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Amanda Sebastiano Nine-year-old Zoey Lipton cares for fruits and vegetables located inside EarthBoxes at B.D. Gullett Elementary School.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 22, 2014
Students use green thumbs

Gullett students learn to care for plants using EarthBoxes.

  • East County
  • Schools
Josh Siegel Andy Ameres, with his mother, Popi, will run the family's Lakewood Ranch location, which has a unique, rustic feel but the same family-oriented atmosphere.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • January 22, 2014
Doing Business: Popi's Place on the Ranch

The Amerese family's latest project and eighth family-run restaurant, Popi's Place on the Ranch, opens the week of Jan. 27, next to the Walmart in Ranch Lake Plaza.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
RIVER RENDEZVOUS. East County residents Chic and Robin Hansen read their East County Observer in front of the Melk Abbey along the Danube River in Austria. The couple enjoyed a riverboat cruise from Nuremberg, Germany, to Vienna.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

RIVER RENDEZVOUS. East County residents Chic and Robin Hansen read their East County Observer in front of the Melk Abbey along the Danube River in Austria. The couple enjoyed a riverboat cruise from Nuremberg, Germany, to Vienna.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Pam Eubanks Sammy Hyatt, Beth Ciemniecki and Katie Ciemniecki love participating in the annual fair pageant together. This year, all three girls placed in their respective competitions.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 22, 2014
Pageant winners share special bond

Beth and Katie Ciemniecki and their cousin Sammy Hyatt have competed in the Miss Manatee Fair pageant together since elementary school.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 22, 2014
The Good News: Adell Erozer

Adell Erozer and Turning Points in Manatee use compassion to change the lives of the homeless.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Stacy White submitted this sunset photo, taken in her backyard in Greenbrook.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
Weather: East County

Stacy White submitted this sunset photo, taken in her backyard in Greenbrook.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 21, 2014
ODA boys go undefeated

The Out-of-Door Academy middle school boys soccer team finished its season with a perfect 12-0 record, outscoring its opponents 36-5.

  • East County
  • Sports
Wanda Reed-Burke and John Vita attended the event to support a good cause.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • January 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Beertopia

Attendees sampled from more than 80 craft beers at the sixth annual Beertopia at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, Jan. 18, in an event to benefit the Eye Center, Inc. Vision Foundation and the Hernando De Soto Historical Society.

  • East County
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    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 18, 2014
American Idol contestant set to perform locally this weekend

American Idol contestant Sam Woolf, a Senior at Braden River High, will perform at two venues in his hometown this weekend.

  • East County
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The Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team captured the Class 2A-District 11 title with a 4-1 victory over DeSoto County Jan. 16.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Girls Soccer Class 2A-District 11 Championship

The Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team captured its fourth district title in five years with a 4-1 victory over DeSoto County in the Class 2A-District 11 championship Jan. 16. Junior forward Rose Amato scored a pair of goals in the first 10 minutes to lead the way for the Lady Cougars. Freshman forward Skylar Jungers and junior midfielder Alex Byers each added a goal in the second half. With the win, Cardinal Mooney will play host to Cape Coral Oasis in a regional quarterfinal Jan. 23.

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Outgoing chairman Tommy Klauber shares about the successes of 2013.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 15, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Ranch Business Alliance Membership Luncheon

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance met their new board of directors, during the organization's annual membership luncheon Jan. 15.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo Brooke Farnsworth, 17, Joseph Grosso, 18, Tiffany Miller, 16, and Jenna Greenfield, 15
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Playwright promo

Theatre Odyssey this weekend will showcase the work of six students, including four from Lakewood Ranch High School, during the second annual Student Ten-Minute Playwriting Festival.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Climb for cancer

Four students from Nolan Middle School will fight cancer while swinging from the trees this weekend.

  • East County
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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.

  • East County
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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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