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The Out-of-Door Academy's new $5 million facility will house the Dick Vitale Family Student Center and Dart Foundation STEM Center. Courtesy rendering
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • September 3, 2014
Building STEMs from hopes of college preparation

The Out-of-Door Academy gives middle and high school students a glimpse of college-level thinking with new facility.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 3, 2014
SMR firms up a new athletic center design

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch plans to renovate and expand center with a $2.3 million project.

  • East County
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This home at 6674 Coopers Hawk Court has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,302 square feet of living area. It sold for $545,000. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 3, 2014
Greenbrook Village home sells for $545,000

A home in Greenbrook Village tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
As more families head to East County to fill new housing developments, area schools are gearing up to support the extra heads in classrooms.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • September 2, 2014
East County braces for growing enrollment

New numbers show the Manatee County School District welcomes 1,200 more students compared to a year ago.

  • East County
  • News
Ten-year-old Nicole Sakre, left, battles a West Pasco Black defender for possession.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 1, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: 2014 Labor Day Showcase

More than 250 boys and girls soccer teams converged at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch for the 2014 Labor Day Showcase Aug. 30 through Sept. 1. Players, ranging from U11 to U18, traveled from across the state and as far away as Georgia for this year's tournament.

  • East County
  • Sports
Luca Milbank picks out a piece of fruit.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 30, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Jen's MarketPlace farmers market

Aug. 30, after a three-year hiatus the Lakewood Ranch farmer's market returned to Main Street, with about 22 vendors and a new name - Jen's MarketPlace.

  • East County
  • News
Dylan and Britney Peterson enjoy time with Coco.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 30, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Operation Pet Rescue

Animal lovers converged Aug. 30 on Lakewood Ranch Main Street for Operation Pet Rescue. Participants visited booths run by the Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch volunteers, for stamps. Proceeds from the raffle benefited the East County rescue.

  • East County
  • News
Lou Marrinaccio with Kimberly and Joe Miele
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • August 29, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Michael Miele Celebration of Life

Friends, family and members of the community remembered Michael Miele with a celebration of life Friday, Aug. 29. The event was hosted the Marinaccios at their Lakewood Ranch home. Miele, 44, was a member of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance and Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch. He died July 23. Guests enjoyed cigars, drinks and some of Miele's favorite food such as Maine lobster and kettle chips. "The whole community has been so supportive," says Kimberly Parody Miele, Miele's wife. "I am overwhelmed with appreciation."

  • East County
  • News
This week’s FYI Friday features a murder investigation, an election recap and more!
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 29, 2014
FYI Friday - Your Weekly news roundup

Catch up on the week's most important and most interesting news stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County with FYI Friday.

  • Longboat Key
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Karli Wilbanks told detectives her boyfriend Michael Goodman was “trying to kill her,” before shooting him with a Colt .45 Aug. 4.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 29, 2014
Deputies make arrest in murder investigation

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has charged 25-year-old Karli Wilbanks with second-degree murder in connection the shooting death of her boyfriend Michael Goodman.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 29, 2014
Realtor groups consider merger

The Realtor associations for Manatee and Sarasota counties will vote Sept. 16 on merging their organizations.

  • East County
  • News
Barbara Elliott can't believe she doesn't know the answer to a "Dr. Who" trivia question.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 29, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: 'Dr. Who' Celebration

Fans of the British science-fiction television show "Dr. Who" converged for a night of trivia, Aug. 28, at Braden River Library. The "Dr. Who" Celebration attracted both children and their parents who enjoy the original show, which originally aired in 1963 and was relaunched and filmed in 2005.

  • East County
  • News
Gates that sit at the entrances of the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club can’t be used to turn away certain maintenance vehicles or tighten up security measures.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 28, 2014
Road privatization effort gains traction

Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club communities seek to have more security and complete control over their streets and gates.

  • East County
  • News
Each Loom bracelet crafted at the Sept. 13-14 Loom-a-thon will go toward MaxLove Project's goal of creating a 100-mile rainbow Loom chain.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 28, 2014
Learning Express Toys shares the 'love' in upcoming Loom-a-thon

The Learning Express, 8451 Cooper Creek Blvd., invites children to participate in a Loom bracelet-making event, or Loom-a-thon, Sept. 13 and Sept. 14.

  • East County
  • News
Neal Communities President Pat Neal says the property will be a continuation, of sorts, of Central Park.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 28, 2014
Neal purchases land in Lakewood Ranch

Neal Communities has purchased 111 acres from Schroeder-Manatee Ranch.

  • East County
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