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Jake Parsons, 26, said he'll spend up to three hours playing pickleball with friends if he has the time, and tries to play three to four times a week.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 27, 2023
Pickleball gets its hooks into a younger audience in East County

The sport is catching on with high school and young adult athletes in the area as it explodes nationally.

  • East County
  • Sports
Gwendolyn Smith, a client at Daybreak Adult Day Center, feels like a teacher again when she's reading to Braden River Elementary School first graders.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • March 27, 2023
Elementary students make grand-friends at Daybreak Adult Day Center

The Braden River first graders write letters, visit, and learn about aging at the Lakewood Ranch facility.

  • East County
  • Schools
Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee board members line up for a photo at the start of the program.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 26, 2023
Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee brings Hollywood theme to annual fundraiser

Guests embraced the spotlight during the fundraiser at the Grove in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Joe Martinez conducts the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble on March 24, 2023.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 26, 2023
Sights and Sounds series debuts at Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble was featured as the cultural music series kicks off.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Keisha Boyd of Armed Forces Brewing Co. offers a brew to Sarasota's Pam Hogan.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • March 25, 2023
My Hometown Fest supports Sertoma Club of Greater Sarasota

The festival raised funds in support of children and adults with speech, language and hearing challenges.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Bradenton 6-year-old Vincent Wang gets some tips from Robert LaVopa of the Lakewood Ranch Anglers Club during the annual Youth Fishing Tournament March 25 at Lake Uihlein.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 25, 2023
Kids fall for fishing in Lakewood Ranch — hook, line and sinker

The annual Youth Fishing Tournament reeled in 68 participants to Lake Uihlein.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Kim Luther finished off a 20-year career with East Manatee Fire Rescue by earning the 2022 Fire Officer of the Year award.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 25, 2023
East Manatee firefighter earns top honor before retiring

Kim Luther finishes her 20-year career with East Manatee Fire Rescue by being named Manatee County Fire Officer of the Year.

  • East County
  • News
Tom and Diane Carter say the county has told them they will no longer be taking part of their Creekwood backyard to build a roundabout.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 24, 2023
Creekwood residents voice roundabout concerns

Manatee County Public Works has stopped the Bradenton project to come up with other design options.

  • East County
  • News
John Cannon's Oulina model will offer more modern architecture along Kingfisher Lake in Waterside.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 23, 2023
Lakewood Ranch adds two small, exclusive neighborhoods

John Cannon fires off his new designs for neighborhoods Monarch Acres and Kingfisher Estates, which will offer a combined 21 homes, starting at $3 million.

  • East County
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Lakewood Ranch High girls lacrosse senior Morgan McCabe.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 22, 2023
East County Athlete of the Week: Morgan McCabe

The Lakewood Ranch High girls lacrosse senior has 29 goals in 10 games for the 8-2 Mustangs.

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  • Sports
Within the first few minutes of a Blissful Goat Yoga class, Dolly Parton already is jumping on instructor Brooke Woodworth's back.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • March 22, 2023
Myakka's Blissful Goat Yoga delivers unique healing experience

Owner Corinn Smith combines yoga, goats and donkeys for a one-of-a-kind experience.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble Conductor Joseph Miller conducts the band during The Star Spangled Banner.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 22, 2023
Artsy sounds welcome in Waterside of Lakewood Ranch

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch's new Sights and Sounds series provides a cultural boost.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Conner Morrell won his heat at the 2022 Amalie Oil / Tub O' Towels 410 Sprint at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 21, 2023
Lakewood Ranch sprint car driver earns spots in Tony Stewart's circuit

Conner Morrell will race in two high-level series in 2023, including Kyle Larson's High Limit series.

  • East County
  • Sports
Realtor Stacy Haas of Michael Saunders & Company announced the sale of a $5.15 million Lake Club home on Tuesday.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 21, 2023
Lake Club home sells for $5.15 million in Lakewood Ranch

Realtor Stacy Haas of Michael Saunders & Co. represented the sellers of the Bowspirit Way house.

  • East County
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    In Memoriam |
  • March 21, 2023
Larry “Sammy” Corbitt

Larry “Sammy” Corbitt, 80, passed away surrounded by loved ones on March 17, 2023.

  • East County
  • Tributes & Obituaries
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Santa (Steven Trudell of St. Petersburg) gets the runners fired up just before the start of the 2025 Jingle 5K Dec. 12 in Lakewood Ranch.
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Nicholas Savarese, a teacher who has a background in chemical engineering, judges junior Lillian Pevzner-Downer's project on the comparison of conventionally grown crops with chemicals and pesticides versus organically grown crops at the Lakewood Ranch High School Science Fair.
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Greenbrook's David, Hannah and Jaime Marco all had a part in creating Jaime Marco's new book “Unfunkt: Quiet the Noise. Ignite the Light.”
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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
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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.
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MTC program teaches students with disabilities skills to enter workforce

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