East County

Observer Staff
January 8, 2014

Weather: East County

Doreen Steinhauser submitted this sunset photo, taken near Palma Sola Bay in Bradenton.

East County
Neighbors

Nick Friedman
January 7, 2014

The Good News: Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center

Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center helps women make informed decisions about parenthood.

Siesta Key
Neighbors

Jen Blanco
January 7, 2014

LRLL registration upcoming

Lakewood Ranch Little League will hold registration for the Spring 2014 season from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 10 and Jan. 17 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 11 and Jan. 18, at the Lakewood Ranch Ballpark.

East County
Sports

Jen Blanco
January 7, 2014

GSJGA season tees off

The Greater Sarasota Junior Golf Season kicked off its 2014 season Jan. 5, on the Royal Lakes Course at the Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club.

East County
Sports

Josh Siegel
January 6, 2014

LECOM unveils distance education program

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) will officially launch its Masters in Health Services Administration distance education program today when students come on campus for orientation.

East County
Schools

Amanda Sebastiano
January 3, 2014

PHOTO GALLERY: Music on Main

Despite the chilly evening Jan. 3, patrons, with fuzzy muffs nestled over their ears and hot cocoas in their hands, filled Lakewood Ranch Main Street for the monthly Music on Main event.

East County
News

Josh Siegel
January 3, 2014

Stoneybrook resident-controlled board named

After more than a decade of developer control, nine Stoneybrook residents have assumed control of their community.

East County
News

Amanda Sebastiano
January 3, 2014

WEEKEND BEST BET: Music on Main

Patrons strolling around from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 3, on Lakewood Ranch Main Street, will be met with more than the bustle of downtown, as jazz, blues and other music genres fill the air during Music on Main.

East County
News

Josh Siegel
January 3, 2014

PHOTO GALLERY: Jump for Joy for Lexi Brown

Friends and family of Lexi Brown, a Gene Witt Elementary School fifth grader who was killed in January 2013 by her father, gathered Jan. 2 at Jumpin Fun Sports to celebrate the success of Nate's Honor Animal Rescue - the East County shelter where Lexi often volunteered.

East County
News

Amanda Sebastiano
January 2, 2014

Medallion Home celebrates record sales year

Medallion Home closed out 2013 with more than $100 million in sales - a record year for the company.

East County
News

Matt Walsh
January 2, 2014

Year in Review: December 2013, Pentathlon: a greater vision

Thanks to community involvement, winning four pentathlon events adds to a strategy to become a world-class amateur sports venue.

East County
News

Adam Hughes
January 1, 2014

Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch home sells for $850,000

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Alvaro Joves and Maria Maldonado, of Miami, sold their home at 7217 Greystone St. to Robert Hofmann, of Bradenton, for $850,000. Built in 2011, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,861 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $741,600 in 2011.