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Eva Rey currently serves as the director of purchasing and support services for the Village Center Community Development District.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 10, 2011
IDA selects director for Town Hall

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority board have selected Eva Rey as their new executive director.

  • East County
  • News
Superintendent Tim McGonegal credited the hard work of math teachers for the accomplishment.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 10, 2011
Manatee schools beat state average in algebra

The Manatee County School District this week learned students performed well in a new statewide math assessment.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 10, 2011
Little Leagues announce All-Stars

Braden River Little League and Manatee Cal Ripken Little League at Heritage Harbour both recently announced some of their All-Star teams.

  • East County
  • Sports
Fourth-graders Cassandra Atzrodt and Sofia Mungillo performed a duet.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 9, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Gene Witt Elementary Talent Show

Dozens of students at Gene Witt Elementary School displayed a wide array of talents during the school's Talent Show June 9. Students performed vocal and musical numbers, dance and gymnastics routines, martial arts and skits, among other acts, for family and friends during the two-hour performance.

  • East County
  • Schools
Candidates will begin the interview process with tours of the community today, and also will attend a meet-and-greet at Town Hall from 6-7 p.m., tonight.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 9, 2011
Executive director interviews begin

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority board and community will meet with candidates for the Town Hall executive director post tonight.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 9, 2011
Observer Group acquires Pelican Press

The locally owned Observer Group is the new owner of the 40-year-old Sarasota weekly.

  • East County
  • News
Stacy Morgan of the Bradenton Marauders with Christie Dyer of Suncoast Waiting Game
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 9, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Breakfast of Champions

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance gathered June 8 for the s Breakfast of Champions event at the Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club.

  • East County
  • News
Only a handful of tenant spaces remain on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty President Brian Kennelly attributes the 92% leased rate to a positive trend in gross sales.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 8, 2011
MIX ON MAIN

Has Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty found the 'perfect' mix for Lakewood Ranch Main Street?

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2011
Mandalay resident finds feathered friend

Mandalay resident Tom Cohen snapped a photo of this feathered friend as it perched atop a lily pad in the community lake.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Bill Miller and Anita Shelare Miller enjoyed the poolside view.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2011
Muirfield bids farewell to season

Residents of the Muirfield community in the Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club celebrated the "End of the Winter Season" with a special pool party gathering May 23, to honor the community's winter residents.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2011
Church to host fundraiser

Members of Lakewood Christian Church will transport the Lake Osprey Cabaret back in time this weekend as they "Ring in 1955" for a special murder-mystery dinner theater fundraiser.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Tammy Kovar has moved 47 times in her life. She had hoped her home in Summerfield Bluffs, where she's lived for 12 years, would be her last home.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 8, 2011
Homeowner seeks relief for erosion issue

Summerfield Bluffs resident Tammy Kovar is out of options for resolving an erosion problem in her yard.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2011
Cops Corner

7300 block of Desert Ridge Glen. Identity theft. The victim reported unknown person(s) used her identity and credit card information without her permission to make unauthorized charges.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Supervisors on the Heritage Harbour South Community Development District spent more than three hours June 2 finalizing cuts to the proposed stormwater management system budget.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 8, 2011
Supervisors slash stormwater costs

Board members have modified proposed stormwater-maintenance programs to reduce the budget.

  • East County
  • News
"It opened my eyes that people are out there that really need help," said Can Food Drive organizer Christina Meiser, 15, about seeing homeless people outside the Salvation Army five years ago.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 8, 2011
River Club youth hold can drive

Fifteen-year-old Christina Meiser will collect canned goods in the River Club community this weekend for the Salvation Army.

  • East County
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