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  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
Haile dancers perform at states

The Haile Middle School Dance Team wowed judges at the Florida Dance Team Director's Association state competition Feb. 20 at Jupiter Community High School in Jupiter.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Michael Madigan and Austin Henderson met NBA legend Charles Barkley.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
Delaney grandsons meet NBA legend

Michael Madigan and Austin Henderson, grandsons of NBA referee and Lakewood Ranch resident Bob Delaney, met legend Charles Barkley while attending the NBA All-Star Game Feb. 20 in Los Angeles.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Carroll Barnhill enjoys sharing his poems with the people who inspired them.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 9, 2011
Rhyme 'n' Reason

East County resident Carroll Barnhill grew up on a farm and raises race horses for a living. But at 77 years old, he's also become quite the wordsmith, recently self-publishing a collection of poems about his friends and family.

  • East County
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Ladybug Bakeries specializes in boutique diaper cakes and other custom baby gifts.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
Business Observer 03.10.11

River Club resident Misty Pope last week announced the opening of her new business, Ladybug Bakeries. The business specializes in boutique diaper cakes and other custom baby gifts.

  • East County
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This home in Waterlefe features four bedrooms and four baths.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 9, 2011
Waterlefe home sells for $515,000

Robert Ciricillo, New York, sold his home at 923 Fish Hook Cove to William and Kathleen Vernal of Moon Township, Pa., for $515,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
The new feature at the East County park includes swings, a spider web and a series of logs on which children can climb.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 9, 2011
News Briefs 03.03.11

Manatee County last week completed the installation of playground equipment at Jiggs Landing park.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Drug-monitoring program

Readers respond to Gov. Rick Scott's decision to repeal the prescription drug monitoring program.

  • East County
  • Opinion
"I haven't figured out exactly what it is I possess," Will Little says of his acting. "I'm in it, so I can't see it."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • March 9, 2011
Little big star

Third-year conservatory student Will Little sizzles as an African dwarf in love with a married queen in the Asolo Rep's 'Las Meninas.'

  • Arts + Culture
"My yard is an arid sandpit," jokes Addie Worth (pictured here in Selby's bromeliad garden). "I spend all my time working in other people's yards that I never have time to take care of my own."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • March 9, 2011
Grassroots effort

Addie Worth gets paid to play in dirt. The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens horticulturist loves her job.

  • Arts + Culture
RIAF's opening-night festivities kick off with Asphalt Orchestra, a 12-piece New York City marching band.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • March 9, 2011
RIAF reels in fresh faces and edgy entertainment

The Ringling International Arts Festival announces its fall lineup, starting with eclectic acts that defy labels.

  • Arts + Culture
"The Crucible" runs through March 19, at Sarasota Opera House.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • March 9, 2011
MUSIC REVIEW: 'The Crucible'

'The Crucible' runs through March 19, at Sarasota Opera House.

  • Arts + Culture
Octavio Martin and Sara Sardelli perform in Sarasota Ballet's "The Lesson."
    By
  • Anna Dearing
  • March 9, 2011
DANCE REVIEW: 'Out of Denmark'

Pairing Flemming Flindt's 20th-century, dark, dramatic ballet, "The Lesson," which centers on a plot of murder, with the delightful choreography created in the 1880s by August Bournonville wasn't exactly out of this world, but it definitely was "Out of Denmark."

  • Arts + Culture
Rows of hydroponic planters at O'Brien Family Farms.
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • March 9, 2011
Strawberries, sweet strawberries

U-pick berries are sweeter, juicier and typically less expensive than the supermarket variety.

  • Arts + Culture
Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman star in "Barney's Version."
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • March 9, 2011
FILM REVIEW: 'Barney's Version'

'Barney's Version' is based on a 1997 novel by Mordecai Richler and stars Paul Giamatti as a womanizing soap-opera producer.

  • Arts + Culture
Eladio Amores
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • March 8, 2011
Fat Tuesday Street Party

Fat Tuesday Street Party

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