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Jerry Case shot this photo of a bobcat strolling by his pool cage Dec. 10. Photo by Jerry Casey.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 29, 2011
ISLAND BEAT: More bobcats roaming the Key, residents report

Palm Island resident Jerry Case called last week to report his first sighting of a bobcat on the Key, although he has had a home on the island for four years.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Visitors coming to Sarasota County to see the top beach in the country in 2011 helped push county tourism tax collections to a level not seen in several years. Photo by Norman Schimmel
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 1, 2012
TOP STORY, NOV.: Tourist tax revenue passes $11 million mark

Siesta Beach's No. 1 ranking gets considerable credit for the county's best tourist tax revenue total since the 2006 fiscal year.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Courtesy rendering.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 4, 2012
Delve into 12: LECOM School of Dental Medicine

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine will open its School of Dental Medicine in July.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota's new city manager, Tom Barwin.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • December 30, 2012
Year in review: September 2012, 'Barwin's big day'

Computer-less and still unpacking, the new city manager takes the helm on his first day.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Assistant Sarasota County Administrators Tom Harmer, Lee Ann Lowery, and Mark Cunningham, and County Administrator Randall Reid confer with commissioners during a Dec. 7 retreat.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 3, 2013
LOOKING AHEAD: County Staff Shuffle

Randall Reid's vision for how the government does business includes a focus on positive media stories, ethics and communication between staff and citizens.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2013
News Briefs

School District to open enrollment period; Stoneybrook Rec Center has new hours; Retirement home names new public relations director; SCFCS holds fall 2013 information sessions

  • East County
  • News
Barbara Chertok sits in her usual seat in row D at Sarasota Opera House. This season's newly installed hearing loop means she won't need any additional equipment to hear the music she calls her main love in life.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 10, 2012
Hearing loops are 'music to one's ears' for opera-lover

Sarasota Opera Guild member and founding member of the National Hearing Loss Association Barbara Chertok can't wait to reclaim her usual spot: row D at the Sarasota Opera House.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • October 15, 2012
Ringling International Arts Festival 2012 a bang-up success!

Ringling International Arts Festival 2012 a bang-up success!

  • Arts + Culture
Ulla Searing wore one of her favorite colors to her birthday party in October 2010.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 7, 2012
The 'Grande' Life: Ulla Searing

Philanthropist Ulla Searing was well-known for her patronage of the arts, but her life was shaded with many colorful stories.

  • Arts + Culture
Jackie Peters Cully's colorful leaves. For her community project, each side of the leaf will be decorated by a different person.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 19, 2012
NATURAL DESIGN: Jackie Peters Cully

Textile designer Jackie Peters Cully teaches community members how to make artful leaves for her upcoming art installation. The nature-inspired project will be featured in May, at Art Center Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • September 20, 2012
New Music New College draws back the curtain on contemporary music

New Music New College draws back the curtain on contemporary music

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By John Ewing |
  • January 10, 2013
Packing lunch with Whole Foods

Packing lunch with Whole Foods

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Courtesy "All these kids work hard. The (majority of the time) their problem is that they work too hard," Toby Perlman says. "And when those kids don't get something it’s almost always the fault of the teacher."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 19, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Nothing to fear

Founder of Perlman Music Program and its Sarasota Winter Residency, Toby Perlman, talks about her fearful inspiration for creating her ideal program.

  • Arts + Culture
Floridays Development Co. is proposing a 200-room hotel similar to the architectural style of the building above.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 27, 2012
Year in review: June 2012, 'Floridays' hotel concept chosen'

It came down to two. One hotel concept would cater efficiently to a downtown business crowd; the other concept would provide tourists with a high-end, artsy place to stay. Both concepts could work - the latter won.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Edmund Adams |
  • February 6, 2013
My View: What country does the president love?

Obama administration ignores the rule of law in the U.S.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 7, 2013
SIDELINES

Four Cougars sign letters of intent; Cougars repeat as district champs; Lady Blazers cruise to district title; Sailors fall in district quarterfinals

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • September 24, 2012
Local thespians live for 'Applause'

Local thespians live for 'Applause'

  • Arts + Culture
Liebe Gambe and her dad, Patrick Smith. Photo by Stephanie Hannum.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • February 13, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

An elegant evening ... with a few twists; With every season comes a change; The great adventures of Flat Ella; Tidbits

  • Arts + Culture
Trey LaPorta, Rollins College, lacrosse; Hannah Howard, Elon University, soccer; Christina Warren, Princeton University, crew; Victoria Krupa, Huntingoon College, lacrosse
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 14, 2013
Signing Day: Athletes commit to colleges

Nine Sarasota seniors signed national letters of intent Feb. 6.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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