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Students will start school eight days earlier than they did last year.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 16, 2015
School district settles on calendar

Under the tentative 2015-2016 Manatee County schools' calendar, students will start classes Aug. 10 and finish May 25.

  • East County
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Sturkey
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 15, 2015
Founding pastor dies after surgery

Dave Sturkey, who led Cornerstone of Lakewood Ranch for 18 years, died April 6, following a heart procedure.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Nicholas Gesualdi and Nicholas Nesser go head-to-head in the one-on-one competition during last year’s Pirates Summer Basketball Camp. File photo
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 15, 2015
Sidelines

Mustangs hold off Bobcats; Cardinal Mooney wins district crown; Cougars notch district win; Pirates to hold basketball camp; BRSC to hold tournament this weekend

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 15, 2015
Pirates hold off Mustangs

The Braden River High softball team beat Lakewood Ranch 6-5 in eight innings of the Class 7A-District 10 semifinals April 14.

  • East County
  • Sports
This home at 14614 Secret Harbor Place has three bedrooms, three and a half baths, a pool and 2,878 square feet of living area. It sold for $790,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 15, 2015
Grosvenor Gardens home sells for $1.06 million

A home in Grosvenor Gardens tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 15, 2015
Expo tests, educates residents on health

Find free screenings, discussions and demonstrations on healthy lifestyle how-tos at the annual Health & Wellness Expo.

  • East County
  • News
Adam Caldwell, 17, visited Israel last year through the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee’s Young Ambassador’s Program. That trip focused on Israeli culture and history. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 15, 2015
March of a Lifetime

GreyHawk Landing’s Adam Caldwell, 17, takes steps to make sure the Holocaust is never forgotten.

  • East County
  • News
John Korff, creator of the Sarasota Music Half Marathon, wanted the first-year race to be a “moving party” to make sure it becomes a go-to race for the area. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 15, 2015
Marathon organizer sounds off for LWR Business Alliance

Sarasota Music Half Marathon founder John Korff calls the event a ‘13.1-mile moving party.’

  • East County
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Heritage Harbour South CDD supervisor Tad Parker believes a refinance would benefit residents and make sense.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 15, 2015
Lighthouse Cove bond re-fi yields savings

What would you do with a $43 to $50 windfall?

  • East County
  • News
Jim and Amanda Baar and Mary Jo Baar (not pictured) hike a 14-mile trail near Gainesville to prepare for the 28.3-mile hike they’ll complete next month in South Carolina. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 15, 2015
Family puts best feet forward for 28.3-mile hike

The Baars will hike 10 hours on a trail to raise money for cancer research for two reasons: Joey and Matthew.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 15, 2015
Villa project gains traction

Neal Communities will learn May 7, whether it can build 92 paired villas near the Cascades community.

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Manatee County School District officials anticipate an annual growth of 800 students countywide for the next four years.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 15, 2015
Growing pains

Manatee County is considering three new schools, including a new East County high school. But first, it must answer the $150 million question of funding.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 15, 2015
News briefs

Assistance available for residents; Libraries celebrate namesake week

  • East County
  • News
Wal-Mart Neighborhood Markets offer Wal-Mart brand groceries and are smaller than the corporation’s super centers. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 15, 2015
What’s in store for former Winn Dixie site?

A Walmart Neighborhood Market could be in store for the southeast corner of Lockwood Ridge Road and State Road 70.

  • East County
  • News
Carol Turner-Dembrowski and her husband, Jim, turned their household of two into a full house of six after adopting their Golden Girls — Penny, Candy, Buttons and Bambi. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 15, 2015
Golden Girls shine in new home

Four senior dogs at Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue find the most precious gift of all: a forever home.

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