Buchanan lobbies for open meetings on health reform
January 7, 2010
Congressman Vern Buchanan has formally asked President Barack Obama to ensure final meetings on health-care reform are open to the public’s viewing.
Alliance kicks of year with bartending fundraiser
January 6, 2010
East County business professionals kicked off the new year at the Polo Grill and Bar Wednesday night during the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance’s Celebrity Bartending Fundraiser.
East County drug store robbed
January 6, 2010
The pharmacy of the CVS on University Parkway, just west of Tuttle Avenue, was robbed Tuesday.
IS TOWN HALL TOXIC?
January 6, 2010
In a letter to Lakewood Ranch Community Development District supervisors last month, former Town Hall employee Sue Kara called it a 'toxic and dysfunctional environment.'
Donna Hayes takes county's top seat
January 6, 2010
District 5 Commissioner Donna Hayes will lead the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners in 2010.
Residents bring military tradition to Sarasota
January 6, 2010
Lakewood Ranch's Gene Sweeney and Michael Evers are offering horse-drawn caisson burials for service members who died from enemy action.
Despite economy, church growth continues out east
January 6, 2010
Living Lord Lutheran Church completed recently its 3,500-square-foot expansion, while RiverLife Church is in the middle of the largest change in its 90-plus-year history.
IN-DEPTH: A Soldier's Diary
January 6, 2010
Sgt. Maj. Steve Valley kept a journal from the day he was mobilized for war to the day he left the Middle East on Jan. 30, 2005. Now, his story is available to the public.
Birth Announcements 01.07.10
January 6, 2010
Congratulations to the East County parents who celebrated recent births. The East County Observer will publish birth announcements each month.
Business Observer 01.07.10
January 6, 2010
Ellen Ferber Evans and Alan Evans, formerly of Lakewood Ranch Realty, have joined Wagner Realty at its new Lakewood Ranch office, 11509 Palmbrush Trail.
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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 - May
31 May YLA Breakfast "Legendary Leaders"
7:30 am - 9:00 am
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Gullett student wins speech contest
05/22/13
Gullett Elementary School student Hailey Wahlers took home top honors May 11, after placing first in the Tropicana District Speech Contest. -
Girl Scouts give cookies a new cause
05/22/13
Local Daisy Scouts from Troop 180 are helping Feeding Empty Little Tummies feed homeless school children in the area. -
Dancing group to host fundraiser
05/22/13
Members of KC and the Sunshine Dancers, a group of Manatee County dancers ages 8 to 20, will show off their dancing skills in jazz, hip-hop and contemporary dance from 7 to 9 p.m. May 28, as the group holds a show titled "Breaking Ground."
