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Roller skating sensation Anita Zeman manages to keep smiling, even as her husband Karoly Zeman launches her into the air under the Waterside Place Pavilion July 4 during Star-Spangled Spectacular.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 10, 2025
Star-Spangled Spectacular tests the limits of Waterside

Lakewood Ranch's first major July 4 draws more than 8,000 people.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Meeks is 2 months old and up for adoption.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 10, 2025
A merry Barks and Brews at University Town Center draws people and pups

The monthly fundraiser celebrated Christmas in July at The Green in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Deena King says the Lakewood Ranch market is full of buyers who don't care if their art matches the sofa and the drapes.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 9, 2025
Fine arts gallery tests the waters in Lakewood Ranch area

Expressionist painter Deena King brings her brand of art to the border of Waterside.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Manatee County Tax Collector's Office east branch at 10705 Technology Terrace, Bradenton.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • July 9, 2025
Tax collector charges Manatee County schools $1.5M

The Manatee County tax collector decides to take a $1.5 million commission from the school district's referendum funds.

  • East County
  • Schools
Three days after moving to Lakewood Ranch, Waterside resident Erin Mason found the LWR Girls Who Walk club, which was started by Paige Venuto of Lakewood Ranch Community Activities.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • July 9, 2025
LWR Girls Who Walk creates a sense of community through fitness

The Lakewood Ranch club began in March and has 140 members.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Melody Reedy is one of several Manatee County residents to hold up signs during the land use meeting Oct. 5, 2023 in an attempt to stop commissioners from cutting wetland protections out of the Comprehensive Plan.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 9, 2025
Senate Bill 180 handcuffs Manatee County commissioners

Florida legislators' actions might have stripped commissioners' attempts to make voter-supported changes.

  • East County
  • News
East County resident Sean Laureano will play for Puerto Rico's U20 Men's Lacrosse team in the World Lacrosse Championship in South Korea from Aug. 15-24.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • July 9, 2025
East County lacrosse player hopes for spot on Puerto Rican Olympic team

Cardinal Mooney alum Sean Laureano hopes to bolster his chances at playing in the Olympics with a good performance at the 2025 World Lacrosse Men's U20 Championship.

  • East County
  • Sports
Volunteers are given an introduction by co-founder Mark Coates before heading into the workshop to build.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 9, 2025
Lakewood Ranch nonprofit offers a sound night's sleep

Beds for Kids delivers up to 50 beds a month throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch resident Regina Morris has kept medals and running bibs from each of the marathons she's run in all 50 states.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • July 8, 2025
Lakewood Ranch resident shows resolve in 50-state marathon quest

Regina Morris hasn't let injury, travel or age stop her from reaching the finish line.

  • East County
  • Sports
A Shoreview home at 7717 Mainsail Lane sold for $1.82 million. Built in 2021, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,968 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 8, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for June 23-27 in Lakewood Ranch

A Country Club home on Palmers Creek Terrace topped the week’s sales at $2.85 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Commissioners Tal Siddique, Jason Bearden, Amanda Ballard and George Kruse visit the House of Representatives in Tallahassee in March to discuss Manatee County's legislative priorities.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 8, 2025
Manatee County hit hard by governor's appropriation vetoes

Gov. Ron DeSantis' vetoes total $1.35 billion across the state, including $576 million in line-item vetoes.

  • East County
  • News
Eric Konovalov of The Goal Guide accepts the Volunteer of the Year award, the top award at the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance's Sandies.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 8, 2025
LWRBA sets up Small Business Bootcamp to teach important business skills

Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance sets up a series of seminars to boost business skills.

  • East County
  • Business
Lakewood Ranch rising senior Caua Magno de Almeida is spending his summer days balancing football, basketball, soccer and working out.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • July 7, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Caua Magno de Almeida

The rising senior is a three-sport athlete in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Sports
Unincorporated Manatee County residents can now file some police reports online without having to wait on a deputy.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 7, 2025
Unincorporated Manatee County residents can file police reports online

In the first two weeks of service, about 200 online reports were filed through the Manatee County Sheriff's Office website.

  • East County
  • News
The next SRQ Women's Expo will be held at The Grove July 26-27.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 6, 2025
SRQ Women's Expo headed to The Grove

The last expo attracted more than 500 attendees.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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Lakewood Ranch's Karen and Tom Eckert work as master gardener volunteers with the University of Florida to educate the public about gardening, plants, landscaping and more.
  • December 15, 2025
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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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Lakewood Ranch High revives its 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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Readers can shed the funk with Lakewood Ranch author's 'Unfunkt'
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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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