4+ day, 3+ min ago  (778+ words) Lakewood Ranch's Sue Ann Miller is warm and friendly with impeccable manners, but she doesn't offer hugs or shake hands when greeting people. It's too risky." Miller, 71, received a heart transplant 24 years ago. Her body never rejected the heart, but…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (259+ words) To the tune of cover songs performed by the band Silver Thunder, Lakewood Ranch's Daniel Saikaley and Johanne Gordon made their way to the front of the crowd near the stage." As a new song began, they started dancing what…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (888+ words) When a retired, disabled veteran couldn't cover the costs of Lakewood Ranch Little League for his child, Alan Dolhi, president of the league, made it work." "He raked the fields for us, and his kid got to play for free,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (290+ words) If Jessica Courtney of Spartan Air Solutions and Melissa Weiman of Trademark Roofing can agree on one thing, it is that roofing and air go together like peanut butter and jelly." That is why they handed out Uncrustables (frozen peanut…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (668+ words) Ellenton's Rennee Lux, a single mom seeking a daycare for her daughter, Willow, dove into the world of education 10 years ago with no prior experience. A decade later, she is gearing up to take on the role of director for…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (883+ words) Philip Reber, the interim CEO of the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, was leading a tour of the still uninhabited tower expansion. The area was eerily quiet, except for one repetitive sound. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beeeeeep. "What is that?" Reber was…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (309+ words) Don't trip, and keep on smiling. Those were the two thoughts going through Patti Wrobel's mind as she walked to the stage with all eyes upon her during "Paradise Runway," the Lakewood Ranch Women's Club fundraiser March 11 at Lakewood Ranch…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (336+ words) Rob Anderson, the CEO of Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, has resigned his position, effective March 26. Anderson, who took over April 21, 2025, submitted his resignation as the hospital gets ready to open its new $120 million, 170, 000-square-foot tower expansion with a ribbon-cutting March…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (288+ words) From headlamps to glowsticks, campers found creative ways to light up Greenbrook Adventure Park during the eighth annual Lakewood Ranch Community Campout on Feb. 21. Greenbrook's Jason Piercy has attended the event every year." "It's just to create memories," Piercy said....

2+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (313+ words) How do you capture the character of Lakewood Ranch?" It's a big question. Our answer starts small " in the moments we return to, the rhythms we fall into and the everyday experiences that quietly shape the pace of life here....