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AnnMarie Miller of Bradenton serves up omelettes to a table. Chef Jason Pantelis includes a piece of fruit on every plate, which cleanses the palate, he said.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 20, 2016
Leon’s House of Omelettes opens on State Road 70

The breakfast and lunch café offers home-style comfort food.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 20, 2016
Horses find home at Sixteen Hands Horse Sanctuary

Animals taken in are given a lifetime sanctuary.

  • East County
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 20, 2016
Virginia Sanders: A force for preservation

Virginia Sanders’ diminutive stature and cheery persona belied her passion for the environment.

  • Longboat Key
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Richie Evers and Gene Sweeney, in back, and Garrett Lindgren and Mickey Quinn have been chosen to appear in the movie "The Perfect Day."
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 20, 2016
The Perfect Day to be a star in Lakewood Ranch

Four Lakewood Ranch residents land roles in Christian film.

  • East County
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Frank and Mary Ann Dorwart check out at table, which hides a wine rack, which will be raffled at the Tropical Nights fundraiser.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 20, 2016
The Wheels keep turning in Manatee County

Meals on Wheels Plus prepares for annual fundraiser

  • East County
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Patriota, an Ibero-American gelding, was Robin Cain's first rescue.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 20, 2016
Sixteen Hands Horse Sanctuary offers Manatee County equine paradise

Longboat Key resident seeks grant to help run her 24-acre sanctuary.

  • East County
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Alex Kumar, Victoria Sinclair, Jonah Sinclair, Benjamin Varah, Madelyn Kumar and Cassandra Atzrodt addressed homelessness in their Community Problem Solving project. Photo by Jessica Salmond.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 20, 2016
East County students' project sheds light on the 'invisible'

Teens address homelessness during problem-solving project.

  • East County
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In the upcoming school year, balancing county classroom numbers, moving forward on plans to construct a new high school and improving school security are a few of the items on Dr. Diana Greene's to-do list.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 20, 2016
Manatee County School District needs more Greene

Superintendent says passing half-cent sales tax is key to funding better education.

  • East County
  • News
Haile Middle student Trevor Davis fine tunes a robot his group will bring to the VEX Worlds competition.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 20, 2016
Braden River High, Nolan and Haile middle students work with robots

Twelve East County students are competing at the VEX Worlds competition this week.

  • East County
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Keri Cooper rides with her friend Jimmie Eatherly in her Panther Ridge neighborhood. Cooper rides with groups twice a week.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 20, 2016
Some say whoa to Helistop plans

Owners of the Concession Golf Club say use of the helistop would be minimal.

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A section of 44th Avenue has been constructed in East County. It starts north of Rosedale and heads east past Lakewood Ranch Boulevard.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 20, 2016
Commission's initiative leads to bond

A $36 million bond will help move the 44th Avenue East project forward.

  • East County
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The Longboat Key Club's women's 3.0 U.S. Tennis Association team will play in the state championship tournament this weekend.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 20, 2016
Key tennis team set for state competition

The women’s U.S. Tennis Association 3.0 team at the Longboat Key Club will compete at the state championship tournament this weekend.

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Wolverton shows off his ring and other Oklahoma Sooner memorabilia.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 20, 2016
A Sooners ring...60 years later

Woody Wolverton's new national championship ring brings the University of Oklahoma's back-to-back victories full circle.

  • Sarasota
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Longboat Key town commissioners have soured on plans for a north-end crosswalk.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 20, 2016
Commission on crosswalks: Get 'em out of the town

Longboat Key town commissioners have found consensus on the controversial crosswalk issue — get rid of them.

  • Longboat Key
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Floridays aims to place a hotel on the north end of Longboat Key.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 20, 2016
Longboat Key redevelopment projects face long road ahead

Town staff aim to clarify land use policies as development proposals trickle in.

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