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A letter addressed to Longboat Key leaders asks for the Gulf Shore and Twin Shores mobile-home communities to be exempt from canal assessment fees.
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Being a helpful, calming presence is at the heart of what Lakewood Ranch Community Emergency Response Team members do.
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It's early in the season, but sea turtles are thus far digging Longboat Key's beaches. As are participants in official turtle walks.
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Peculiar Pub is expanding on what Lakewood Ranch residents already know and love — craft beer, made-from-scratch food and music bingo on Tuesday nights.
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Florida's property tax overhaul will be on the ballot in November. How much could you save if it passes with 60% of the vote? Well, it depends, but you will likely see a difference.
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A Lake Club home topped the week’s sales in Lakewood Ranch.
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Sarasota's Congressman struck out five and was named one of the most valuable players for the Republicans in the annual baseball game against the Democrats.
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The new Publix in Lakewood Ranch attracted a crowd at 7 a.m. on opening day this week. It's unlike any Publix in Manatee County, the company said.
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Sarasota Crew measures its athletes against the nation's best at Nathan Benderson Park.
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With a variety of different events and themes, Lakewood Ranch-area Technology Student Association members test their skills and creativity at national competition this month.
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Acknowledging that life can sometimes be like a roller coaster, this Longboat Key high school grad is pursuing engineering in college so he can someday build them.
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The folks at the hotel were seeing red when the man in black started using blue language. So, they called the police.
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WorldFest runs June 15-20 at the Venice Theater and includes 11 plays from around the globe as well as parties and workshops.
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Jun 11
Longboat Key sets a hard deadline of Aug. 1 for the repair of the so-called Half-Moon House. Or it comes down.
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More than 1,000 new homes are planned for 464 acres in the Sarasota County portion of Lakewood Ranch.
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Candidate Mark Stanoch has a prediction for Manatee County: If the Board of County Commissioners focuses on economic development, residents will sit in less traffic.
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Two years removed from Madison McKay's decision to leave a Manatee County rowing team, she and the eight other girls in her boat will vie for a junior national title with Sarasota Crew.
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June and July dates have been set for candidate forums in preparation for Manatee County's August primary elections.
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When it comes to creating art with an underwater theme, John Grammer is a man of steel. Stainless steel, to be exact.
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