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  • January 11, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Ranch's Neal receives BUILDER magazine honors; West Florida Taylor Morrison adds to staff; Manatee Chamber, EDC reorganize as new entity

  • East County
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East County resident Robert Francisco shot this sunset photo last September on Siesta Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 11, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

East County resident Robert Francisco shot this sunset photo last September on Siesta Key.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
"You don't get into this field thinking about what kind of skin you'll have," Jane Hoffman says of her sensitive personality. "You get into it because you like playing music."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 11, 2012
Jane Hoffman: The Merry Piper

Jane Hoffman has played the flute at weddings, dinners, galas and major pop concerts. As she prepares for her next performance, the musician explains how she's managed to gig for her supper for so long.

  • Arts + Culture
Art Center renovation: Architecture students at USF Tampa were responsible for renovating portions of Art Center Sarasota.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 11, 2012
Scene & Heard

Construction crews bode well for art scene; Clear your calendars for 'Cirque des Voix'; The Woman's Exchange offers grants to student artists

  • Arts + Culture
"I've done my share of abstract art," Marty Hartman says. "I've won prizes for my mixed-media work, but I never claimed to be any 'ism.' I just did my own thing."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 11, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: True original

In the 1940s, painter Marty Hartman helped establish the former Sarasota Art Association. The 89-year-old is among a bevy of pioneering artists whose work is on display this month at Art Center Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • June LeBell
  • January 11, 2012
Music Review: The Perlman Music Program: Celebration Concert

Something magical happened Saturday at the Sarasota Opera House when an ensemble of talented teens gathered on stage under the direction of their mentor, Itzhak Perlman, to demonstrate what great string playing sounds like.

  • Arts + Culture
Gary Oldman stars in "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy." Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • January 11, 2012
Film Review: 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'

The new film from director Tomas Alfredson, 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' has only one flaw, but it's intrinsically huge. That said, it is an intellectual and intriguing mystery with a killer ending.

  • Arts + Culture
Berry Boss berries grown in Dover, can be found at Publix ($2.50 per pound for the week of Jan. 2).
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • January 11, 2012
EDIBLES: Ten berry easy ways to use strawberries

Every visit to the produce department should begin by asking the most senior manager you can find: 'What's good?' Last week, Dale Rodgers, produce manager at the Publix on Longboat Key, answered emphatically: 'Strawberries! They are coming from only 70 miles away. They are tasty, and they are cheap!'

  • Arts + Culture
A monarch feeds off of a red penta in the Hayneses’ butterfly garden.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 11, 2012
Home & Garden: Butterfly beauties

When Bob and Olivia Haynes moved 14 years ago from Reston, Va., to Sarasota, the couple missed seeing the many song birds that they had grown accustomed to spotting in their yard. Soon, the Hayneses realized the beauty of butterflies and wanted to attract as many as possible to their own butterfly garden.

  • Arts + Culture
The home has a contemporary feel with the use of horizontal cyprus siding.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 11, 2012
Home: Lido Luxury

After two years, the 'Strandhus' on Lido Shores embodies beachside modernity.

  • Arts + Culture
Event Co-Chairs Paul and Carina Bowman
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • January 11, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

First week on the job; So in love

  • Arts + Culture
Gisele and Isaac Azerad
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 10, 2012
AFMDA event featuring Frida Ghitis

AFMDA event featuring Frida Ghitis

  • Black Tie
Andrea Bailey and Christa Folkers
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 10, 2012
On Pointe Luncheon

On Pointe Luncheon

  • Black Tie
The event will be held from 5-7:30 p.m., at the Polo Grill and Bar's Fete Ballroom, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 10, 2012
Private School Fair tonight

The Private School Fair will be held from 5-7:30 p.m. tonight, in Lakewood Ranch.

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Ina Gross' cause of death has not yet been released. Warren said no suspect is being named, as friends, family and neighbors continue to be interviewed.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 10, 2012
Sheriff's Office rules death a homicide

After an autopsy, the death of 78-year-old Ina Gross, of Lakewood Ranch, has been ruled a murder.

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  • News
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