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East County | News

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  • Liz Ramos
  • March 17, 2021
Ribbon cutting held at Botanic Waterside

New Lakewood Ranch apartment complex celebrates grand opening.

  • East County
  • News
Myakka residents Elizabeth Arnold and Carol Felts are concerned about development encroaching on the area surrounding their homes.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • March 17, 2021
Time to push development east in Manatee County?

Manatee County Commissioners to decide urban boundary amendment

  • East County
  • News
Shamar Beatty points to his family in the stands while walking across the field with his diploma. His sash and mask has photos of memories from his time at Lakewood Ranch High School. File photo.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • March 17, 2021
Venue change alters graduation dates for Lakewood Ranch and Braden River high schools

School District of Manatee County high schools push back graduation dates after switch to LECOM Park.

  • East County
  • News
Country Meadows' Michelle Noel has gone from jobless due to the pandemic to the owner of Wicked Awesome Ice Cream Emporium in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 17, 2021
Pandemic planted seeds for Wicked Awesome Ice Cream Emporium in Lakewood Ranch

New ice cream emporium in Lakewood Ranch melts together fun and whimsy.

  • East County
  • News
Olivya Johns, Jacsyn Hockenbury and Emily Garcia kick off the start of "Little Shop of Horrors."
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • March 17, 2021
Little shop of funding horrors in east Bradenton

Braden River and Lakewood Ranch high school theater programs struggle to stay afloat financially during pandemic.

  • East County
  • News
Registered Nurse Debbie Bottiger prepares a COVID-19 vaccine for a School District of Manatee County employee. The district has worked with community partners to provide more than 5,000 vaccines to its more than 6,000 employees.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • March 17, 2021
Vaccines a relief for Manatee County educators

The School District of Manatee County works with community partners to get its employees vaccinated.

  • East County
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R. Dan Nolan Middle School TSA members Emma Hubley, Callum Wilford and Virginia Frisbie celebrate their first place win for Leadership Strategies. Courtesy of Nadine Anderson.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • March 17, 2021
TSA effort A-OK in east Bradenton

East Bradenton schools' TSA teams see success at state conference despite challenges due to COVID-19.

  • East County
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    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • March 15, 2021
Lots of options at Lakewood Ranch Fine Art Festival

Art from across the country on display in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
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Coastal Orthopedics President Dr. Arthur Valadie said Tuesday's groundbreaking was the first moment where the new headquarters felt "real." It is scheduled for completion in April 2022.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • March 15, 2021
Coastal Orthopedics breaks ground on Lakewood Ranch headquarters

Coastal Orthopedics celebrates incoming headquarters with Lakewood Ranch groundbreaking

  • East County
  • News
The School District of Manatee County's Food and Nutrition Services Department will provide free meals for children during spring break.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • March 11, 2021
School District of Manatee County offers free meals during spring break

Manatee County children can pickup meals at Freedom Elementary and Haile Middle during spring break.

  • East County
  • News
Co-project Manager Jeffrey Loffredo, Vice President Nathan Carr, SMR's Kirk Boylston, President David Sessions and Project Manager Angel Ortiz say they can't wait to see people enjoying Waterside Place.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 10, 2021
Willis Smith Construction finishes Waterside Place buildings in Lakewood Ranch

Landscaping and roads will complete the Lakewood Ranch entertainment and restaurant hub as businesses begin to move in.

  • East County
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The Rick Costa Jazz Sextet perform "The Glenn Miller Sound," a concert paying tribute to the sounds of the 1940s, on March 7 at Nathan Benderson Park. (Photo courtesy of Suncoast Aquatic and Nature Center Associates)
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • March 10, 2021
Nathan Benderson Park draws up cultural strategy

Nathan Benderson Park is aspiring to become the next arts and culture hub in Sarasota and Manatee counties

  • East County
  • News
Jon Haskins is the new football coach at The Out-of-Door Academy.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 10, 2021
ODA hires former Riverview High star as head football coach

Jon Haskins was a four-year starter at Stanford and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch resident Philip Cabibi said in 2018 he bought a signal booster so his cell phone would work in his home. Some residents are still struggling with dropped calls and poor coverage in their homes. File photo.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • March 10, 2021
Are small gains in Lakewood Ranch cell coverage making a difference?

Lakewood Ranch residents struggle with cell phone service in their homes

  • East County
  • News
Deputy Chief Sean Dwyer stands with the RAPTOR 1, a converted Manatee County Area Transit bus now used as an ambubus.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • March 10, 2021
Manatee County's RAPTOR ambubus about to become extinct

Manatee County designing new ambubus to replace converted MCAT bus

  • East County
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CEO Mike Bisaha says the new equipment will at least triple Big Top Brewing Co.'s beer production.
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Mill Creek's Ilana Simone, who performs as Ilana Armida, has returned to her roots after living in Los Angeles to pursue her musical career.
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