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The Mote Scientific Foundation had offered the town of Longboat Key more than 2 acres of vacant property on Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key Town Commission rejects land offer

The Mote Scientific Foundation had offered the town of Longboat Key more than 2 acres of vacant property on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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The 20-acre water park is proposed for the northeast corner of Tom Bennett Park.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 6, 2016
Water park proposal now public record

A request to redact documents was denied.

  • East County
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Bradenton's Steve Shenbaum, shown teaching a seminar, is bringing his game on Nation to Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance members.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 6, 2016
It's 'game on' as Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance looks to the future

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 6, 2016
How much will you pay for neighborhood undergrounding?

Longboat Key property owners could pay between $500 and $98,000 over the next 30 years to pay for the town’s neighborhood undergrounding project. Find out how much you will owe.

  • Longboat Key
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Dr. Dean Christensen looks over a patient chart while walking through Lakewood Ranch Medical Center's emergency room.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 6, 2016
Expansion could make medical competitors sore

East County providers say a free-standing emergency room could drive up healthcare costs.

  • East County
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Designer/owner Filipe Piumbini and company vice president Amy Bott have opened SRQuality Kitchens and Baths at San Marco Plaza.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 6, 2016
SRQuality Kitchen and Baths opens in Lakewood Ranch

Designer sinks his teeth into new business

  • East County
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 6, 2016
Sand trucks send shockwaves off island

While Longboat Key town commissioners and staff cite few local complaints regarding the mid-Key truck haul, the sand caravan is rankling some residents.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key dispatch woes a learning process

The Longboat Key Police Department has unveiled a new non-emergency number, as some residents fret about the recent switchover to Sarasota County’s dispatch system.c

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Jake Miklojcik, front, tells Matt DeFano, center, and Bob Walsh, behind, that the redaction of proposal documents requested by Manatee Lost Lagoon prevents taxpayers from learning more about the project.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 6, 2016
Sizable concerns over water park

Is 20 acres is enough for a successful water park at Tom Bennett Park?

  • East County
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Longboat Key residents from at least a half dozen neighborhoods came to protest the proposed assessments they have to pay to underground power lines Tuesday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key residents protest underground assessments

Commissioners have delayed a decision on how to levy charges for the $23.8 million neighborhood project.

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The agriculture angle doesn't end for Srg. Hendrickson when he goes home — his rural lifestyle continues with his rescued animals, including Riley, the miniature cow. Riley was dropped off at a feed store.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 6, 2016
Rural police unit harvests good will

Specialized police rural unit serves a specialized role.

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The Sarasota County jail sits at 2020 Main Street in downtown Sarasota.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • July 5, 2016
County jail expenses continue to mount

Sarasota County could spend more than $5 million on jail maintenance costs by 2021, but even bigger challenges may loom on the horizon.

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A flyer advertising a $2000 reward for two lost dogs flaps in the wind on the corner of Lockwood Ridge Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Nonna Beetge has been looking for her two lost pets since they went missing on April 4.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • July 5, 2016
Sarasota woman continues to search for stolen pets

It’s been four months since Nonna Beetge lost her dogs. She’s tacked flyers onto telephone poles, posted their pictures in Facebook groups and even hired a pet detective, but she’s not giving up.

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The wake of a passing boat rocks a meandering boat in Big Pass June 29, 2016 off the coast of Siesta Key. The Army Corps of Engineers is pursuing permits to dredge to pass and relocate the sand to Lido Key.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • July 5, 2016
Siesta group plans to sue to stop Big Pass dredge

Save our Siesta Sand 2 is preparing to sue the city of Sarasota and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to block the proposed Lido Key renourishment project.

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • July 5, 2016
Visitors descend on Siesta Key for fireworks show

Thousands of fireworks shells lit up the skies during the 26th annual Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce Fourth of July celebration — a tradition the organization is working to maintain for the long-term.

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