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Annette Gueli, 2014 chairwoman of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, shows off signage for the group's new office location in the MGA Professional Center.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 15, 2014
Biz Alliance welcomes new leadership

Longtime Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance member Annette Gueli will serve as the 2014 chairwoman of the organization's board of directors.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • January 15, 2014
County plans new signal for Edgewater entrance

The county says the traffic signal, given a budget of $400,000, will increase safety at the University Parkway intersection.

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Homes will be similar in style to this model.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 15, 2014
Mattamy builds plans for Lakewood Ranch

The Canada-based builder will make its Lakewood Ranch debut with 675 homes near Central Park.

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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 15, 2014
Facility ready for business

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall's new $2 million facility took about 10 months to finish.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • January 15, 2014
Superintendent builds support for leniency

Although the Manatee County School District tops the state's list regarding poor recordkeeping and overspending, district reps received compliments on their fiscal recovery plans.

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Ken Sommers, a teacher, athlete and football and basketball coach at ODA, also serves as board chairman for an organization that runs soccer programs in Haiti.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • January 15, 2014
ODA teacher unveils sports grant program

Ken Sommers and his 1-year-old foundation, Games 4 Good, seek to fund nonprofits that aim to use sports for positive change.

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Marshall Kottler and Joe Martin opened Mexicali's third location in November.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 15, 2014
Doing Business: Mexicali Border Cafe

Mexicali Border Cafe opened its third location, at 7303 52nd Place E., in November.

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  • January 15, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Photos by Jen Blanco. Lakewood Ranch High seniors Alex Latham, Lindsay Martinez, Delaney Riggins, Gabby Photos and Bri Reda have been playing soccer together since they were in elementary school. (Not pictured is Juliana Guida.)
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 15, 2014
Central focus

Six seniors lead the Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team, which finished the regular season 18-0-1.

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Jeren Kowalewski
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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 15, 2014
High five moments of the week

The top five sports moments of the week.

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Courtesy photos. "I like adapting to other places I go," says Summer Egly, who cheered in London Jan. 1.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 15, 2014
All-American girl

Cardinal Mooney High senior Summer Egly was chosen as a Universal Cheerleaders Association All-American and invited to walk in the New Year's Day parade in London.

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13U Florida River Dawgs
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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 15, 2014
Sidelines

Pirates to host wrestling tourneys; Golf pro to hold fundraiser for GSJGA; Registration now underway for BRSC; Monsters LAX gears up for season; 13U Florida River Dawgs

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  • January 15, 2014
Just the stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

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Josh Siegel Nick and Jen Tullio, with their son, Grayson, and Nick and Samantha Dzembo, with their son, Connor, use running as a way to raise funds for research on the disorders from which their children suffer.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • January 15, 2014
Running mates

Two East County families, the Tullios and Dzembos, run to support their sons, who suffer from different - but similar - disorders.

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Amanda Sebastiano. This Country Club Village of Lakewood Ranch home, which has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,811 square feet of living area, sold for $645,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 15, 2014
Pomello Park home sells for $1.15 million

A home in Pomello Park tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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