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Square One Burgers & Bar offers a wide variety of specialty burgers including the Drunken Pig & Bull burger with BBQ pulled pork and fried onion rings.
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  • January 29, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Square One Burgers & Bar

This week we went in the kitchen at Square One Burgers & Bar with owner and chef Joanie Corneil as she prepares their signature Drunken Pig and Bull burger. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's 'In the Kitchen.'

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The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team will play in its second-consecutive regional final Jan. 31.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 29, 2014
Lady Mustangs advance to regional final

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team defeated Fort Myers Riverdale 2-0 in a Class 4A-Region 3 semifinal match Jan. 28.

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  • January 29, 2014
Weatherman

Submit your local weather photos each week for a chance to have your photo published in the East County Observer!

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  • January 29, 2014
Drive time

East County-based Nate's Honor Animal Rescue seeks donations of new and used golf carts, which the organization will use to transport supplies and animals around its eight-acre no-kill ranch shelter, off Lorraine Road.

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  • January 29, 2014
Choirs unite

Students from Braden River and Bashaw elementary schools performed Jan. 10 at the Tampa Convention Center for the FMEA Elementary All State Chorus.

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Pam Eubanks Schroeder-Manatee Ranch CEO Rex Jensen and Vice President of Planning Todd Pokrwya
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 29, 2014
Partnership reshapes marketing

A deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning helps Lakewood Ranch to attract more Canadian homebuyers.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • January 29, 2014
SMR submits amended Villages' DRI

Lakewood Ranch officials hope to start work soon on the first village-style project approved under Sarsota's 2050 plan.

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Amanda Sebastiano Braden River High senior Sam Woolf, 17, continues to perform locally to practice before his next appearance on "American Idol."
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 29, 2014
Musical performer is anything but idle

Braden River High senior Sam Woolf juggles friends, school and preparations for his next appearance on 'American Idol.'

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  • January 29, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Courtesy photos Nolan TSA students Naomi Burg and Amanda Boccarossa paint a little library to be installed at Greenbrook Park.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • January 29, 2014
Students build libraries at county parks

Tom Bennett and Greenbrook parks contain fodder for reading, thanks to Nolan Middle School students.

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  • January 29, 2014
News Briefs

Report recommends changes to fiscal neutrality; Governor visits the Ranch

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Three sections of concrete from Interstate 75 fell as a result of the accident.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 29, 2014
FDOT repairs I-75 overpass

Construction crews poured new deck in damaged bypass areas on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Photos by Amanda Sebastiano George Carino, 11, spent 85 cents on his tree house-themed water tower, which later won him $200 at the Model Water Tower Competition Jan. 25.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 29, 2014
Students construct miniature water towers for competition

The local chapter of the American Water Works Association educates students on the importance of water through competition.

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File photo A variety of performers, including those from local schools, will be featured during the seventh annual event.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 29, 2014
Arts take spotlight

Lakewood Ranch's Grand Ovation also will showcase local nonprofits.

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Josh Siegel Early this month, Ripa & Associates, a Tampa-based utility-construction company, began clearing 18 acres of land for underground work to begin.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • January 29, 2014
Construction begins on Raven Crest community

Presales for the new subdivision of single-family homes, priced at $300,000 and more, will begin in March.

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