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Kathy Wingfield and Sharon Wright check out a silent auction item in which they can win a pet portrait.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 12, 2018
Lakewood Ranch women finish year with fundraiser

Lakewood Ranch Women's Club raises $15,000 at charity dinner.

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Kevin Cooper's work at Mote will involve the implementation of key organizational initiatives. Photo courtesy Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.
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  • David Conway
  • December 12, 2018
Sarasota Chamber CEO leaves for Mote job

Kevin Cooper will join Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in a role focused on public relations and branding.

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Despite strenuous objections from residents such as Sura Kochman, the County Commission approved the proposed Siesta Promenade development Tuesday.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 12, 2018
Commission approves Siesta Promenade plans

Despite outspoken resident opposition, county officials deemed the Stickney Point development compliant with building regulations.

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Jay Bostic, who lives outside of Allentown, Pa., enjoys time on the water with his daughers, Cari and Camryn.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • December 12, 2018
Longboat to dredge 14 canals in the fall

Town plans to remove 15,000 cubic yards of material from canals.

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Over the past week, crews have worked to demolish the 120,000-square-foot complex.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 12, 2018
Developer demolishes Ringling Shopping Center

The property, once the site of a dispute over a proposed Wal-Mart, will become the home of a mixed-use residential and commercial project.

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  • Amelia Hanks
  • December 12, 2018
Oak Park's Swezey named Sarasota Teacher of the Year

Education Foundation of Sarasota County announces winner from field of three finalists.

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Golf architect Richard Mandell discusses the proposed improvements to Bobby Jones Golf Club at a special City Commission meeting Tuesday.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 12, 2018
City endorses extensive Bobby Jones renovations

Will $16.7 in improvements improve the fortunes of the municipal golf course? Can the city afford the changes?

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Sarasota's Landon Shoenberger greets Merlin after an impressive catch.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 12, 2018
Doggone good times in Myakka City

Dog Frisbee league in Myakka City provides plenty of laughs for Sarasota, Bradenton area residents..

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Lakewood Ranch's Dick Vitale has a new book out, "Dick Vitale's Mount Rushmores of College Basketball."
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 12, 2018
Lakewood Ranch's Dick Vitale says, 'Just read it, baby!'

Lakewood Ranch's Dick Vitale releases new book that raises funds for the fight against pediatric cancer with the Jimmy V Foundation.

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Manatee County Schools Interim Superintendent Cynthia Saunders is contracted for her position through June 2019. File photo.
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  • Jay Heater
  • December 12, 2018
Manatee district interim superintendent faces sanctions from state's commissioner of education

Manatee district interim superintendent faces sanctions from state's commissioner of education.

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Lighthouse Cove residents Angela DeAngelis and Eileen Bland say residents in their communities have considered gating roads before, but development of a new plaza is spurring action.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 12, 2018
Loss of tranquility in store for Bradenton neighborhood?

Lighthouse Cove residents concerned about traffic from planned plaza.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 12, 2018
S.R. 70 expansion under consideration

State seeks public input for Lakewood Ranch area road improvement project.

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The Sarasota Farmers Market offered to fund the design and construction of a new facility that would include restrooms for market customers.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 11, 2018
Farmers market asks city for bathrooms

The Sarasota Farmers Market is seeking permission to build a permanent restroom facility downtown. So far, the city hasn’t offered a decisive response.

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Even now, water-sample analysis shows sporadic upticks in levels of karena brevis, the micro-organism responsible for red tide outbreaks.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 11, 2018
Longboat Task Force plans red tide presentation at weekend meeting

Group hopes to get ball rolling on a coordinated effort against the outbreaks.

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Laura Hampton is one of the librarians who teaches people who come to the Creation Stations how to use the technology.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • December 10, 2018
Nearly $1 million donation fuels Creation Station project in libraries

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation's $947,000 grant will help county libraries to install 3-D printers, sewing machines and more.

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