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This map shows where the helistop would be located on Concession property.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 15, 2016
Concession helistop advances to Manatee County commission

Commissioners will vote on the item May 5.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteer Cyndi Seamon hopes the town strengthens its turtle ordinance.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 15, 2016
Commission to vet sea turtle ordinance

Longboat Key town commissioners will consider stricter regulations to protect baby sea turtles during a workshop next week.

  • Longboat Key
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Jacob Myer, Mason Zhang and Isabella Ortiz, all Blackfins swim team members, anxiously watch the parent-YMCA staff meeting from outside. Manatee County YMCA CEO asked all the under-18 members to leave for the heated debate over the team's dissolution.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 14, 2016
Lakewood Ranch YMCA dissolves Blackfins swim team

The Y wants to make its pool accessible for more community uses.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 14, 2016
Heritage Harbor DRI development plan amendment moves forward

After several hours of discussion, planning commissioners recommended approval to amend the plan to allow multifamily and commercial use.

  • East County
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FDOT's Jeff Mednick shares about the project with the Manatee-Sarasota Metropolitan Planning Organization last month. File photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 14, 2016
FDOT holds public meeting for interchange improvements

Plans for the intersection of State Road 64/Interstate 75 will be on display tonight.

  • East County
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Community Shred Day offers Manatee County residents two locations in Lakewood Ranch to shred financial documents.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 14, 2016
Lakewood Ranch offers Community Shred Day

Do you have important documents you need shredded? Bring them to the Ranch this weekend.

  • East County
  • News
Since the Coon Key Bridge construction began, westbound traffic on the John Ringling Causeway has been stop-and-go during midday hours. Residents said conditions improve in the early morning and late afternoon.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 14, 2016
Troubled waters over Coon Key bridge construction

As residents express consternation over repairs to the Coon Key Bridge, a dispute has arisen over the timing of the project.

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John Desideri and Lorie Tirenay both live on Idlewild Way, across the canal from a wastewater facility that's drawing complaints from residents.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 14, 2016
Siesta residents stew over wastewater project extension

After receiving word that plans to decommission a wastewater treatment facility were delayed — again — Siesta Key residents are pushing the county to take action.

  • Siesta Key
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The Sarasota National Art Festival, which benefits the Rotary Club of Sarasota, moved to a new location this year: Hillview Street.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 14, 2016
Street closure rules remain open to question

A March art festival in Southside Village that came as a surprise to many merchants is drawing more attention to the city’s oft-discussed event regulations.

  • Sarasota
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The city will discuss the potential referendum at a meeting April 14.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 14, 2016
Commission revisits referendum on election day move

Before deciding whether to ask voters if municipal elections should move from spring to fall, the City Commission heard arguments for and against the change.

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Anti-helistop signs have been posted at the curb of the Greenbrook East and Panther Ridge neighborhoods.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 13, 2016
Helistop application to land at Manatee County Planning Commission

Some Panther Ridge residents have voiced concern about a potential Concession helistop.

  • East County
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A new development proposed near Siesta Key Village will be the newest building in the Mira Mar neighborhood in nearly a decade.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 13, 2016
Siesta Key owners to redevelop Mira Mar rentals

Dennis and Wendy Madden plan to replace 12 units built before the end of World War II with the first new building near Siesta Village in nearly a decade.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Florida Highway Patrol will crack down on DUIs Saturday in Manatee and Sarasota counties.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 13, 2016
Crackdown on DUIs

The Florida Highway Patrol will conduct a DUI Wolfpack detail on Saturday night.

  • East County
  • News
Officials throw the first shovel of dirt.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 13, 2016
SMR breaks ground on Waterside

The developer said it will start construction on Waterside's town center area in January 2018.

  • East County
  • News
The Manatee County School District paid 174 new teachers more than teachers who already served the district.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 13, 2016
Manatee County School District paid new teachers more this school year

The 174 teachers the school district hired in the 2015-2016 school year earned more than teachers already serving Manatee County.

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