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East County

    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 20, 2014
Football preview: Lakewood Ranch High

After playing both ways last season, senior Jamie Jeffcoat hopes to add depth to the Mustangs' backfield this season.

  • East County
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Albritton
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 20, 2014
Football preview: Braden River High

Senior outside linebacker Jimiah Albritton will lead a defensive unit that returns just six starters from last season.

  • East County
  • Sports
The marina site is denoted in yellow.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 20, 2014
Lennar nixes marina plans

Independent marina operators say the idea is not financially feasible.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 20, 2014
Manatee County becomes Benderson Park partner

The Manatee County Commission unanimously approved an agreement last week that allows the county to pay up to $150,000 annually in marketing materials associated with Nathan Benderson Park.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 20, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
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Carolyn Eliason submitted this sunset photo, taken from her lanai in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 20, 2014
Weather: East County

Carolyn Eliason submitted this sunset photo, taken from her lanai in Lakewood Ranch.

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This Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch home, which has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,441 square feet of living area, sold for $771,000. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 20, 2014
Country Club Village home sells for $771,000

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Digital Content Producer Alex Mahadevan and Chief Digital Officer Emily Walsh take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 18, 2014
VIDEO: The Observer accepts the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Chief Digital Officer Emily Walsh and Digital Content Producer Alex Mahadevan took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Monday, and called out some Sarasota County Commission candidates in the process.

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Superintendent Rick Mills leans in to talk with a student at Freedom Elementary.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: First Day of School at Freedom

Superintendent Rick Mills greeted families at Freedom Elementary School today.

  • East County
  • News
Sophia Potillo and Camryn Kolbe become friends right away on the first day.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: First day of school at Braden River Elementary

Braden River Elementary students hugged their teary-eyed parents goodbye and settled into their new classrooms, where new friends and teachers greeted them on the first day of school, Aug. 18.

  • East County
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Clockwise from left: Steve McHugh, Marie Maxwell, Amy Urban and Tori Maxwell came out to the winery for the first time.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Fiorelli Winery Harvest Festival

Rosa Fiorelli's Winery and Vineyard welcomed the public to help stomp out cancer during the vineyard's August Harvest Festival Aug. 16 and Aug. 17. The event raised money for the American Cancer Society.

  • East County
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Liz Bentze, Isabella Bartels and Crystal Galbraith love spending time together.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 16, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: YMCA Summer Blast Camp

About 200 campers enjoyed the last week of the Lakewood Ranch branch's YMCA Summer Blast Camp Aug. 11 through Aug. 15.

  • East County
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Judi Balot completes a bridge.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 16, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Jump Dance Co. Camp

Campers at Jump Dance Co. finished a summers' worth of dance camps with a talent show Aug. 15.

  • East County
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This week's FYI Friday features news about a 'sexy' distinction for Sarasota, another beach plane crash and more Colony drama!
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 15, 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.

  • Siesta Key
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Storm clouds loom over Lakewood Ranch Main Street Friday morning.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 15, 2014
Weekend forecasts shows rain

The National Weather Service reports a 30% chance of scattered thunderstorms throughout the weekend and early next week in the Lakewood Ranch area.

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