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  • Adam Hughes
  • July 3, 2016
Country Club home sells for $1.68 million

Residential real estate transactions for June 17 to June 24

  • East County
  • News
Model homes are available for viewing throughout the East County area.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 30, 2016
Lakewood Ranch claims half of Manatee's growth

Home values rose 8.31% countywide over 2015 values.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County District 5 Commissioner Vanessa Baugh said she did not violate ethics laws.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 30, 2016
County Commission candidate asks for 'fair fight'

Candidate Kathleen Grant alleges her opponent violated Florida's code of ethics.

  • East County
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Carolyn Eliason, of Lakewood Ranch, captured this photo from Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club before a storm.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 30, 2016
East County weather page photo: June 30

Carolyn Eliason, of Lakewood Ranch, captured this photo from Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club before a storm.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Nikki Williams has gotten used to having paint on her hands.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • June 30, 2016
Kids get crafty at Arts A Blaze summer camp

Children got to try different mediums throughout the week.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Roy Tetrick III got the call on the mound for the Braden River Little League Majors division All-Stars June 29.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 30, 2016
District 26 All-Stars slug way to titles

Lakewood Ranch held off Braden River to win the Majors division All-Star championship July 3.

  • East County
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • June 29, 2016
Hooray for the Brits!

The U.K.’s vote to exit the EU comes at a propitious time. As we celebrate the 240th anniversary of our independence, Brexit reminds us of the meaning of liberty.

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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • June 29, 2016
UPDATE: Another skimming device in Manatee County

A second device was found Thursday at Crazy Papa's convenience store.

  • East County
  • News
Samantha Hyatt touches up her lipstick.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • June 29, 2016
Crowning glory: pageant goals right on schedule

Lakewood Ranch graduate competes for Miss Florida beauty pageant title.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • June 29, 2016
Cops Corner 6.30.2016

Comical crime reports from the area.

  • East County
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Pitcher Matthew Vest was named to Braden River Little League's 11-and 12-year-old All-Star team.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 29, 2016
That's the ticket ...

Check out this week's top East County sporting events.

  • East County
  • Sports
Gary Heffner and John Krotec stand on the street for which they've spent 11 years working with Sarasota County to get sidewalks and streetlights to get.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • June 29, 2016
Sarasota project finally sees the light

Fruitville 210's work pays off with addition of street lights and sidewalks.

  • East County
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Rose Stock says she prays and thinks of her daughter every day while walking through the garden built in her memory. The garden has been part of Stock's grieving process.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 29, 2016
Tragedy leads mother to ... A loving path

Daughter's death now a cold case after 12 years, but efforts continue to solve the mystery.

  • East County
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Ming Wu Martial Arts students Shanthi Marmash, 7, Bella Valentin, 6, and Kiki Bullas, 6, all earned their first-degree black belts last month.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 29, 2016
Martial arts ... It's elementary

Three second-grade students earn coveted black belts.

  • East County
  • Sports
Danny Erlenmeyer, a 2016 graduate of Lakewood Ranch High, competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the first time June 26, in Omaha, Neb.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 29, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Lakewood Ranch graduate fulfills childhood dream at U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

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