks out of the Frank G. Berlin, Sr. branch, one of the two branches closing. Whitney Elfstrom
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  • Brynn Mechem
  • July 23, 2019
Sarasota YMCA to close fitness branches

The Evalyn Sadlier Jones branch and the Frank G. Berlin, Sr. branch will close Sept. 13.

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Superintendent Todd Bowden said that if this year’s millage rate was what it was in 2002 — when Sarasota voters first approved a one-mill increase, bringing the rate to 9.287 — the district budget would rise by $155 million.
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • July 23, 2019
Sarasota School Board approves tentative 2019-20 budget

The sum of the general fund budget increased by $19 million.

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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • July 23, 2019
AJC speaker urges Jewish-Muslim cooperation at July Lunch & Learn event

Ari Gordon spoke to Jewish-Muslim cooperation at AJC's July Lunch & Learn event.

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Manatee County officials want to address panhandling.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 23, 2019
Panhandling hot topic in Manatee County

Manatee County commissioners want more info on how to deal with panhandling.

  • East County
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Sarasota's Roskamp Institute is delving into the possible physical effects of red tide on coastal residents.
    By
  • Sten Spinella
  • July 23, 2019
Local nonprofit wants to know how red tide affects humans

The Roskamp Institute is seeking volunteers and political backing for the study.

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BubbaQue's wings are one of its barbecue items. Courtesy photo.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 23, 2019
BubbaQue's BBQ comes to Lakewood Ranch area

BubbaQue's barbecue restaurant to open in Manatee County in August.

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A beach visitor on South Lido Key photographed the waterspout off Siesta Key. (Courtesy image)
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2019
Waterspout attracts beachgoers' attention

Storm off Siesta Key spawns short-lived twister over Gulf of Mexico.

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    By
  • Sten Spinella
  • July 23, 2019
Four of eight speed humps established in St. Armands Circle

The project has been delayed multiple times due to weather.

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    By
  • Sten Spinella
  • July 22, 2019
Underground utilities project launches on Longboat Key

The operation began on the southern end of Longboat Key on Monday afternoon.

  • Longboat Key
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Margaret Good
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  • Brynn Mechem
  • July 22, 2019
Good announces challenge to Buchanan for Congress

The Florida House representative will challenge seven-term incumbent Vern Buchanan.

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