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Sheryl King, Chris Jenkins and Jason Champion
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  • Jack Short
  • February 18, 2016
Signs: Are they a changin’?

Southgate residents say it’s time for change when it comes to the community’s only sign.

  • Sarasota
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The Purple Ribbon Committee will tour the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall at its next meeting on Aug. 28.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 18, 2016
Van Wezel study calls for new facility

As part of the Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 planning effort, a study commissioned by the Van Wezel Foundation recommends the construction of a new venue with more than 2,000 seats — at a price from $150 to $525 million.

  • Sarasota
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Andy
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  • Jack Short
  • February 17, 2016
Wayward dog, Andy, found

Ten days after jumping a 12-foot fence at a foster home on Siesta Key, social media and a network of vigilant dog lovers helped locate Andy.

  • Sarasota
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With a new investor on board, Major League Football hopes to kick off its training season in March at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • February 17, 2016
Major League Football finds new funding source

New professional football league based in Lakewood Ranch appears to be back on schedule for inaugural 2016 season.

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Longboat Key Town Commissioner Sid Ochs, Education Center founder Laura Taubes and Mayor James Edmundson cut the ribbon at the new Education Center in 1985.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 17, 2016
Education Center celebrates 30 years

Lifelong learning is the mission of the Longboat Key Education Center.

  • Longboat Key
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The town manager is investigation allowing neighborhoods like Country Club Shores to opt out of the town's neighborhood undergrounding project.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 17, 2016
Neighborhood undergrounding surges to ballot

The current funding formula for a neighborhood undergrounding project stays intact as the town manager investigates an opt-out program for neighborhoods.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 17, 2016
Briefs: Longboat Key 2.18.16

Commission postpones collecting legal fees from Jaleski; All Angels blesses columbarium; Longboat Pass Bridge closures this week

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Some Cedars Tennis Club members question the response time and 911 dispatch measures from a 911 call Feb. 11 at their club.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 17, 2016
A matter of time

The delay wasn’t as long as it felt but for many Cedars Tennis Club players, they question whether the death of one of their members could have been handled differently.

  • Longboat Key
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Floridays Project Manager James Brearley told the Longboat Observer Feb. 11 his company was able to reach an agreement with the gas station, which led to a contract for the bank building on Feb. 10.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 17, 2016
Floridays banks on north end

Sarasota-based Floridays Development Co.'s contract to purchase two vacant properties could spur north-end redevelopment.

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Lost Lagoon's original design includes a lazy river ride. File rendering.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 17, 2016
Lost Lagoon makes second wave

Manatee County accepts a second round of water park proposals.

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A SCAT bus makes its way through the University Town Center area on Cattlemen Road. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 17, 2016
Benderson revs up for transfer station construction

Three SCAT routes will use the facility once it opens.

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Lakewood Ranch Garden Club co-vice president Lori Walker and CDD 4 Supervisor Joe Sidiski are eager to see the garden be cultivated. It will share part of the fence with the Lakewood Ranch Dog Park.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 17, 2016
Community garden takes sprouts in Lakewood Ranch

Organizers hope the garden will open by month's end, in time for the spring growing season.

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Sharon Garson, Joan Robbins and Sallie Feldman believe mah jongg is a game for all ages.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 17, 2016
East County residents enjoy ancient game

Mah jongg becomes a ladies' favorite at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jack Short
  • February 17, 2016
City issues SOS to boat owners

Time is running out for owners of three boats that stranded following severe weather in January to claim their vessels.

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Jason McKendree, manager of cattle operations for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, grew up in Bradenton. He described himself as "wild" in high school, with no clear path. That changed when he started working under Cliff Coddington in 1991 with SMR's cattle.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 17, 2016
East County cowboys still bullish on ranch life

Ranchers learn to adapt when development changes the landscape.

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