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Rick Edmonds, longtime media business analyst for journalism think tank Poynter Institute, died Oct. 5 from health complications following a car crash.

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Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk and Sarasota are on Mater Academy's list of target schools. That's a request that one Manatee County school board member says will only happen over her "dead body."

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Hillsborough County commissioners voted 6-1 Wednesday to spend $17.96 million in tourist tax revenue on renovations to the Yankees’ spring training field.

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M/I Homes is selling townhouses and villas at the developing Manatee County community.

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The sporting good chain's latest House of Sport location will open in suburban Tampa on Halloween.

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Longboat Starbucks 'on hold' with build-out yet to start

It has been eight months since the arrival of Starbucks to Longboat Key was announced, and interior work is yet to start.

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Trace Eye-D has partnered with Optimum Tecnology of Australia.

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The rebuilt Captiva Island Inn is being constructed with a focus on resiliency.

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