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This Lake Club home at 15903 Clearlake Ave. is listed at $1.299 million. Courtesy image.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 2, 2018
A million reasons to buy in Lakewood Ranch

Million-dollar home market in East County gains momentum.

  • East County
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Grand Living at Lakewood Ranch will open in the summer of 2019.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 2, 2018
Upscale assisted living facility comes to Lakewood Ranch

Grand Living plans to open in summer of 2019.

  • East County
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The ODA boys tennis team won the first team title in school history. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 2, 2018
ODA boys tennis team makes history at state championships

The Thunder won the first team state title in school history.

  • East County
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Jade Moy.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 2, 2018
East County Athlete of the Week: Jade Moy

The Braden River sophomore talks playing shortstop and competing with herself.

  • East County
  • Sports
Callahan Harchuck, a fourth-grader from Sarasota, balances her weight carefully as she walks across the wire.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • May 1, 2018
Giving Challenge in full swing in Sarasota

Mall at UTC hosts the Circus Arts Conservatory.

  • East County
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The Lakewood Ranch and Braden River high school softball teams won their respective district tournaments on April 26, in the process advancing to the regional tournament.Â
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 27, 2018
Two area softball teams win district tournaments

Lakewood Ranch and Braden River advance to regionals.

  • East County
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The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating the possible homicide of a 62-year-old Bradenton man early Thursday morning.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 26, 2018
Manatee County Sheriff's Office investigates possible homicide

Bradenton man found dead early Thursday morning.

  • East County
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Tickets for the 2018 Dick Vitale Gala, to be held May 11 at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, are officially sold out, but that doesn't mean Vitale is done raising money for pediatric cancer research.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 26, 2018
2018 Dick Vitale Gala tickets sold out

People can still donate to the cause if interested.

  • East County
  • Sports
Michelle Bianchi has resigned as CEO and managing director of Sarasota's The Players Centre for Performing Arts.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 26, 2018
Sarasota Players Centre CEO resigns

Michelle Bianchi has been the driving force behind a $30 million theater complex in Lakewood Ranch.

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The home at 16509 Baycross Drive recently sold for $3.16 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 25, 2018
Lake Club home tops sales at $3.16 million

Residential real estate transactions for April 6-13.

  • East County
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One of the plots in the garden is used to donate food to the Stillpoint House of Prayer food bank.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • April 25, 2018
Community garden might expand in Greenbrook

CDD 4 board members must decide whether to fund the project.

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Country Club residents say it is dangerous to make a left off Balmoral Woods Boulevard on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • April 25, 2018
Intersection concern doesn't stop on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard

Country Club residents still want a stop sign or other traffic control at Balmoral-Lakewood Ranch Boulevard intersection.

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Cooper Vollmer, a six-year-old, participates in riding therapy on his horse, Carly.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • April 25, 2018
East County nonprofits gear up for Giving Challenge

Donations over a 24-hour period often are crucial to a nonprofit's services.

  • East County
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During the "Back to the Future" workshops, residents can offer ideas, such as what to do with the Premier Sports Campus, now owned by the county.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 25, 2018
Future ideas needed now in Manatee County

County sets up workshops to collect feedback on residents' hopes for the future.

  • East County
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Lakewood Ranch Medical Center earned an "A" rating in one of the nation's most prominent evaluation.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 25, 2018
Healthy "A" rating for Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

Local hospital among 750 in the nation to earn the highest safety rating.

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