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The company had planned to build a concrete batch plant on the site, which is less than two miles from Kinnan Elementary and less than 600 feet from residences.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 5, 2011
Manatee denies Tarmac application

The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners today denied a rezone application for a four-acre property owned by Tarmac America.

  • East County
  • News
Paul Giamatti and Alex Shaffer star in "Win Win."
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • April 13, 2011
FILM REVIEW: 'Win Win'

"Win Win" is a simple and forthright film, which is victorious on so many levels.

  • Arts + Culture
Blue Rooster co-owner Bill Cornelius worries about how businesses in the Rosemary District are being affected by an influx of homeless individuals in the area. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • November 13, 2014
WELCOME BACK: Addressing the homeless

A joint city and county effort to build a homeless shelter ended, and the growing population of homeless people has affected several areas in the city of Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Larry Greenspon practices daily at the tennis gardens of the Longboat Key Club.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 5, 2017
Longboater combines tennis, passion for kids

Greenspon begins his fourth run at a gold medal Thursday at the Maccabiah Games.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch High school instructors are taking on extra classes to teach the growing number of students the school welcomes each year.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 12, 2014
School's attendance pushes limits

Lakewood Ranch High adds portables to accommodate its growing student count.

  • East County
  • News
Key resident Andrew Aitken has made it a quest since 2011 to get aircraft to stop flying so low over the north end of Longboat Key.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 25, 2012
Town urges FAA to stop plane noise

The town of Longboat Key is asking the Federal Aviation Administration to follow its noise abatement procedures properly.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 12, 2012
Children support Food Bank

Children in the MOMS Club of Lakewood Ranch collected good for the Food Bank of Manatee and delivered the items to the organization Monday.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • August 4, 2011
Commissioners tell staff to fix that leaky irrigation system

When James Harriott, the county's executive director of public works, appeared before the County Commission July 26 to resolve questions about the operations of the Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp., he brought up an ancillary problem that has drawn Village attention for more than a year: a malfunction in the landscaping irrigation system.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Maribeth Phillips, the Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee chief executive officer, and Will Robinson, the board chairman, delivered the organization's 10 millionth meal on Thursday to 97-year-old Marie Smith of Bradenton.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 22, 2015
Meals on Wheels delivers 10 millionth meal

97-year-old Bradenton resident eats celebratory turkey.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Dana Westmark and Donald Geikie |
  • March 16, 2012
Real Estate Deal of the Week: Beneva Woods

Real Estate Deal of the Week: Beneva Woods

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Heritage Harbour South CDD Chairwoman Michelle Patterson wants the community to beef up its reserves to help fund capital projects.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • May 7, 2015
Heritage Harbour earmarks more dollars for ponds, reserves

The Heritage Harbour South Community Development District's supervisors reviewed a first draft of a 2015-2016 budget at their May 5 meeting at the East County community, located off State Road 64.

  • East County
  • News
Candidates will begin the interview process with tours of the community today, and also will attend a meet-and-greet at Town Hall from 6-7 p.m., tonight.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 9, 2011
Executive director interviews begin

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority board and community will meet with candidates for the Town Hall executive director post tonight.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • April 8, 2013
A red-hot show at the Asolo Rep is perfect for date night

A red-hot show at the Asolo Rep is perfect for date night

  • Arts + Culture
Vern Buchanan
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • December 9, 2010
Buchanan to share wishes with soldiers

Congressman Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, is collecting holiday Christmas and Hanukkah cards for U.S. soldiers who were wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 7, 2010
East County resident pours heart into olive oil business

Palm-Aire resident Kristine Insalaco, a nurse, is taking her passion for Italian olive oil to the East County and rest of the United States.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 19, 2010
Mike Myers inks Mustangs' first wrestling scholarship

The Lakewood Ranch senior signed a letter-of-intent May 12 to wrestle for Mercer University.

  • East County
  • Sports
Brandon and Norm, played by FSU/Asolo actors Brendan Ragan and Jacob Cooper, fight over a document in a scene for "The Lucky 6" shot Friday, May 24.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 29, 2013
'LUCKY' BREAK: The Lucky 6

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is in the spotlight, as students from Ringling and FSU/Asolo collaborate on a feature film project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 26, 2010
Community-oriented policing curbs burglary trend

Since January, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office has arrested about 200 burglars countywide.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 21, 2015
Manatee County Library System modernizes online system

The new library catalogue includes a community information database.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • August 1, 2013
American icon could still call Sarasota home

Plans to bring the Iwo Jima monument to Southwest Florida have new life thanks to a pair of area businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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