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The owners of Main Plaza are taking their time selecting a plan for redeveloping the property.
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 20, 2018
Main Plaza owners ponder changes

More than two years after buying the Hollywood 11 complex, the owners have no set plans for redeveloping the property.

  • Sarasota
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Jane Ross-Herrin has experience working in Bradenton, Anna Maria Island and Sarasota County.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 20, 2018
Longboat Key Fire Rescue appoints new fire marshal

Jane Ross-Herrin previously worked as the Sarasota County Fire Marshal for 11 years.

  • Longboat Key
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With Superintendent Diana Greene leaving, the School District of Manatee County will need to find a new leader.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 20, 2018
Time to keep close watch on School District of Manatee County

With a new superintendent being hired, three new school board members up for reelection and financial woes caused by the need to staff every school with a School Resource Officer, it is important for taxpayers to keep a close watch on the school district.

  • East County
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Regina and John Joly accept their "Family of the Year"award at the Florida State Council of the Knights of Columbus State Convention at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando May 30. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 20, 2018
What a Knight for Lakewood Ranch couple

Lakewood Ranch couple's volunteerism earns accolades from the Knights of Columbus at the state level.

  • East County
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Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 20, 2018
Mote tags whale sharks off Sarasota County shore

Mote scientists located five whale sharks, which can be identified by their polka-dotted pattern, offshore of Longboat Key and New Pass.

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Tomoko Toler, one of the residents at Windsor Reflections, holds up her painting that she made for the auction.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • June 20, 2018
Painting a memory in Lakewood Ranch

Alzheimer and Dementia residents at Windsor Reflections host a silent auction to benefit the Alzheimer's Association.

  • East County
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Haile TSA students Reese Jones, Ryan Gustafson, Sidney Buice, Isabella Pasquale, Grace Kelley and Justin Tong hope their project will help the environment.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 20, 2018
Manatee County students to compete in national TSA competition

Haile TSA students promote environment with construction project.

  • East County
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MTC board member Dr. Richard Conard, Priscilla Haflich's son Rick Farmer and school district official Doug Wagner unveil a portrait of Dr. Priscilla Haflich in the MTC East Campus auditorium.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 20, 2018
Late MTC administrator honored

Priscilla Haflich's educational legacy continues at MTC.

  • East County
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Cynthia Saunders has been named the new interim superintendent of Manatee County.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • June 20, 2018
School Board names interim superintendent in Manatee County

Current superintendent Diana Greene starts a new job July 1.

  • East County
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Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker envisions acreage north of Premier Sports Campus as a government services hub for the eastern part of the county.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 20, 2018
Manatee County plans service center in East County

Proposed Manatee County government building would have a premier location in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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The city will discuss ballot language for the referendum at its first meeting in June.
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 19, 2018
City selects election date transition plan

If voters approve a referendum to move city elections to August and November, sitting commissioners will get an extra 18 months added to their terms.

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  • Katie Johns
  • June 19, 2018
The Shore set to open in October

The restaurant sits at the former site of Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant.

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    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 19, 2018
Longboat Key repairing water-main break

A private contractor ruptured a pipe on Longboat Key under Bayou Sound at the intersection of Harbourside Drive.

  • Longboat Key
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Siesta Key residents have a 30-day window to appeal the permit approval.
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 19, 2018
State approves Big Pass dredge permit

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has granted a permit to dredge Big Pass as part of a Lido Key shoreline renourishment project.

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STOP claims that large projects such as the 624 Palm condo, left, were built without the city providing proper notice to residents living nearby.
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 18, 2018
STOP threatens lawsuit over city development notices

The citizen activist group alleges the city is not properly alerting residents about plans for certain downtown projects.

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