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East County

  • By Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor
  • August 28, 2025
Financial Focus® Look At Your Financial Situation Holistically

When planning for your financial future, bring all elements of yourself into the picture.

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Laurie Breslin has been named the new superintendent for the School District of Manatee County in a unanimous vote on Aug. 26.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • August 27, 2025
Laurie Breslin named as the new Manatee County superintendent

After a two-month superintendent search, the Manatee County School Board decided to hire from within.

  • East County
  • Schools
Georgie Hristov, Christian Womeldorph, Antonio Saviano and Gregory Kotlarczyk are eager to explore the partnership between Wellness Concepts and Florida Premier.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • August 27, 2025
Wellness Concepts offers Premier service in Lakewood Ranch

Wellness Concepts partners with Florida Premier FC SWFL to provide free injury prevention training and services to soccer players.

  • East County
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Mote Ranch's Keith Paynter is a teacher at Braden River Middle School and a volunteer mangrove ranger.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 27, 2025
Braden River Middle School teacher subs as mangrove ranger

Keith Paynter is among the Suncoast Waterkeeper volunteers who help monitor local mangrove forests.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Concession Golf Club Majority Owner Bruce Cassidy and General Manager Brian Weimann will be the key players in the club hosting the 2026, 2027 and 2028 Senior PGA Championship.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 27, 2025
Concession Golf Club owner builds a village

Bruce Cassidy takes on general chair role for the 2026 Senior PGA Championship.

  • East County
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Lakewood Ranch's Themba Hillary and Themba Hillary II have volunteered at Mhlume Primary School in Eswatini, which borders South Africa, every summer since 2016. This year, they wanted to turn it up a notch.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • August 26, 2025
Father and son donate time and supplies to students in Africa

Lakewood Ranch's Themba Hillary uses the trip to Eswatini to teach his son the importance of giving back.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Commissioner Bob McCann says he'll restore the wetlands lawfully.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 26, 2025
Commissioners vowed to restore wetland buffers. So what happened?

A final vote to restore Manatee County protections was scheduled Aug. 21, but the meeting was canceled.

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A Concession home at 8455 Lindrick Lane tops this week's sales at $3.4 million. Built in 2022, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,065 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 26, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for Aug. 11-15 in Lakewood Ranch

A home in The Concession tops the week’s sales at $3.4 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Golfing legend Ernie Els lines up at putt in 2023 at The Concession during the World Champions Cup. The Concession will host the Senior PGA Championship in 2026, 2027 and 2028. Els is likely to be a major draw. Could the area also see Tiger Woods?
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 26, 2025
Senior PGA Championship makes those in the Lakewood Ranch area dream big

Tigers Woods turns 50 in December. Could he join the fun at The Concession?

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Aloha Ukulele president Alice Baumann leads Aloha Ukulele in song, mostly with ukulele but occasionally with other instruments. She says she has "five minutes more experience" than the members she leads.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • August 25, 2025
Aloha Ukulele spreads 'joyous noise' through 'instrument of joy'

Lakewood Ranch club Aloha Ukulele is made up of approximately 50 active members who gather and bond through music.

  • East County
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Commissioner Jason Bearden says the process of getting the roundabout approved was deceptive.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 25, 2025
Commissioners spar over University Parkway roundabout

One Country Club resident says she will begin legal action because she feels the citizens' rights were violated.

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Kawailana Vaiaoga of Aloha Productions invites women and children up to dance.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • August 23, 2025
Live music, Polynesian dancers attract a crowd at UTC Night Market

Aloha Productions and Sugar Vibe provide the entertainment University Town Center's The Green.

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Rain drives the protest against the Little League fields inside the Lakewood Ranch Library for a photo, but library supervisor Tiffany Mautino wants it noted that protests are not allowed inside the library.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 22, 2025
Lakewood Ranch community at odds over youth baseball fields

Manatee County is planning to build three youth baseball fields at Country Club East Park next year.

  • East County
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A four-bedroom, five-bath home at 18826 Ganton Avenue in the Concession closed Aug. 20 for $6.9 million to become the second highest-priced sale ever in the Lakewood Ranch area.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 21, 2025
Concession home sells for $6.9 million

The Schemmel Soda Group, which handled the sale, says it is the second-highest priced home ever sold in the Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
River Club's Douglas Whitney, an architect for 43 years, always has loved drawing by hand. He is the only one in WBRC's Lakewood Ranch office to still have a drafting table.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 21, 2025
Noted architect leaves his mark on Lakewood Ranch

Doug Whitney, who died Aug. 11, blazed a trail for WBRC architecture in Lakewood Ranch.

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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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  • December 10, 2025
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Harbor58 volunteers and Manatee County commissioners put the first shovels in the ground Nov. 17.
  • December 10, 2025
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