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Laurie Breslin was officially sworn in as the superintendent for the School District of Manatee County on Sept. 9.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • September 12, 2025
Manatee School Board approves $245,000 superintendent contract

Laurie Breslin also has incentives in her contract, a point of contention with two school board members.

  • East County
  • Schools
Heather Hackett, the founder of Local Relief, Inc., points to the slat that bears her name as the 2024 C. John A. Clarke Humanitarian Award recipient.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • September 10, 2025
Local Relief seeks financial relief

Heather Hackett's disaster recovery nonprofit seeks backers.

  • East County
  • Opinion
In 2018, East Manatee added a ladder truck that reached a maximum of 107-feet high.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • September 10, 2025
45 years of protection from East Manatee Fire Rescue

East Manatee Fire Rescue keeps climbing another rung with the community.

  • East County
  • News
Mathematics teacher Jeff Hilt and social studies teacher Dan McLean are the last remaining classroom teachers that were there when Braden River High School opened in 2005.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • September 10, 2025
Braden River High celebrates its 20th anniversary in Bradenton

Original staff members reflect on the past 20 years.

  • East County
  • Schools
Lakewood Ranch's Dylan Walker, the captain of the Out-of-Door Academy football team, organized a fundraiser to benefit the Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund. It took place during their rivalry game against Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School on Sept. 5.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • September 10, 2025
ODA football captain raises $5,400 to benefit local storm recovery

Dylan Walker draws up the strategy for a fundraiser at a rivalry game in Lakewood Ranch to donate to Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund.

  • East County
  • Schools
A 10-foot sidewalk runs along the west side of Bourneside Boulevard from State Road 64 to University Parkway. A 15-foot trail for the east side of Bourneside Boulevard between State Road 70 and University Parkway is being negotiated between Manatee County and Schroeder-Manatee Ranch.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • September 10, 2025
Roads take back seat to trails in Manatee transportation priorities

It costs four times more to build a road than a shared-use path.

  • East County
  • News
Planned ball fields at Manatee County park are beyond fiscal prudence
  • By Letter to the Editor
  • September 9, 2025
Planned ball fields at Manatee County park are beyond fiscal prudence

It's time to take a closer look before any further action is taken, a Country Club East resident writes.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Dr. Sara Simmons, Hand and Wrist Specialist at Coastal Orthopedics, poses for a photo. The former elite rower is heading to the World Rowing Masters Regatta this week.
    By
  • Jack Nelson
  • September 9, 2025
For love of the sport, local doctor heads to world rowing regatta

Sara Simmons returns to competitive rowing 30 years after winning gold at the World Rowing Championships.

  • East County
  • Sports
A semi takes a wide turn onto Lorraine Road from 44th Avenue East.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • September 9, 2025
Lorraine Road widening project stalled until 2030s

Several smaller transportation projects have gained favor in the Manatee County capital improvement plan.

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This Lake View Estates at the Lake Club home at 14665 Como Circle sold for $5.1 million. Built in 2021, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,320 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 9, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for Aug. 25-29 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake View home in the Lake Club topped the week’s sales at $5.1 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
When Stanley Brown's Pickleball Musical Birthday Candle is lit, its sides spin and drop to reveal a pickleball and candles.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • September 8, 2025
Celebratory candle is Lakewood Ranch inventors' 'last' project

Del Webb's Stan and Ruth Brown hope to light fire in the public with a rotating pickleball candle.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners vote 6-1 to join a legal action that challenges Senate Bill 180.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • September 8, 2025
Manatee County joins pending lawsuit to challenge Senate Bill 180

Commissioner Mike Rahn warned that the move will likely come with consequences.

  • East County
  • News
B.D. Gullett Elementary front desk clerk and parent Cristina Holland, student Brooke Green and Principal Julie Gierhart are ready to take on the school year with fewer bodies in the school.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • September 8, 2025
New school provides relief for previously overcrowded BD Gullett Elementary

After losing 400 students, the Lakewood Ranch school has a more manageable enrollment of 1,000.

  • East County
  • Schools
Teresa Wilson and Wendy Nebrija are part of the LWR Conversational Spanish intermediate class. Wilson said she was learning using ChatGPT, but nothing compares to being taught and corrected by a native Spanish speaking teacher like Montse Florensa.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • September 6, 2025
LWR Conversational Spanish breaks down language barriers

LWR Conversational Spanish is led by Lakewood Ranch's Montse Florensa, who has Spanish roots in Cuba, Puerto Rico and Spain.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sugar Vibe performs at The Green at UTC Sept. 4 for the monthly music series, UTC Live on the Green.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • September 5, 2025
Sarasota meet-up group finds its groove at UTC

Live on the Green is a music series every first Thursday of the month.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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SMR's new coffee table book, "Lakewood Ranch — A Legacy of Living with the Land" is available locally and on Amazon.
  • December 10, 2025
'Lakewood Ranch — A Legacy of Living with the Land' is a fun history lesson
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Carrie Walden, the Project Edge classroom instructor, is teaching 10 students including Mia Pardella and Justin Torres in the Project Edge program at MTC East.
  • December 10, 2025
MTC program teaches students with disabilities skills to enter workforce
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Samara Williamson has been at the Lake Club for more than four years, moving to her general manager position from that of assistant general manager in 2023.
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Lake Club manager named tops in her field
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Gabriella Rawles holds a Fighting Irish tennis ball and poses for a photo at Notre Dame Stadium. The senior at ICL Academy online is headed to South Bend, Indiana, in January as an early enrollee.
  • December 10, 2025
Notre Dame commit rekindles love for tennis after recovery from a shoulder injury
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Harbor58 volunteers and Manatee County commissioners put the first shovels in the ground Nov. 17.
  • December 10, 2025
Harbor58 breaks ground on $4.5 million housing project in Manatee County

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