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  • Liz Ramos
  • November 18, 2020
Soup-er fundraiser in Lakewood Ranch

Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee's first drive-thru Empty Bowls a success.

  • East County
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  • By Vittorio Nastasti and Adrian Moore
  • November 18, 2020
Florida ballot measure results are a mixed bag

Florida passed three of the six amendments on the general election ballot.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Just like around the main building of Robert E. Willis Elementary School, Julie Santello, a second grade teacher, wants to add plants by the new addition to provide a scenic view as well as hands-on opportunities for students.
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  • Liz Ramos
  • November 18, 2020
Grant leads to Willis Elementary's plants in Lakewood Ranch

Willis Elementary teacher receives Splash! grant to grow a garden by the school's new addition.

  • East County
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O'Mariah Gordon and the Braden River Pirates cut down the nets and reached the Final Four last season.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 18, 2020
Prose and Kohn: Braden River basketball star signs with Seminoles

She'll have Florida State fans saying 'OMG.'

  • East County
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 18, 2020
East County Athlete of the Week: Matt Manning

The Braden River senior talks football memories and pizza toppings.

  • East County
  • Sports
James Archibald, a senior at Lakewood Ranch High School, gets ready to play Rocket League from home.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • November 18, 2020
Esports league rockets forward in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch High School 's esports club sees success in its first year.

  • East County
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Affinity Wellness 4 Life owner Dominic Louis Sorrentino (right) and office manager/marketing director Jamie Perea stand in the new 3,000 square-foot facility on Solutions Lane.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • November 18, 2020
EYE ON BUSINESS: Former bodybuilder's wellness experience carries weight at new Lakewood Ranch business

EYE ON BUSINESS: From weight loss to hair styling, company brings holistic wellness to Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
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Nikki Roenicke, the owner of barre3, Lindsay Wood, the owner of Blossom & Burn Co., and Kati Ramage, the owner of Abide Designs Interiors, are organizing the first Small Biz Holiday Market on Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • November 18, 2020
Small business market debuts on Main Street at Lakewood Ranch

Business owners coordinate first Small Biz Holiday Market on Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • November 18, 2020
Lakewood Ranch seniors salute veterans in parade at Sheridan

Lakewood Ranch veterans, loved ones honored in parade at Sheridan

  • East County
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    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • November 18, 2020
Mindful Triathlon provides mental balance in Lakewood Ranch

Dozens of Lakewood Ranch residents return for second annual Mindful Triathlon.

  • East County
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The Isles' Sydney Moncher, who is 14, writes a note to put inside the backpack she filled with food and toys. "I just like helping the community and helping people don't have as much," Moncher says about volunteering.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • November 18, 2020
Sweet chance to spread SUGAR in Manatee County

Lakewood Ranch nonprofit works to give stuffed backpacks to students who are homeless in the School District of Manatee County.

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The project will be done in two segments, one from Beneva Road to Caribbean Drive and another from Caribbean Drive to Stickney Point Road. Photo courtesy of FDOT
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • November 17, 2020
Bike lanes, median upgrades coming to U.S. 41

Six-foot bike lanes and signal modifications will be added to ensure safer travel.

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The new development will feature 232 multifamily units with an age restriction of 55 years or older. Photo courtesy
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • November 17, 2020
Commission OKs residential project on Honore

The complex will have an age restriction for residents ages 55 and older.

  • Sarasota
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Rabbi Samantha Kahn, Temple Sinai's Director of Youth Education, Outreach and Engagement Bethany Leinweber and Gulf Gate teacher Michelle Portnow Rivas said the Daffodil Project is a way to remember those who died in the Holocaust
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • November 17, 2020
School, temple partner on Holocaust education

Gulf Gate fifth grade students will plant a Holocaust remembrance garden as part of the Daffodil Project.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • November 17, 2020
School board OKs equity job

The new administrative role will focus on equity across the district and innovate teacher development techniques.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
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