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Looking west from Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, just north of Rosedale, you can see where the future 44th Avenue East will reach across Interstate 75.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 27, 2016
County drives 44th Avenue extension

The two easternmost segments of the 44th Avenue East extension both are under design.

  • East County
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Members of the Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority board decided to change their meeting time.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 27, 2016
CDD draws line for safety

Arrows painted on Balmoral Woods expected to make intersection with Lakewood Ranch Boulevard safer.

  • East County
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 26, 2016
Local manatee spotted with twins on Siesta Key

Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have observed Tomo-Bella hundreds of times over the last 23 years.

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Local businessman Mac Carraway delivers the board's recommendations to commissioners.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 26, 2016
Does Manatee County need a half-cent sales tax?

An advisory committee recommends the tax to solve Manatee County's pending budget crisis.

  • East County
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Pond 46 is located on Tara Boulevard and north of Gosling Terrace.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 26, 2016
Tara Preserve CDD approves fix for Pond 46

The district engineer proposed a solution would turn the dysfunctional drainage pond into a “dry pond.”

  • East County
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Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles aims to redevelop his restaurant.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 26, 2016
Longboat Key restaurants move forward with changes

Owners of Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub and the former Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant push ahead with redevelopment.

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The female juvenile bald eagle has a broken wing. Bald eagles are about 5 before they get white heads and tails. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 25, 2016
Bald eagle in recovery

A juvenile female has been transported to Maitland for rehabilitation.

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Although the city wanted to extend the CRA, the county voted last year to let the funding mechanism expire.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 22, 2016
County staff rebuffs city’s claim to CRA cash

Although the city of Sarasota believes it’s due an extra year of funding for the downtown Community Redevelopment Area, the county is prepared to share a differing opinion.

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Argus Foundation President Ron Hershberger and Sarasota County Commissioner Christine Robinson
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 21, 2016
Argus Foundation hosts state Senate candidates

All six state Senate candidates appear on a panel for the Argus Foundation Meet the Minds luncheon.

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The Florida Department of Transportation is finishing a $5.3 million bridge rehabilitation project on south Siesta Key.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 21, 2016
Stickney Point Bridge lane closures coming next week

The Florida Department of Transportation aims to finish the $5.3 million rehab project by the end of May.

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City staff works to install the sculpture Embracing Our Differences at the Main Street and Orange Avenue roundabout.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2016
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Roundabout art and south Siesta Daiquiri Deck

The owners of Daiquiri Deck announced a new location, and the city installed a new piece of public artwork downtown.

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Vicky Imperial and Maria Cora Gaffar, president of the Asian Women's Club of Lakewood Ranch, snack on Filipino cuisine.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 21, 2016
Lakewood Ranch club cooks up cultural cuisine

Asian Women's Club of Lakewood Ranch members have been touring the globe through their pallets.

  • East County
  • News
The meeting was held at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 21, 2016
Off-duty patrol discussions still in works

Lakewood Ranch CDD 1 hopes a contract with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office can be secured within three months.

  • East County
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A male snowy plover has darker markings on his neck, collar and forehead.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 21, 2016
Snowy plovers start nesting on Siesta Key

The first snowy plover nests of the season have been spotted north of the public beach.

  • Siesta Key
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Across the street from Julie Bales’s house on Jackson Drive, a resident has already colored their sidewalk with the red stain.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 21, 2016
St. Armands residents paint the neighborhood red

St. Armands residents are undertaking an effort to stain their sidewalks — a throwback to the John Ringling era.

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