YOUR NEIGHBOR: Judy Harris
May 1, 2013
Judy Harris' students and friends have affectionately called her "Mama Judy" for years, but she truly lived up to her nickname two years ago, when the Sarasota-Herald Tribune named her Sarasota Mother of the Year.
April 30: Daily Headlines Video
April 30, 2013
Top Stories: Gas odor causes Peltz shoes, others to evacuate; Bullock outlines Colony initiatives; Dr. Beach names Siesta Key Beach in top six beaches in Florida; John McKenna plays kazoo at concert
Gas odor causes Peltz shoes, others to evacuate
April 30, 2013
Construction crews had been working on gas lines outside the back of the building yesterday. Peltz Shoes and nearby stores were evacuated as a precaution.
April 29: Daily Headlines Video
April 29, 2013
Top Stories: Willowbrook developer KB Homes files suit against subcontractors; Cortez Bridge meeting takes place tomorrow; Registration open for Sister Keys Cleanup; Black Tie Untied
PHOTO GALLERY: Cardinal Mooney Prom
April 28, 2013
Cardinal Mooney sophomores, juniors and seniors sat at Blackjack tables and drank python punch in an informal club setting at the school’s “Old School Vegas”-themed prom April 27, at Polo Grill and Bar.
PHOTO GALLERY: Out-of-Door Academy Prom
April 28, 2013
Juniors and seniors at Out-of-Door Academy put on their formalwear April 27 when the school hosted its 2013 masquerade-themed prom at The Lake Club, in Lakewood Ranch. Activities included music, ice cream, shuffleboard, poker and other festivities.
PHOTO GALLERY: Puttin' on the Ritz
April 28, 2013
The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance held its fifth annual golf tournament, Puttin’ on the Ritz, at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club in Lakewood Ranch April 26. The event, benefiting the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, featured 18 holes of golf, a buffet lunch and a raffle.
PHOTO GALLERY: TVME! Contest
April 28, 2013
Lisa Potocar, a native of Upstate New York, won the grand prize in the Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office’s 3rd annual TVME! contest. Potocar won for a television series pitch she wrote of an adventure/romance movie-of-the-week, Sweet Glory, based on a book she authored of the same name.
PHOTO GALLERY: Cinderella at Nolan Middle School
April 27, 2013
Students at Nolan Middle School performed the musical Cinderella Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27.
Willowbrook developer KB Home files suit against subcontractors
April 27, 2013
KB Home, developer of the troubled Willowbrook condominium community in East County, filed a lawsuit against the subcontractors it hired to build the homes April 23.
- May
22 Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance May Morning Express Networking Social - SCF "How SCF Supports Local Business"
7:30 am - 9:00 am - May
26 Tribute to Heroes Parade - Main St LWR
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm - May
28 Braden River Soccer Club Try-outs
6:00 pm - May
29 LWRBA May Membership Lunch
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
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Ranch rallies against cancer
05/15/13
East County residents will rally to fight cancer Saturday, May 18, as the American Cancer Society hosts its annual Lakewood Ranch Relay for Life event at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA. -
Barista pours on fun for daughters
05/15/13
State Road 70 Starbucks barista and East County resident Cyndee Vanderford showed her daughters the world of lattes and mochas for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day April 25. -
Troop plants Freedom's courtyard
05/15/13
Girls in Girl Scouts Junior Troop 181, at Freedom Elementary School, recently earned their Bronze Award by researching and planting the back of the school’s courtyard.
