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"If you practice discipline and good manners in music class, you'll see it in everything else you do," Julia Rohr says.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 14, 2011
Julia Rohr: The music ma'am

The 94-year-old matriarch of Julie Rohr Academy proves she's still got what it takes to make kids sing.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 12, 2011
Hunsader prepares for annual festival

This year's Pumpkin Festival will run three weekends, from Oct. 15 through Oct. 30.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Dean Kalahar |
  • August 11, 2011
My View: Recycling as religion

Every week in Sarasota a green army fans out to pick up 'recyclables.' Most residents never question the appropriateness of such an undertaking and work diligently to support the war against waste.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Daniel Okulitch, as Abdul, and Anna Christy, as Kitty, embrace on stage during the Sante Fe Opera’s performance of Menotti's "The Last Savage." Photo by Ken Howard.
  • By June LeBell |
  • October 5, 2011
Summer Roundup: A Trip Around the United States in Music

We seemed to spend our summer holiday in the footsteps of dozens of Sarasota Orchestra musicians.

  • Arts + Culture
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Vanda Bayliss, 59, always dreamed of operating huge construction equipment. Her dream came true at People at Play in the East County.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • March 24, 2011
CAUTION: Adults at Play

If you've ever wanted to take the controls of a bulldozer or excavator, one East County business can accommodate your heavy-duty dreams.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This home in The Lake Club features four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,874 square feet of living area. It sold for $837,500
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 27, 2010
Lake Club home tops area transactions

Marc Rutenberg Homes Inc. sold the home at 16409 Baycross Drive to Lawrence and Maria Colditz, Bradenton, for $837,500.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Manatee County Sheriff's Office Dep. Russ Younger teaches a group of fifth-grade students at Gullett Elementary School about making good choices, which is part of the sheriff's office's Crossroads program.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 18, 2011
Cuts may eliminate elementary officers

Sheriff Brad Steube is planning to eliminate five elementary school resource officer positions as part of his cuts for next year's budgets.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: April Fools' Day 2011

Readers respond to April Fools' Day spoof edition.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2011
Cops Corner

Suspicious Circumstance. Police found a repair van in a condominium parking lot and discovered a repairman was on-site to repair a water heater.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2011
News Briefs 01.27.11

More than a year ago, a parishioner of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Community delivered an unfinished quilt to the women in the church's Loving Stitches Ministry, which knits, crochets and sews handmade items for charity.

  • East County
  • News
Vanda Bayliss, 59, always dreamed of operating huge construction equipment.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • March 23, 2011
CAUTION: Adults at Play

If you've ever wanted to take the controls of a bulldozer or excavator, one East County business can accommodate your heavy-duty dreams.

  • East County
  • News
"I've always been fascinated by creating something three-dimensional from a bolt of fabric," says Eric Cross, pictured here with the packing paper design he created for this year's "iconcept" show.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 23, 2011
Posh paperboy

Artist Eric Cross grabbed local headlines for his tea-length contribution to this weekend's 'iconcept' fashion show at Art Center Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
Although City Commission elections are nonpartisan, both the Republican and Democratic parties are playing increasing roles in determining the outcomes of those races.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 3, 2011
Party politics

Both the Republican and Democratic parties are becoming increasingly involved in the three City Commission races, which are supposed to be nonpartisan. One candidate claims a party member asked him to drop out of the race.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2012
Our View: Time for leadership

Ever since the retirement in March 2001 of much-liked Sarasota City Manager David Sollenberger - liked by taxpayers, city commissioners and city staff members alike, City Hall has hobbled along, a man with an iron leg - tentatively, unable to walk with a strong, steady, optimistic stride.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
U.S. Navy SEAL Brian Bill always dreamed of becoming a Navy SEAL. East County residents can  raise money in his honor Feb. 24, during a fundraiser organized by his father, Scott Bill. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 15, 2012
BEST of the BEST

Scott Bill, whose son, U.S. Navy SEAL Brian Bill, died Aug. 6, 2011, in Afghanistan, will host a fundraiser for the Navy SEAL Foundation Feb. 24, at Lakewood Ranch Cinemas.

  • East County
  • News
The majority of Key residents voting chose Option 6, with four crosswalks, as their preferred pedestrian-safety option for part of Midnight Pass Road. Courtesy of Sarasota County.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • February 16, 2012
Crosswalks coming to Midnight Pass Road

In May, the Florida Department of Transportation expects to start the process of hiring a contractor to build four crosswalks.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2012
Letters to the Editor

ADA changed animal requirements; No one should shop alongside a snake; Mother-in-law column disrespects women; School district budget needs overhaul

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 14, 2013
First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon runners share their stories

On Sunday, March 17, thousands of runners and walkers will lace up for the 8th annual First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon. Participants of all age and experience levels will raise money for local and national charities.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessi Smith |
  • January 2, 2013
Pearls from a Weird Oyster: End of the Dial Tone retrospective coming to Clothesline

Pearls from a Weird Oyster: End of the Dial Tone retrospective coming to Clothesline

  • Arts + Culture
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