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East County | Trending

Kevin Wallace, owner of Urban Accents, Lakewood Ranch, hopes to use the event to get customers interested in his website.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • November 27, 2013
Day celebrates small businesses

Locals look forward to a boost from Small Business Saturday Nov. 30.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
CDD 1
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • November 27, 2013
Lakewood Ranch CDD Wrap Up

Lakewood Ranch Community Development Districts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 and the Inter-District Authority Board met Nov. 21, at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, for their regular meetings.

  • East County
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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • November 27, 2013
Decoration Destination

Every holiday season, Benderson Development, owner of 1.5 million square feet of commercial space along University Parkway, quietly lights up the roadway.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Iris Simone Cannatello
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
Occasions: Birth Announcements

The Observer welcomes East County's newest additions.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 27, 2013
High 5

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota’s Own Robbie Stevens and Marinus Van Driel at the 2012 festival.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 27, 2013
Monumental Milestone

The Sarasota International Cricket Club celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and will hold its 20th annual Thanksgiving Six-A-Side Festival this weekend.

  • East County
  • Sports
Courtesy photo. Cardinal Mooney senior Paiton Krebs, pictured with coaches Juli Garcia and Alice Smithers, will swim for Valparaiso University next fall.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 27, 2013
Making a Splash

After swimming in her first state meet two weeks ago, Cardinal Mooney High senior Paiton Krebs signed a national letter of intent to swim for Valparaiso University.

  • East County
  • Sports
After falling to Sarasota Christian in preseason action, the Braden River High boys basketball team opened its season with a 55-44 victory over the Blazers Nov. 19.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
Sidelines

ODA girls sweep Imagine School; Lady Cougars shutout Lady Eagles; Out-of-Door edges St. Pete Canterbury; Cardinal Mooney Cougars fall in opener; Braden River Pirates win season opener

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
Community Golf Scores

Results submitted by East County golf courses

  • East County
  • Sports
Mark Troy, Patricia Woodruff and Heath Jordan, with ManaSota Films, meet monthly in Lakewood Ranch Cinemas to critique each other’s work on the big screen and to pool the talents of the East County filmmaking community.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • November 27, 2013
ManaSota Films celebrates first year

East County's filmmaking community strives to be more than a social group. It wants to help its members make movies.

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  • News
This Country Club East at Lakewood Ranch home, which has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,594 square feet of living area, sold for $799,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 27, 2013
Country Club East home sells for $799,000

A home in Country Club East at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Doreen Steinhauser submitted this sunset photo, taken near Palma Sola Bay in Bradenton.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
Weather: East County

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

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 27, 2013
The Observer announces holiday edition of 'It's Read Everywhere' contest

The Observer is getting into the holiday spirit with a holiday edition of its annual 'It's Read Everywhere' photo contest.

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