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LWR Life

Head out to one of Central Florida's natural springs for a cool summer treat.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • May 14, 2018
Into the blue

Hot beach got you down? Fill up an inner tube and a tank of gas and head to Central Florida’s beguiling backwaters, where cool springs eternal.

  • LWR Life
Doug Hay, a 62-year-old retired maintenance mechanic, is a Lakewood Ranch snake charmer.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • May 14, 2018
Snake Charmer

Doug Hay, Florida snakes, Lakewood Ranch

  • LWR Life
The Bujibaja is $108.
  • By Kaleigh Omang | Contributor
  • May 14, 2018
Get Your Weave On

Natural fiber woven bags are all the rage. And why not? They fit with just about anything and can go anywhere.

  • LWR Life
Zander and Zella Ribar, both 4, present the colors at last year’s Tribute to Heroes Parade.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 14, 2018
Calendar — summer 2018

lakewd ranch calendar

  • LWR Life
Vince Cera reads to second-graders at Palmetto’s James Tillman Elementary School.
    By
  • Eric Snider
  • May 14, 2018
By the Book

Lakewood Ranch Rotary Club

  • LWR Life
“I’m starting to compose pieces that are even too difficult for me to play,” says Bank, who was as a finalist last month in the ASCAP Foundation’s Morton Gould Young Composer Awards.
    By
  • Eric Snider
  • May 14, 2018
Renaissance Girl

Publix, lakewood ranch, isabella bank

  • LWR Life
Hannah Sage scored on "Jeopardy!"
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • May 14, 2018
Sage Wisdom

Hannah Sage, Jeopardy, lakewood ranch

  • LWR Life
  • By Carrie Nathans | Contributor
  • May 14, 2018
Green Days

LWR Life, Lakewood Ranch

  • LWR Life
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 14, 2018
Up, up and away

LWR Life, lakewood ranch

  • LWR Life
The launch pad at Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park
    By
  • Kat Wingert
  • May 14, 2018
The magic of summer

Lakewood Ranch, LWR Life

  • LWR Life
It's easy to declutter. Get rid of your stuff.
    By
  • Jess McIntyre
  • February 22, 2018
Clutter Got You Down? Purge, Don’t Protest

You can fake spring-cleaning by just giving away your stuff.

  • LWR Life
A free-form 40-foot pool complete with spa and two waterfalls provides a great place for swimming laps and playing with the grandkids.
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • February 22, 2018
Dream Fulfilled

This home has all the luxury touches a buyer expects from The Lake Club. But it’s the details of its design that truly surprise and delight.

  • LWR Life
Jon Taleff and Britney Guertin get drinks on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 22, 2018
Young And Looking For Love

What’s it like to be a single young professional in Lakewood Ranch? We found two local millennials and bombarded them with personal questions.

  • LWR Life
Author Kat Hughes takes in instructions from Scott Lancaster, who’s been involved with the sport for 31 years.
    By
  • Kat Wingert
  • February 22, 2018
Back in the Saddle

Knowing how to ride a horse is one thing, but playing polo is an entirely different animal.

  • LWR Life
Cheryl Scheid tears up old asparagus roots along with members of the Lakewood Ranch Garden Club.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 22, 2018
The Little Garden That Could

Lakewood Ranch’s community garden survived hurricane flooding and a bitter cold snap. We tiptoed through the marigolds to see which plants came out on top.

  • LWR Life
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