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After the final draft of the code was finished last fall, city staff quickly backed off the prospect of making any zoning changes in residential neighborhoods.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 24, 2019
Foregoing form-based code, city plots zoning changes

The city is abandoning its efforts to adopt a new zoning code, instead opting for a series of revisions to current regulations. How did staff identify planning priorities?

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Audrey Jensen has placed a sign on Garfield Drive encouraging motorists to slow down. Jensen's advocacy started after her dog was struck by a vehicle outside her home.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 24, 2019
Resident campaigns for slower speeds on Lido

Lido Key resident Audrey Jensen wants to encourage motorists to drive safely on island streets.

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The Siesta Key Association is not sure what its next legal step will be, but a board member said the group was "not completely discouraged" by the latest ruling.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 23, 2019
Judge dismisses Big Pass suit, again

Although a circuit court judge rejected a Siesta Key group’s challenge of the proposed dredging of Big Pass, she left open the opportunity for the case to be refiled.

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  • Brynn Mechem
  • January 23, 2019
Sarasota Memorial Hospital breaks ground on new radiation oncology center

The center is part of the hospital's $220 million cancer institute.

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The Sarasota County Fire Department works to contain a gas leak at the Orange Blossom Tower on Wednesday.
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • January 23, 2019
Gas line ruptures near Palm and Main

The Sarasota County Fire Department teamed up with TECO Energy to mitigate the leak near the Orange Blossom Tower.

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Linda Stone and Diane Laybourn have led a group that has donated more than 150 blankets to charity.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 23, 2019
Lakewood Ranch Women's Club has it covered by making blankets

Lakewood Ranch Women's Club forms Blankets 4 Babies and makes blankets for nonprofit groups.

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Lakewood Ranch High as 19 portables on the southwest corner of its campus and another four used for students on the northwest corner.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 23, 2019
Lakewood Ranch High School expansion delayed

Rezone might have left too many students on campus to move portables.

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Ringling College's Morgan Woolverton talks about how virtual reality is going to change the future of healthcare, education and other industries.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 23, 2019
Creativity, virtual reality talk of the town in Lakewood Ranch

Lecture series sparks intellectual interest in Lakewood Ranch.

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Lakewood Ranch Garden Club members Phyllis Weber, Cheryl Scheid, Virginia Craig and Sheryl Perkins are excited to offer the National Garden Clubs Inc.'s Garden School in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 23, 2019
Need a stem class? There's one in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch Garden Club offers special gardening school.

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Picerne Development's Bill Shallcross explains to planning commissioners why he believes the apartments will not need as much parking as the county's code requires.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 23, 2019
New plan includes apartments in Lakewood Ranch

Picerne Development wants to build more than 200 apartments at Lorraine Corners.

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Brandi Ezell with Drayton Saunders. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 23, 2019
Real estate foundation gives out grants to 51 nonprofits

Among the recipients are Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee and the Wobbly Feet Foundation.

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Cheri Coryea has served in management at Manatee County for 26 years, most recently being appointed to the deputy administrator position.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 22, 2019
Manatee County commissioners seek skill, continuity as administration changes

Commissioner plan to appoint Cheri Coryea as acting administrator.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2019
Nokomis man arrested after fleeing into a lake

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested man, who said he couldn't swim, after saving him.

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According to a Jan. 18 update from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, red tide can still be found in background to high concentrations in Sarasota County and low to medium concentrations.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • January 22, 2019
Longboat group urges EPA to take lead on red tide

EPA needs to follow Chesapeake Bay blueprint

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Firefighter Paramedic Tirso Guerrero demonstrates CPR.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • January 22, 2019
Fire department offers life-saving training

More than 2,000 have taken the CPR class

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