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The award-winning Lakewood Ranch High marching band will again perform in the Tribute to Heroes Parade. File photo.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 26, 2017
Lakewood Ranch Community Activities takes over event once again

This year's May 28 Tribute to Heroes parade is expected to draw 5,000 spectators.

  • East County
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Terri Driver checks the caging on a nest on Longboat Key Beach in June 2016.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 26, 2017
Longboat Key Turtle Watch: Hatching History

Since its inception in 1969 , the turtle watch volunteers have monitored Manatee County Beaches.

  • Longboat Key
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A "no outlet" sign shows that Lena Road heading south on its northern segment does not connect to the southern portion of the roadway.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 26, 2017
Lena Road: A new priority?

Commissioner promises to make Lena Road a priority.

  • East County
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Visiting youngsters play basketball at Bayfront Park.
  • By Katie Johns and John McGuire
  • April 26, 2017
Longboat Key's "typical" season comes to a close

As Longboat's season winds down, crowds and traffic begin to dwindle.

  • Longboat Key
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Mill Creek' s Rae Dowling talks interchange design with FDOT engineering consultant Angel Rivera.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 26, 2017
Interchange looped in for improvement

Interchange work to start after Memorial Day.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 26, 2017
Lakewood Ranch CDD supervisors: 'Watch your watering'

Lakewood Ranch CDD overuses irrigation water two months in a row.

  • East County
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Looking east on to Cortez Road, with 119th Street West to the right.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • April 26, 2017
Longboat Key leaders see traffic help in Cortez project

FDOT will hold a public meeting about proposed changes to the intersection on May 9.

  • Longboat Key
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Janine Hoffman, Jan Marshall, Alexandra Lillis
    By
  • John McGuire
  • April 26, 2017
With a closing arts center, where will the Longboat Key artists go?

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts will close in May.

  • Longboat Key
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Enjoy this week' s edition of Cops Corner!
    By
  • John McGuire
  • April 26, 2017
4.27 Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner!

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Chuck Whittall will push for an 80-foot height limit on Longboat Key.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • April 26, 2017
Chuck Whittall agrees to new terms with Colony unit owners

The Unicorp president will push for an 80-foot height limit on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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East County sports roundup: 04.25.17
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 25, 2017
East County sports roundup: 04.25.17

East County sports roundup: 04.25.17

  • East County
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The Public Art Committee selected an aquatic-themed design for the walls of the State Street garage — but later discovered the artist was the parking manager' s son-in-law.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 24, 2017
Parking manager on leave during nepotism investigation

A committee was considering two proposals for artwork at the State Street garage. After input from Parking Manager Mark Lyons, the group picked his son-in-law’s design.

  • Sarasota
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The wreckage of the motorcycle.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • April 24, 2017
Motorcyclist cited in crash into Longboat vice mayor's car

Vice Mayor Ed Zunz and his wife Pat Zunz reported no injuries from the accident.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 22, 2017
A dance beneath the stars

Sparkles, sundaes and dancing highlight prom at ODA.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Chuck Whittall, president of Unicorp National Developments, at the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort property.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • April 21, 2017
Colony developer has agreed to new terms with unit owners, Colony Association president says

Unicorp President Chuck Whittall met with members of the Colony Association on Wednesday.

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