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Boneyard BBQ will be serving East County.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 18, 2017
Donuts, BBQ restaurant come to Bradenton

Shipley Do-Nuts makes it Florida debut on State Road 70 in East County.

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Golden is a 4-year-old retriever-mastiff mix available at Nate's. (Courtesy image)
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 18, 2017
Animal rescue hosts 'clear the shelter' event

Local rescue groups are participating in a nationwide campaign to find homes for pets.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 17, 2017
Bus tour shows off Lakewood Ranch's economic power

Business professionals learned about more than 30 local businesses during a daylong road trip.

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Jason Russ, program consultant for Wells Fargo, with Samantha Valentin, community engagement manager for Goodwill Manasota.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • August 17, 2017
Wells Fargo, Goodwill offer college prep workshops

Wells Fargo representatives to begin offering free public workshops at local Goodwill locations.

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Texas-based Black Walnut Cafe, known for its breakfast foods and array of hamburgers, announced it was no longer expanding to Lakewood Ranch. Courtesy image.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 17, 2017
Cafe bows out of Lakewood Ranch location

Black Walnut Cafe will not develop its first Florida eatery in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 17, 2017
East County weather page photo: August 17

Jeanette Foster photographed these deer in the early morning mist in Greenbrook in Lakewood Ranch.

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    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • August 16, 2017
Three things

A cool half million

  • Sarasota
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Acqua Vita provides a blueprint for what luxury buyers are looking at the moment.
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • August 16, 2017
Luxury redefined

A new home on Longboat offers every amenity.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
East County's Sarah Nicklis, Joshua Nicklis, Matthew Brannen and Elizabeth Nicklis sort folders during the backpack stuffing party.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • August 16, 2017
Grace Community Church in Lakewood Ranch fuels back-to-school benefit

Grace Community Church raises $15,000 for school children.

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Lakewood Ranch's Richard Reskow said he "came to life" when he started to volunteer at Tidewell Hospice.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 16, 2017
Lakewood Ranch volunteer enriches his life working at Tidewell Hospice

New hospice coming to Lakewood Ranch seeks similar volunteers

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Will Diesel was selected for the National Youth Leadership Forum: Medicine.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 16, 2017
Lakewood Ranch teen earns National Leadership Forum spot

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

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Kyle Wray, a senior, has been fighting lower-body stress injuries since his freshman year.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 16, 2017
Injuries force cross-country Mustang to change routine

The injuries began during the senior's freshman season.

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Braden River coach Curt Bradley talks to his team.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 16, 2017
New playoff system points in right direction

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

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Pool toys are not allowed in the GreyHawk Landing pool and that annoys some residents.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • August 16, 2017
GreyHawk Landing pool rules draw complaints

Residents voice frustrations with pool toy restrictions.

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Sisters Donna Arnold and Sharry Lueck have no regrets that fostering Bullet has turned into a full-time family affair. They enjoy snuggling with him as much as he does.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 16, 2017
Flood of volunteers help Bradenton animal rescue

About 70 animals went into foster care in less than 24 hours.

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Amanda Parrish is serving as the EDC's interim CEO, and Elizabeth Cordes is the director of business recruitment and expansion.
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Angelina Goesch and her mom, Ana Goesch, founder of Dogs of Lakewood Ranch, pose with Ana's 4-year-old Golden retriever, Maple.
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Manatee County's District 1 commission seat was left vacant after Carol Felts died suddenly Feb. 24.
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Five more hotels are in the works for Lakewood Ranch.
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