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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.

  • Sarasota
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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.

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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.

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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.

  • Longboat Key
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Hailey Brown is surrounded by four other generations of Manatee County residents, from left to right: her father, Russell Brown; great grandmother, Patricia Brown; great great grandmother Clara Ehrke; and grandfather, Curtis Brown.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 20, 2016
Brown family welcomes fifth generation

Hailey Georgina Brown was born March 29.

  • East County
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Eugene Zeiner, a Stoneybrook resident and HOA director, listens to the presentation about the potential commercial uses on Parcel 35, which is almost his back yard.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 20, 2016
Medallion Home seeks commercial, multifamily use for Upper Manatee River Road property

Medallion Home seeks commercial, multifamily use for Upper Manatee River Road property

  • East County
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 19, 2016
Women’s 18-Hole Golf swings to summer

The Women’s 18-Hole Golf Association held its closing tournament April 19.

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After the 18th annual Thunder by the Bay in January, a survey of merchants impacted by street closures indicated the event hurt business in downtown Sarasota.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 19, 2016
City reaches agreement on new Thunder by the Bay site

After the motorcycle festival generated complaints from businesses and residents, city officials believe they’ve negotiated a more palatable configuration for the event.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 19, 2016
UPDATE: Vehicle strikes child in stroller on U.S. 301

Northbound lanes of the North Washington Boulevard are currently closed between Fruitville Road and Fifth Street after the accident.

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CONTRIBUTED Hunsader Farms welcomed a new addition to its animal family March 30.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 18, 2016
Your Town

Hunsader farm grows family

  • East County
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The meeting will be held on the fourth floor of Manatee County's administrative building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 18, 2016
County to host workshops

Topics include health care and bus fares, among others.

  • East County
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The Vue Sarasota Bay is one of three Kolter projects under development in the downtown area.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 18, 2016
Kolter plans another downtown Sarasota high-rise

The West Palm Beach-based developer has announced plans for the 18-story Grande at the Ritz-Carlton Residences.

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The sculpture is “intended to emphasize unity in the community while celebrating differences, diversity and inclusion,” according to a city release.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 15, 2016
City schedules roundabout art installation

A portion of the roundabout at Main Street and Orange Avenue will be closed Sunday as crews work to install a sculpture in the center of the intersection.

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Ringling student Tyler Lefebvre adds color to his mural.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 15, 2016
Rosa Fiorelli Winery joins in for Autism Awareness Month

A Ringling College of Art and Design student painted a mural at the winery Wednesday.

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