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Photo by Amanda Sebastiano This Greenbrook Village home, which has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,621 square feet of living area, sold for $475,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 30, 2014
Pomello Park home tops sales at $925,000

A home in Pomello Park tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 30, 2014
Construction begins on third largest home in Manatee

London Bay Homes has begun construction of a 16,000-square-foot home built on three estate homesites in The Lake Club, a private luxury community in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 30, 2014
Sidelines

Suncoast Storm travel softball team; Mustangs post top finishes; Registration for Lightning ongoing; Manatee 9U All-Stars finish third

  • East County
  • Sports
Kay DePaolo submitted this photo, taken in Lakewood Ranch, of an approaching thunderstorm.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2014
Weather: East County

Kay DePaolo submitted this photo, taken in Lakewood Ranch, of an approaching thunderstorm.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Howard Millman lounges on Banyan Theater Company's "The Sty of the Blind Pig" set in the Cook Theatre — a stage with which he's extremely familiar.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 30, 2014
Storied Turnaround

Director Howard Millman prepares to open Banyan Theater Company's 'Collected Stories.' The man who saved Asolo Repertory Theatre from closing twice has a few stories of his own.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 30, 2014
Turquoise token on the bay

If you are lucky enough to have a home with water views, it would seem a unanimous want, but hard or impractical to accomplish, to have pristine and unobstructed views from all areas of your home.

  • Arts + Culture
Get the scoop on a few of the coolest ice cream accessories found around town.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 30, 2014
Tools of the trade: Ice cream crazy

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream -- especially during summer in Florida. Here's the scoop on a few of the coolest ice cream accessories found around town.

  • Arts + Culture
Cassandra Sawyer
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 30, 2014
Hot Flash: Where the wild things are - Wild Little Comfies

Cassandra Sawyer saw a need and decided to create a comfortable, yet stylish apparel line for infants.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 29, 2014
Teach Me Equals premieres 'Dictionary of Imaginary Places'

Teach Me Equals premieres 'Dictionary of Imaginary Places'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ashley Pawelczyk
  • July 29, 2014
Let's Talk Looks: Heavy metal

Let's Talk Looks: Heavy metal

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 29, 2014
Hot Flash: Notable Nauticals

Sarasota weekends filled with blue skies, clear waters and perfect boating conditions, has BT feeling "nautically inspired."

  • Arts + Culture
Manatee County deputies have arrested 19-year-old Jasper Dudley and Frank Brice, also 19, in connection with the shooting death of a Riverview High School cheerleader Monday, in Bradenton.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 29, 2014
Arrests made after movie theater shooting

According to one witness, a gun battle preceded the shooting of 17-year-old Riverview High School student Teria'le Rawls Monday, at Carmike Royal Palm 20 movie theater.

  • East County
  • News
Sofia Flores leads the group in dance.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 29, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Imagine School Summer Dance Camp

Dancers in grades kindergarten through eighth perfected their spins, twists and other rhythmic moves during the Imagine School at Lakewood Ranch Dance Summer Camp, held from July 21 through July 25. The camp ended with a final recital for parents.

  • East County
  • News
Photo by Jessica Salmond.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 29, 2014
School board to vote on budget, millage tonight

Members of the public will have the opportunity to voice opinions and answer questions about the year budget tonight before a vote by the Sarasota County School Board.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The town was recognized for Innovative Use of Technology to Service the public through the “Fiscal Transparency” website application.
  • By Caleb Motsinger
  • July 29, 2014
Town receives award for website application

Town receives award for website application from the Florida Local Government Information Systems Association.

  • Longboat Key
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