Lakewood Ranch News

When the final tallies come in for Lakewood Ranch's homeowner associations' elections Dec.

Manatee High School principal Bob Gagnon had to jump over a 3-foot plant to get to his desk Friday morning.

Beginning Jan. 4, Allegiance Security Group will be patrolling Summerfield/Riverwalk and Greenbrook, replacing Wackenhut Corp.

NV Events Planner owner Vicki Viccora helped package the lunches. Members of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance dished out pulled pork and chicken barbecue sandwiches during the first Car BQ fundraising event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Sarasota Polo Club.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 8:05 p.m. There really was never any doubt.

At 75, Don O'Leary could be sitting in a lounge chair near his Edgewater Sound home, enjoying a cold beverage and waiting for Thanksgiving.

Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama for the second time in seven months on Wednesday, but guards on board the U.S.-flagged cargo ship repelled the takeover attempt, the EU's naval force said.

The Cortez Village Folk Arts Festival will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez, 4415 119th St.

At first, it wasn't what Dick Vitale was saying, but how Vitale said it that grabbed David Nail's attention.

Defense attorneys called into question the credibility of a witness who the state claims saw former Lakewood Ranch quarterback Tim Brooks and Cody Rogers take part in a robbery.

Kicking off its 2009 season Saturday in a new location is Main Street Lakewood Ranch Farmers Market.

When a client recently bought a $35 chrome and wood bottle stopper from Lakewood Ranch artist Jim O'Donnell, a personalized letter explaining the piece in detail came with it.

President Barack Obama wants to invest some $12 billion in community colleges with the aim of seeing an additional 5 million students graduate by 2020.

After seven years of service, Carol Frankland is not going to run again for the Summerfield/Riverwalk Village Home- owner Association, leaving her seat open on the five-person board.

The Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch will serve up bottles of fun at its Annual Suncoast Food & Wine Festival this weekend.

Tour guide maps are available at any of the Lakewood Ranch information centers. The 2009 Lakewood Ranch Tour of Homes will kick off to the public this Friday and run through Nov.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 8:40 p.m. Chef Eric Bein has opened Station 400 at 400 N. Lemon Ave., Sarasota.

Saturday night, Joe and Barbara Pfeiffer's home becomes the nightmare at 6902 River Birch Court.

Dr. Folkens' mission is to provide accessible and affordable medical treatment for anyone who needs it.

There were fossils millions of years old. Vertebra from ancient whales. Coral turned rock-hard. All from a sea that once covered what is now the peninsula of Florida.