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Jeremy Fisher and Diego Castellanos find their families out in the audience.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 12, 2016
Gullett Elementary students wow families with performance

First and fourth grade students sang for a standing-room-only audience.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 11, 2016
Addams family takes center stage

Lakewood Ranch High School theater students hit the stage Feb. 11 to Feb. 14.

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Lakewood Ranch sophomore guard Evan Spiller attempts a shot in the second quarter of the Mustangs 74-61 victory versus North Port in the Class 7A-Region 3 quarterfinals Feb. 11.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 11, 2016
Mustangs move on to regional semifinal

The Lakewood Ranch boys basketball team beat North Port 74-61 in the Class 7A-Region 3 quarterfinals Feb. 11.

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Tom Burish, executive director of Florida Landscape Management Association, educates residents about landscape best practices.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 11, 2016
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall hosts forum on landscape best practices

East County and other local residents learned how to hire a landscaper.

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Richard Bottorff submitted this photo of a heron opening its wings after walking into eyeshot of an alligator in Bradenton.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 11, 2016
East County weather page photo: Feb. 11

Richard Bottorff submitted this photo of a heron opening its wings after walking into eyeshot of an alligator in Bradenton.

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Manager Ryan Bender and co-owning brothers, Austin and Adam Myara.
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  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 11, 2016
Mojo’s Real Cuban restaurant opens in Lakewood Ranch

The casual restaurant on State Road 70 held a soft opening this week.

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The Manatee County Planning Commission heard the item just after 9 a.m.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 11, 2016
Indigo expansion in works

The Manatee County Planning Commission today recommended approval of the proposal.

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Colton Zimring returns to the mound for Lakewood Ranch this season.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 11, 2016
That's the ticket ...

The top matchups this week in East County sports

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Braden River junior Lexie Phelps earned the win on the mound for the Pirates.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 10, 2016
Lexie Phelps tosses Pirates past Sailors

The Braden River softball team beat rival Sarasota 5-2 Feb. 10.

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Volunteer Rich Cunningham waves in commuters to get ashes for the holy day.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 10, 2016
Harvest United offers drive-through ashes

Volunteers waved in commuters this morning from 7 to 9 a.m.

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Lakewood Ranch girls basketball coach Tina Hadley was named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association's overall District 16 Coach of the Year for girls basketball.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 10, 2016
FACA announces season awards

Area girls basketball players and coaches win top honors.

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Lakewood Ranch assistant coach Karter Clark
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 10, 2016
Shake up the routine

Young assistant brings his enthusiasm to Lakewood Ranch girls basketball program.

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  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 10, 2016
Cops Corner 2.11.2016

Crime reports from around the area.

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Andrew Landers, a sixth-grader, enjoys learning about foreign countries, although he has never actually traveled outside of the United States.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 10, 2016
Braden River Middle student knows the buzz words

Andrew Landers is the first sixth-grader in three years to win the school's Geographic Bee.

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Lakewood Ranch High's Junior Advisory Board orchestrated the matchmaker questionnaire fundraiser.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 10, 2016
Lakewood Ranch High offers a quiz to love

In time for Valentine's Day, students try to ace a matchmaking test.

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