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  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2018
For Love of Polo

Couple buys Sarasota Polo Club to ensure equestrian sports survive.

  • LWR Life
Mary Dietterle, ARC executive director
    By
  • Eric Snider
  • August 16, 2018
Pick of the Litter

The Animal Rescue Coalition is saving area cats and dogs one spay and neuter at a time.

  • LWR Life
“We have to have faith that the community will come through for us,” says Players Artistic Director Jeffery Kin. The organization’s new complex in Lakewood Ranch will cost $30 million.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • August 16, 2018
At the Players Centre, the Show Must Go On

With a new buyer for its Sarasota theater, The Players is one step closer to taking its leap into Lakewood Ranch.

  • LWR Life
Heather Kasten, president and CEO of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, has overseen the organization’s growth to more than 600 member businesses.
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • August 16, 2018
Good for Business

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance spent the past 13 years growing into the area’s best-kept power network. With 600 members and growing, it still shows no signs of splintering.

  • LWR Life
Ovation summer campers Zola Gutierrez and Alexa Hornung rehearse “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now,” from the musical “Hairspray.”
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • August 16, 2018
The Beat Goes On

Michelle McCord is giving the most heartfelt performance of her career at the Ovation School of Musical Theatre.

  • LWR Life
SUGAR’s founding “super moms” Ali Pereira, Stefanie Guido and Victoria Cobb regularly meet at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall to discuss upcoming give-back events.
    By
  • Eric Snider
  • August 16, 2018
Sugar Mamas

Three Lakewood Ranch moms turned teachable moments into a nonprofit that provides young do-gooders with volunteer work.

  • LWR Life
The annual soccer tournament on Labor Day brings big crowds to Premier Sports Campus.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2018
Calendar fall 2018

Fall is packed with family fun and activities for kids of all ages.

  • LWR Life
A penthouse in the Hudson Crossing condominiums on South Orange Avenue recently sold for $1.84 million. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,511 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 16, 2018
Hudson Crossing condo sells for $1.84 million

Residential real estate transactions took for July 30 and Aug. 3.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Sara Martin, 10, and brother Ryan, 3, spend a lot of time exploring parks, especially Heritage Harbour Park, where Sara likes to read under the trees.
    By
  • Shellie Terry
  • August 16, 2018
Learning As They Go ...

For many East County families, school is where your home is.

  • LWR Life
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • August 16, 2018
Hot Shots

The winning photos from the Lens on Lakewood Ranch capture the spirit and tranquility of life out east.

  • LWR Life
    By
  • Kayleigh Omang
  • August 16, 2018
Back to basics

Stock your closet with these staples this fall.

  • LWR Life
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • August 16, 2018
Going Coastal

It’s a style perfectly suited for Lakewood Ranch, and it’s here in force.

  • LWR Life
Janet and Kevin Allen, with daughter, Summer and dog, Bixby
    By
  • Columnist .
  • August 16, 2018
The Jolly Rancher

When in Lakewood Ranch, love thy neighbor

  • LWR Life
East County’s Robert Finkelstein, Leah Morrison, Kelly Swisher and Nancy Houseman enjoy supporting the Children’s Guardian Fund.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2018
Seen around the Lakewood Ranch scene

Wine and hot summer nights

  • LWR Life
The GWIZ building might need millions of dollars in improvements before a new tenant can move in, but preservationists believe the structure is worth saving.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 16, 2018
GWIZ preservation campaign continues

As historic preservation advocates recommend against demolishing the bayfront building, one group sees it as a potential museum site.

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