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Tara Elementary School kindergarten teacher Josephine Johnson shows her students how to prepare garlic cloves for cooking.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • May 3, 2017
Kindergarteners open up their very own restaurant

Restaurant puts experience on the menu for Tara students.

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Chuck Whittall speaks at Monday' s meeting.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • May 3, 2017
Chuck Whittall ready to move ahead with proposal for Colony property

The developer said he will comply with Longboat Key's 65-foot height limit.

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Town Manager Dave Bullock will retire in January.
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  • John McGuire
  • May 3, 2017
Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock will retire in January

Bullock made the announcement at a Town Commission meeting on Monday.

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Jake Taraska presents a check to Dick Vitale and the V Foundation for Cancer Research. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 3, 2017
Lakewood Ranch teen has special philanthropy mentor

Sports broadcasting legend Dick Vitale has shown him how to raise money.

  • East County
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Tennis courts, along with pickleball and basketball courts, are open.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • May 3, 2017
Longboat Key's Bayfront Park is nearly complete

Town hopes project's gulf-side phase can get started soon.

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Echo Lake Apartments has a lifestyle center with a pool, fitness center and other features.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 2, 2017
Lakewood Ranch apartment complex bans cigarettes

Echo Lake project earns smoke-free certification.

  • East County
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The Town Commission is considering starting regular meetings at 1 p.m.
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  • John McGuire
  • May 2, 2017
Longboat Key Town Commission considers changing meeting start times

Mayor Terry Gans has suggested regular meetings begin at 1 p.m. rather than 7 p.m.

  • Longboat Key
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Under the new ordinance, dogs will still be allowed off leash in some neighborhood parks — but it' s not clear which ones.
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 2, 2017
New leash laws coming to city parks

The City Commission is moving toward requiring pets to remain on leash in most parks, but there are still questions about where, exactly, the new rules will apply.

  • Sarasota
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Enzymedica CEO Scott Sensenbrenner in a 2012 photo.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 2, 2017
Sarasota County aims to claw back $201,000 in economic incentives

Sarasota County wooed Enzymedica from Charlotte County in 2012, but the firm failed to create more than five of the 72 jobs it promised.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 2, 2017
Sarasota early voting outpacing March election numbers

More than 9% of registered voters have already cast ballots in the May 9 Sarasota City Commission election.

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(Photo courtesy of Ten-X) Benderson development Co. bought the Landings Shopping Center in January.
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • May 2, 2017
Benderson adds two restaurants to the Landings

The additions of Japanese steakhouse Da Ru Ma and breakfast and lunch eatery Station 400 are part of a larger rehabilitation of the 29-year-old plaza

  • Sarasota
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Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock will retire in January.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • May 1, 2017
Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock will retire in January

Bullock made the announcement at a Town Commission meeting on Monday.

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The Republican Party of Sarasota hosted a rally as early voting kicked off in the city of Sarasota Monday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 1, 2017
Sarasota GOP doubles down on sanctuary city criticism

The Republican Party of Sarasota hosted a rally Monday, in opposition to comments made by City Commission candidate Jen Ahearn-Koch.

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Braden River High School sophomore Alfredo Aguirre and junior Ashley Williams slow dance together during prom.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • April 29, 2017
Braden River students celebrate prom

Braden River High School hosts its 2017 prom at the Polo Grill and Bar in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 28, 2017
Make-A-Wish benefits from interactive dinner

More than 200 people attended the annual fundraiser.

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