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East County

This year, guests will be able tour models in The Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, Country Club East, The Lake Club, Central Park, Greenbrook, Esplanade, and the newest community, Bridgewater.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • October 22, 2013
Lakewood Ranch Tour of Homes begins this week

The 2013 Lakewood Ranch Tour of Homes, which will run from Oct. 25 to Nov. 27, showcases 41 models this year.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 22, 2013
Ortiz captures county crown

Lakewood Ranch High's Julia Ortiz captured the Manatee County Championship at the Tri-County Cross-Country Championships Oct. 17 in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team will vie for its third straight state title Nov. 5 and 6.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 22, 2013
Mustangs headed back to state tourney

The Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team captured its fourth-consecutive regional title at the Class 3A-Region 5 tournament Oct. 21 in Venice.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota Ballet dancer Danielle Brown performs Dominic Walsh’s “Dying Swan," at the Sarasota Culture Collective kickoff party.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 21, 2013
Daily Headlines: Oct. 21, 2013

USF Sarasota-Manatee takes over former space occupied by Viking Culinary Center; Sarasota City Commission considers State Street garage designs; Sarasota County Commission to consider plans to dredge Big Pass; and MORE!

  • Siesta Key
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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 21, 2013
Manatee Admirals improve to 4-0

The Manatee Admirals hockey team improved to 4-0 with a 12-4 victory over Bloomingdale Oct. 18.

  • East County
  • Sports
Judy Bjork and Brady Theisen
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • October 21, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Empty Bowls

The Food Bank of Manatee held its 13th annual Empty Bowls luncheon Saturday, Oct. 19, on Main Street in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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Charisse May, Joann Hutchinson and Sara Kasten
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • October 20, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

Survivors and supporters gathered at Sarasota Polo Club Saturday, Oct. 19, for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Colonel John W. Saputo, president/owner of Gold Coast Eagle Distributing and former Marine, showed his 2013 C. John A. Clarke Humanitarian Award to the audience.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • October 20, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch Community Fund Grant Awards

The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund distributed $68,402 in grants at its 2013 Grant Awards Oct. 15. At Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, Colonel John W. Saputo, president/owner of Gold Coast Eagle Distributing and former Marine, accepted the 2013 C. John A. Clarke Humanitarian Award for his company's support to more than 700 charitable events annually.

  • East County
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Jessica Hanson and Bailey dressed up as skeletons
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • October 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Doggie Bones 5K Run and Walk

Dog lovers came together Saturday Oct. 19 to run for a cause at the 2nd Annual Doggie Bones 5K Run and Walk. Families and their dogs dressed in costume for the 5K Run, kid dashes and 1 mile walk. All proceeds benefited Nate's Honor Animal Rescue.

  • East County
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Vertie Hayward, Ryelee Carpenter, Sheyenne Carpenter and Cassandra Hayward enjoy snow cones and the sun
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • October 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Freedom Elementary Fall Festival

Freedom Elementary held their annual Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 19. Students and their families were invited to play games, enjoy a snow cone and go down the jumbo slide. An auction took place that benefited the teachers and classroom supplies.

  • East County
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The Cardinal Mooney football team improved to 5-1 with its 62-0 victory over ODA Oct. 18.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 19, 2013
Cougars bound for the postseason

The Cardinal Mooney football team clinched its first playoff berth since 2008 with a 62-0 victory over Class 3A-District 6 rival The Out-of-Door Academy Oct. 18.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch High quarterback Chad Rex scrambles for yardage in the first half of the Mustangs district game versus Palmetto Oct. 18.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 18, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch football vs Palmetto

The Lakewood Ranch High football team fell to Palmetto 33-19 in Class 7A-District 10 action tonight.

  • East County
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The space has been left exactly as it was after the previous tenant filed for bankruptcy.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • October 18, 2013
USF Sarasota-Manatee takes over Viking Space

The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee has signed a lease to run its culinary program out of the former Viking Space on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
  • News
The Oct. 19 walk starts at 9 a.m. with pre-registration beginning at 7:30 a.m.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • October 18, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk

This year's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, held at the Sarasota Polo Club, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the American Cancer Society.

  • East County
  • News
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association parts ways with another developer.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 18, 2013
Daily Headlines: Oct. 18, 2013

Today's stories: Colony Association parts ways with developer; Woman's Exchange begins expansion; Woman's Resource Center adds new executive director; and MORE!

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Manatee County staff and key stakeholders toss ceremonial dirt to kick off construction on a half-mile trail segment that will span from the Lake Manatee Water Treatment Plant to Rye Preserver.
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