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East County

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 8, 2018
Crafters cultivate spirit of giving

Lakewood Ranch group raises funds for Turning Points.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 8, 2018
Woodland pageant tells Christmas story

'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' takes stage at Woodland Community Church in Bradenton.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2018
East County weather page photo: Dec. 6

Paddi Juliano captured this rainbow over Bealls on State Road 70.

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Lisa Fulk of Sunshine Canning said The Market's second season should be bigger than last year.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 6, 2018
The Market at Lakewood Ranch opens new season

The Market at Lakewood Ranch opens a new season.

  • East County
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Executive Chef Jeremy Thayer said the Grove's kitchen was built with wonderful "attention to detail."
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 5, 2018
Sneak peek performance at the Grove in Lakewood Ranch

Main Street's newest restaurant , the Grove, hosts VIP party before Dec. 10 opening.

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The Grosvenor Gardens home at 8330 Grosvenor Court recently sold for $857,500. Built in 2010, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,462 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,075,000 in 2014.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 5, 2018
Grosvenor Gardens home tops sales at $857,500

Residential real estate transactions for Nov. 19-23.

  • East County
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Mary and Patricia Glass. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 5, 2018
Pat Glass legacy honored by Manatee County

Cookie fundraiser nets limo ride for Witt Elementary students

  • East County
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Matt McLean hits out of a bunker at Concession Golf Club. Photo courtesy Jeremiah Khokhar.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 5, 2018
Concession Golf Club instructor has grip on national accolade

Concession Golf Club's Matt McLean was honored by Golf Digest as one of 114 "Best Young Teachers in America" for the third time.

  • East County
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Pirates sophomore guard O'Mariah Gordon gets in the lane for a layup against Bradenton Christian.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 5, 2018
Pirates girls basketball riding high (seas)

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
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Manatee County Parks' Recreation Manager Matt Porter talks with Mill Creek resident Seng Tang about park plans. Tang said he likes the changes will improve safety.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 5, 2018
Marble Park improvements on the map

New gym, better amenities planned for John Marble Park.

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Bradenton's Jackie Ragan stands next to the headstone of her great-grandfather William Turner, who died in 1881, along with Benjamin French, who organized the clean-up effort.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 5, 2018
Future Eagle Scout leads restoration at Parrish Cemetery

Braden River High junior organizes cemetery clean-up project in Parrish.

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Forrest Properties' Nick Derby comes weekly to check on the apartment complex site just south of Ranch Lake Apartments. The new apartment community will have patio homes, town homes and apartments.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 5, 2018
Developers buy into apartments in Lakewood Ranch area

Hundreds of new apartments on the way in East County.

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At the Mall at University Town Center, Santa teaches Olivia, Noor and Zaynab Kazbour how to be quiet while baby sister, Layaal, sleeps. "It's so cute I can't stand it," says their mom, Parrish's Jordan Kazbour.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 5, 2018
For holiday excitement ... just chill in Sarasota-Bradenton area

East County has abundance of holiday entertainment.

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Giancarlo Gamboa-Barrios is a Take Stock graduate who hopes to attend the University of Central Florida.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 5, 2018
Take stock in success of Braden River High graduate

Lakewood Ranch resident and Braden River High graduate proves importance of mentors and Take Stock in Children of Manatee County program.

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Bambi Forristall, Maribeth Phillips, Robert Eddie Dominguez and Kathy Martella helped to make the Community Shoe Box Drive and Reception a success.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 5, 2018
Meals on Wheels Plus holds Shoe Box Drive & Reception

Meals on Wheels fundraiser at the Lake Club's Grande Clubhouse will provide more than 1,500 homebound seniors with holiday cheer.

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