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County crews are currently restoring the asphalt along Bee Ridge Road between McIntosh Road and Honore Avenue after a water main break yesterday.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 26, 2016
Lane closures continue after water main break

Partial lane closures continue on Bee Ridge today after a water main broke yesterday between McIntosh Road and Honore Avenue.

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    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • August 26, 2016
Students eat up summer reward at Braden River Elementary

Principle Rio celebrates her birthday with pie in the face.

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The Ringling Shopping Center is located on the east end of downtown Sarasota.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 26, 2016
Ringling Shopping Center plans could include 222 apartments

The city of Sarasota has conducted a traffic study for up to 222 mid-rise apartment units and 175,000 square feet of retail space on the site.

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Attorney Kevin Richard Bruning talks with Heather and Terry Mitchell after a special meeting of the Mill Creek HOA.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 25, 2016
Mill Creek homeowners vote not to strengthen single occupancy regulations

Motion might have been prompted by family housing four Bayside College students.

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In two months, Golden Gate Point Ventures plans to break ground on the latest luxury condominium proposed for the 22-acre peninsula west of downtown Sarasota.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 25, 2016
Sarasota condo project to break ground in October

The Pearl, a five-story luxury condominium, is the latest residential project slated for Golden Gate Point.

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 25, 2016
Mail-in ballots up as early voting winds down

Voters casting their votes via mail-in ballots are on the rise this primary election.

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Florida Highway Patrol will execute a Wolfpack Detail this weekend.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • August 25, 2016
FHP to hold DUI Wolfpack Detail this weekend

Detail aims at removing impaired drivers from the road.

  • East County
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(Photo courtesy of the Sarasota Police Department) Sarasota police officers wait for personnel with the Sarasota County medical examiner’s office to arrive.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 25, 2016
Sarasota police investigate body found in ditch

Two men found the body of an unidentified male on the 1700 block of East Avenue Wednesday.

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Bartender Danielle Houghton dares you to wrap two hands around a Hotel California burger at Burger & Beer Joint at UTC mall.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 25, 2016
Can local market stomach more burgers?

Restaurants primed for beefed-up competition as more gourmet burger joints enter market.

  • East County
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 25, 2016
County commission intervenes in Big Pass dredge

In their first meeting after the August recess, Sarasota County commissioners unanimously endorsed a request that would delay the proposed Army Corps dredge project.

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 25, 2016
Political perceptions plague superintendent search

Even in a nonpartisan race, the election season has cast a political shadow over the Sarasota County School Board's pursuit of a new superintendent.

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City staff will investigate the possibility of prohibiting large trucks from using Main Street as a through route.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 25, 2016
City investigates Main Street truck prohibition

Rumblings about noise and pedestrian safety have led city officials to consider preventing large trucks from cutting through Main Street.

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Troy Syprett outlines his proposal for the Lido pool and pavilion at an Aug. 18 workshop.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 25, 2016
Lido pavilion plans raise questions about access

Revised plans for a restaurant and tiki bar on Lido Beach got a warmer reception, but some residents are still concerned about private control of public property.

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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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  • David Conway
  • August 25, 2016
Cops Corner: Sarasota 08.25.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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The meeting will be held at the county's administrative building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 24, 2016
Manatee Commission talks healthcare, special events

How will Manatee County move forward?

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